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An Irish man hangs around a forest with some roses - no doubt awaiting his Valentine's Day present. Shutterstock/taramara78
burning question
The Burning Question*: Should men expect a present on Valentine's Day?
Let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY tomorrow.
There’s no escaping it.
Restaurants will be booked-out, florists will be sold-out, and jewellers will be doing a roaring trade all day today as people snatch up last-minute gifts.
But should men expect to receive gifts from their wives and girlfriends today – or should all of the traffic be going in the other direction?
We had a (slightly) heated debate in the office – and there was no clear consensus.
So what do you think?
Obviously, other combinations of romantic couples are available in 21st century Ireland – but in one that’s 50% male and 50% female, what are the rules?
As always, tick a poll option here or join in the raging altercation in the comments section below.
Poll Results:
Men should get gifts too (7829)
Women only (2605)
No interest/no opinion (1693)
Bah, humbug (1323)
have your say