When we think about the best Valentine’s Day gifts, a bouquet of flowers, a fancy dinner date, or a romantic getaway might spring to mind. But, of course, everyone’s definition of “the best” varies greatly.
Instead, some people receive what could be described as the “worst” Hearts’ Day present. These may range from cheap cards to hair trimmers, an ironing board, and a piece of meat (yes, you read that right).
These examples are responses to a Reddit thread from years ago, which becomes relevant around the days leading up to February 14th each year. Scroll through and see which ones you can learn from.
#21
A s****y attitude. Not really a gift per se, but I don't remember at all what that girl actually got me, I just remember how horrible the day was.
It was my first time having a gf for vday so I was excited; spent some money, made a little scavenger hunt, got her friends in on it; like I really worked hard on it. The whole night we spent together after all of my shenanigans all she did was talk about how much she hates Valentine's Day (this was never mentioned before) because her exes were always rude to her about it or always gave her a bad experience.
It made me feel so terrible. It wasn't even a "oh that was so nice usually I hate Valentine's Day but thanks for the effort". Nope. she was excited for the gifts and everything for all of 5 minutes then back to being all grumpy.
I really felt like I screwed up
Edit: I should clarify; I wasn't bummed that my gifts and such didn't sweep her off her feet, but I was sad because I tried so hard and got essentially tossed in the trash. If your partner is really putting in effort it's nice to at least acknowledge it, even if it's not your cup of tea.
It was my first time having a gf for vday so I was excited; spent some money, made a little scavenger hunt, got her friends in on it; like I really worked hard on it. The whole night we spent together after all of my shenanigans all she did was talk about how much she hates Valentine's Day (this was never mentioned before) because her exes were always rude to her about it or always gave her a bad experience.
It made me feel so terrible. It wasn't even a "oh that was so nice usually I hate Valentine's Day but thanks for the effort". Nope. she was excited for the gifts and everything for all of 5 minutes then back to being all grumpy.
I really felt like I screwed up
Edit: I should clarify; I wasn't bummed that my gifts and such didn't sweep her off her feet, but I was sad because I tried so hard and got essentially tossed in the trash. If your partner is really putting in effort it's nice to at least acknowledge it, even if it's not your cup of tea.
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16points
#22
"You can go get a new pair of glasses and I'll pay you back." Thanks?
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16points
#23
Got my girlfriend a scratching post for her cat... so really, her cat is my Valentine
Keeps the cat's claws out of the couch, though...
Keeps the cat's claws out of the couch, though...
16points
#24
This wasn't a valentines day gift but it's a pretty great example of a gift gone wrong:
A friend of mine had been in a relationship with this girl for a few months when she went to work a summer job in British Columbia (we live in Ontario so this is the other side of the continent). He is a pretty messy guy and doesn't always think things through. His girlfriend is really into fresh produce so he thought it would be nice to send her some as a little surprise. So he went to the farmers market and got a few different types of fresh organic vegetables which he proceeded to send by mail. While he was putting the package together he found a pair of panties in his room behind his bed and thought he might as well return his girlfriend her underwear since he was already sending a package. So off the package goes. By regular post.
So a full two weeks later the package arrives and his girlfriend opens it. Inside she finds an assortment of rotting vegetables and a pair of panties that do not belong to her. Turns out my friend hadn't cleaned his room (or at least behind his bed) since he was seeing another woman. His girlfriend has no idea how to take this - is it some sort of message? They cleared things up in the end but I still like to bring this story up for a laugh now and then.
TLDR: Guy sent his girlfriend rotting vegetables and another woman's panties.
A friend of mine had been in a relationship with this girl for a few months when she went to work a summer job in British Columbia (we live in Ontario so this is the other side of the continent). He is a pretty messy guy and doesn't always think things through. His girlfriend is really into fresh produce so he thought it would be nice to send her some as a little surprise. So he went to the farmers market and got a few different types of fresh organic vegetables which he proceeded to send by mail. While he was putting the package together he found a pair of panties in his room behind his bed and thought he might as well return his girlfriend her underwear since he was already sending a package. So off the package goes. By regular post.
So a full two weeks later the package arrives and his girlfriend opens it. Inside she finds an assortment of rotting vegetables and a pair of panties that do not belong to her. Turns out my friend hadn't cleaned his room (or at least behind his bed) since he was seeing another woman. His girlfriend has no idea how to take this - is it some sort of message? They cleared things up in the end but I still like to bring this story up for a laugh now and then.
