The talk of Valentine’s Day brings up many mixed emotions for people. It isn’t always all chocolate and roses. Some Hofstra women only have fond memories of Valentine’s Day past, while others are still waiting to be swept off their feet. A mere 24 hours seems to leave a lasting impression, good or bad. Nothing fancy is required to make a Valentine’s Day a good one. Some of the best dates are spent curled up on the couch with a home cooked dinner and your significant other. But that’s not to say a weekend getaway isn’t greatly appreciated every now and then. For anyone who as experienced their fair share of less than satisfying Valentine’s Days, you are not alone. Sometimes, you have to kiss a few frogs before you find your prince.
Read on as Hofstra women weigh in on their best and worst Valentine’s Day experiences.
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Here are the best…
“My boyfriend and I helped his brother move in at this adorable apartment and we laid on the floor and watched the snow in one of the empty rooms. Then we went to my house and made a fort out of blankets,” Gia (’20).
“My boyfriend, still fairly new at the time, surprised me with a trip to Washington, DC. He casually asked me to pack a bag the night before and the next day we were on a bus. He had made dinner reservations for after we had arrived at this nice Mexican restaurant, but when we sat down he was acting so weird. He kept looking around/behind me towards the door but insisted nothing was wrong. A few minutes later I feel a hand on my back and I turn around to see my foster sister, who I’ve always been extremely close to but hadn’t seen in two years. They had never met but I had mentioned her to him in passing a few times. He had messaged her on Facebook when he booked the trip, insisting that the first thing he wanted to do is have me see her. It was honestly the sweetest, most thoughtful thing anyone’s ever done for me,” Asia (’17).
“Last year my girlfriend at the time and I went to Boston and spent the weekend together in a really nice hotel. It was snowing out a lot and nothing was open. We ended up walking around Faneuil Hall at night which was completely deserted besides us and covered in snow. It felt like we were the only people on the planet and we both realized how much we loved each other [at the time],” Emma (’18).
“My boyfriend’s dad invited me over to have a double dinner with him and his girlfriend. They cooked lobster and we had a candlelit dinner, then sat on the couch and my boyfriend and I shared cheesecake,” Kim* (’20).
“[My best Valentine’s Day included] hanging out, watching movies and [I] was given flowers, chocolates and bacon mac and cheese,” Meagan (’20).
“My favorite Valentine’s Day to date was spent doing what my boyfriend and I love — snowboarding. We booked a hotel for one night and stayed up at the mountain. The hotel was nothing fancy, we had to slam up against the door to get it to shut completely, but it was so much fun going on this mini vacation together. We bought takeout and a box of donuts and sat in bed stuffing our faces while watching late night TV. The next morning we went snowboarding and spent the entire day on the mountain. Snowboarding is a hobby we both started while dating so it’s really special to us and made for the perfect Valentine’s Day,” Haley* (’17).
“I had a great date night filled with lots of Netflix movies, junk food, a new vase of flowers and someone incredible to share the day with,” Samantha (’19).
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And the worst…
“In middle school, the guy I liked came to my house and dropped off a present on my doorstep, but didn’t ring my doorbell. My dad found the gift just sitting there and it was really awkward. The next day, the guy I liked told me after dropping the gift off, he fell down my porch stairs and then ran away. I had no idea,” Gia (’20).
“I’ve had a couple [bad Valentine’s Days] but here is the worst of all of them. Of course waking up in the morning hoping to receive a “Happy Valentine’s Day” text from my [then] boyfriend, I never got one. I just let it go and didn’t say anything. He was at work and couldn’t talk much so I just did things to pass the time and get ready for the hopefully amazing night that he was going to surprise me with. When he finally got to my house, he did nothing. He completely forgot that it was Valentine’s Day and to make it even worse, he told me that we weren’t doing anything because he was “tired”. So no text, no flowers, not even a box of chocolates. I didn’t get an “I’m sorry I forgot” either. We weren’t together long after that. I know that makes me sound like a bad person, but he also forgot my birthday the month after as well!” Sarah* (’19).
“I was dating someone for a few weeks and the day before Valentines Day, he tried to force me to have sex with him even though I wanted to wait longer. Then he barely texted me on Valentine’s Day and even though we had a really nice dinner together, he texted me later that night to break up with me,” Kim* (’20).
“So three days before Valentine’s Day, my girlfriend broke up with me. I was sick in bed with a terrible case of strep throat and I could barely talk. I asked if she could bring me ice for my throat when she had a break and when she came, she broke up with me [right] on the spot. I was heart broken. We awkwardly exchanged the gifts we bought each other a few days later, which included a gigantic Valentine’s card from me that I really didn’t want to give her. Although we are friends now, it was honestly the worst day and worst Valentine’s Day ever,” Lucy* (’17).
“I had to drive 30 minutes in one of the worst snow storms in years and nearly slid off the road in a giant minivan. I ended up throwing away the guy’s present,” Samantha (’19).
*Names have been changed.