The Between the Sheets Team reveals what they really think of the annual lurve-fest...
Are you sick of sickly couples? Tired of twee twosomes? Want to avoid the whole eurgh-ness of Valentine's Day altogether? Whether you're single or attached, there are surely better things to be doing than touching each other's faces over an overpriced starter and a bottle of cheap house wine. Do something different this Valentine's Day, because the good news is it's a Saturday. Yep, you don't have to cram your love/lust/loneliness/bile [delete as appropriate] into three hours on a Monday night. Spend it exactly how you please - and this is what we'd like to be doing ...
'I'd rather be slowly sipping an outrageously priced G&T at the top of the Oxo tower with my girlfriends, laughing at tales of our pathetic exes and gazing out at the lovely view of London at night. Men can not be relied on to provide a real night of fun and enjoyment, if you ask me ...'
'On Valentine's Day I'd rather stay at home with a nice bottle of red wine and watch Fatal Attraction. Not that I'm a cynic or anything'
'Instead of picking my way through an over-priced dinner where everything has been moulded/cut/forced into a sick-making heart shape, I'd rather be at a cosy pottery-painting café, with a splattered apron tied round my waist, a cup of hot chocolate at my side and a determined look of artistic concentration on my face. My boyfriend could come too, of course, as long as he took it seriously and didn't talk too much. That's just distracting. Then I'd be happy to nip on home to watch Lark Rise to Candleford with a plate of onion bhajis. Romance is not dead!'
'What I'd really rather do on Valentine's Day is not feel guilty about being mean to my husband on this 'special day'. Just because it's Valentine's Day doesn't mean I can't see his fragrant running gear imitating a Tracey Emin installation in the hall or The Wire DVDs artfully decorating the lounge floor.'
'I'd rather be watching Masterchef with my hand stuffed in a massive bag of crisps, a bottle of wine on the go. No man involved, thank you - I want to be able to hear what John and Greg are saying. In fact this might work quite well: Thursday's hour-long quarter final is repeated on Saturday morning. Hmm. Yes. That really will be what I'm doing, then.'
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