TLDR: Guy sent his girlfriend rotting vegetables and another woman's panties.
15points
#25
In college there was a butcher on campus, near the ag department. It sold all sorts of meat at wholesale.
I bought my girlfriend Bacon for Valentines day. I loved her. I loved Bacon.
Skip to the end we broke up the following March.
Edit: Not going to answer as to which college it was.
Second Edit: I didn't add this before because what I did was dumb. She didn't like bacon. Apparently we had many conversations about it. She explained several times apparently, but I never remembered. I bought bacon as a gag gift because I had to move back home and I thought it would be funny. I was dumb. She was a great girlfriend and is still one of my closest friends.
I bought my girlfriend Bacon for Valentines day. I loved her. I loved Bacon.
Skip to the end we broke up the following March.
Edit: Not going to answer as to which college it was.
Second Edit: I didn't add this before because what I did was dumb. She didn't like bacon. Apparently we had many conversations about it. She explained several times apparently, but I never remembered. I bought bacon as a gag gift because I had to move back home and I thought it would be funny. I was dumb. She was a great girlfriend and is still one of my closest friends.
15points
#26
A woman I work with just found out her husband and father of her child has been cheating on her for a few months with a coworker. during the ensuing fight, he ruptured an aneurism in his aorta from his chest to iliac crest. Now he's in the ICU, and during which stay my coworker has found on his phone messages from two other people who have also been with her husband in the past few weeks.
In short, the best gift for her this Valentine's Day is explaining to her son why dads in the hospital and why the divorce lawyer keeps coming over. She'll be signing end of life care papers today.
In short, the best gift for her this Valentine's Day is explaining to her son why dads in the hospital and why the divorce lawyer keeps coming over. She'll be signing end of life care papers today.
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#27
My ex gave me a hermit crab one year for valentines day. He said he thought it was a perfect gift for me because it matched my personality. I'm not a hermit, we had just moved across the country, I had no friends and hated my new job. I was very lonely and unhappy. He worked all the time, so I was always alone.
Later that year I found out he had a fling with a coworker. He sent her Elton John tickets & and sent a $300 bouquet of flowers that same Valentines Day.
Good times. Amazing I can tell that story with a sense of humor and not be in jail for m****r.
Later that year I found out he had a fling with a coworker. He sent her Elton John tickets & and sent a $300 bouquet of flowers that same Valentines Day.
Good times. Amazing I can tell that story with a sense of humor and not be in jail for m****r.
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#29
My (then) girlfriend and I met at a Wendy's, which was being torn down for remodeling. My bright idea was to have dinner, a movie, and then swing by the wreckage and take a brick to remind us of the fast food chain that meant so much to us. Yikes.
Bonus! I locked us out of my car and my mother had to come unlock it for us!
Bonus! I locked us out of my car and my mother had to come unlock it for us!
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14points
#30
My ex hurt me for the first time at a Valentines party in front of all of his friends. He got blackout drunk and tried to fight his roommate, I got in the middle of it to stop it and he grabbed me by the throat and slammed me into a wall while screaming at me not to get in his business and held me there until I nearly suffocated. Everyone at the party was shocked silent. I burst into tears and ran to the back room. I could hear everyone at the party trying to calm him down. His roommate was the only one to come back to comfort me. When my ex walked in he yelled at him and told him to get out (it was a shared bedroom). He kicked him and everyone else out of the house. When I asked to go home it was like a switch flipped and he was his sweet, soft spoken self again. He insisted that we go to bed, I crawled out of bed in the middle of the night and slept in his roommates bed and cried.
The next morning (actual Valentines Day) he woke up and slowly started to remember everything. He got very serious and decided to drive me home. He broke up with me on the way. I could barely speak through the tears, when we got to my apartment I handed him his present and got out of the car. It was just a teddy bear and a card that I had written that I was falling in love with him. He told me years later that he still kept that to remind him how badly he messed up.
The next morning (actual Valentines Day) he woke up and slowly started to remember everything. He got very serious and decided to drive me home. He broke up with me on the way. I could barely speak through the tears, when we got to my apartment I handed him his present and got out of the car. It was just a teddy bear and a card that I had written that I was falling in love with him. He told me years later that he still kept that to remind him how badly he messed up.
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