People share why they choose to 'skip' Valentine's Day with their partner

Valentine's Day is a polarizing holiday–couples either love it or hate it. Some love the romance and fully commit to the flowers, cards and candy–while others ignore it completely. (And yep, some even choose to celebrate it on February 15th.) If you are in the camp that prefers to skip it, know you're not alone.

Even more intriguing–why some couples choose to skip it. Here are the most interesting (and relatable) responses to the question, "My partner and I don’t care at all about Valentine's Day so I get to just skip it. How many of you genuinely get to skip Valentine’s Day?"

1. "My wife always tells me she hates it and doesn't like it, and doesn't usually get me anything. But I always get her something just because I think she'd be disappointed if I didn't. At the very least, we keep it low cost and low drama." – Marcuse0

2. "Same here. She always asks the week before to confirm we're not doing anything and doesn't get me anything (I don't want anything because it's dumb and would be a waste of money). I'm always the one that picks out cards and little stuffed animals for the kids and put them out in the morning when I leave for work before they wake up, and I always write a little note for my wife and will pick up flowers on my way home in the afternoon. She always acts like I shouldn't have, but hopefully it just brightens up her morning a little bit before dropping the kids off at school and heading into work. Low cost and minimal effort to show the kids that it's a nice way for dad to treat mom, and to let my wife know how much I love her even if we get caught up with the kids and activities and we forget to show it sometimes." – bfaceg

3. "We're both chefs, we hate Valentine's Day." – FryTheDog

4. "We rotate each year. I one year do something and the next year my wife plans something. We typically do something like a small trip or an experience." – Wonderful-Visit-1164

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5. "If we do go out we usually pick the closest weekend instead of the actual day (unless the actual day is on the weekend). It's a little easier to get a table somewhere and we can order of the regular menu instead of a prix fixe thing." – tom_yum_soup

6. "My anniversary is New Years Day, so it tends to not be that big a deal coming right after Christmas. So, Valentine’s Day tends to be a bigger celebration for us." – phylemon23

7. "We buy whatever we want when we want. So we don’t do presents. Also my wife is in the restaurant business so she’s pretty busy leading up to, during and just after the 14." – Nekks

8. "We have a similar sense of humour, so have the annual competition for who can find the most nauseatingly cheesy/weird card for the other one. That’s the extent of what we do, thankfully." – 1_moonrat

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9. "We grill steaks and watch a movie. It's nice when you don't make it a whole thing." – TrickYaMind

10. "100% skip. Buy your wife flowers every month." – Runsglass

11. "We aren’t really 'gift' people for each other but we do try to do something with each other around that time. We have reservations for drinks and tapas on the 15th, and since we’re both off work on Presidents’ Day we’re going to go on a day trip to go wine tasting while the kiddo is at daycare." – FrenchQuaker

12. "It’s an excuse to go out to dinner as a family. Good times. ♥️" – dsutari

13. "Yup. We buy candy on the 15th for 70% off. Otherwise it’s just another day." – AxsDeny

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14. "My wife and I have always hated Valentine's day, even before we were together. It's awesome. Now we just do fun little things for the kids because it's an excuse to (red heart pancakes for breakfast, little heart themed crafts, strawberry flowers for a snack, etc.)." – Waldemar-Firehammer

15. "My wife and I have been skipping it from the getgo. She actually said she doesn't care about it at all and at first I was like hm really? So I did buy her flowers and she told me that while she appreciates the gesture, to not waste money buying smth that ends up in the garbage a few days later lol that's when I knew she's a keeper haha." – hagendasz1

16. "My wife is indifferent to it so I'll just pick up her favorite treat the day before to avoid the chaos and call it a day. Day of? It's just another day." – AdenJax69

17. "We buy a collective box of chocolate, just as it's an excuse to do so." – 424f42_424f42

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18. "Me!! When we first got together my now wife wanted to go out for it because I was her first boyfriend, we did and it was the worst dining experience ever, too crowded and noisy. That was I don’t even know how many years ago, and it was the last time we did anything for valentines!" – Button1891

19. "After about the 2nd or 3rd year of marriage, we kinda just play it by ear. There’s no pressure to go out to a restaurant or get each other gifts. I think the only rules are I have to acknowledge it and we spend the day together. I’m definitely not going golfing on Valentines day lol." – Effectiveke

20. "My wife and I first met near Valentine's Day, so we kind of treat it as a "second anniversary". But we typically try to find a way to go on a simple date or exchange a small gift to keep costs low. We've both agreed that going to dinner or doing something on Valentine's Day itself is next to impossible (and expensive), so as long as we do something together during the month, it works for us." – TF79870