Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2014

bicultural ties

“Since it was close to our 200 day anniversary, a bouquet of 200 roses was delivered to my family home.” —Japanese woman in her 20s dating a Korean man

“Getting a single red rose was wonderful.” —20-something woman dating a Swedish man

“He confessed his feelings and then kissed me on the street.” —Japanese woman in her 20s dating an Irish man

“When I gave him chocolate, I got some sexy lingerie in return” —“Around 40” Japanese woman dating an American man

Source: www.lovecosmetic.jp

unclear on the concept

“I used to think that Valentine’s Day was a national holiday, and I was getting ready for a day off.” —@ramyuxu

“I’m not really sure why, but one year on Valentine’s Day, I took my date to the Meguro Parasitological Museum.” —@hz2467

“Even though there is the rule that you are supposed to give three times the amount you received on Valentine’s Day, I’ve had someone say, ‘This isn’t handmade, but it’s the thought that counts’ and then hand me cash. Am I the only one this has happened to?” —@Y510827

“Years ago, before my husband and I started dating, I wanted to give him some chocolate for Valentine’s Day and gave him some I had around the house. He checked the expiration date right in front of me and found it was already two months past. When I apologized and asked for it back, he said, ‘it doesn’t matter, I’ll eat it anyway’.”—@mikan_y

Source: http://woman.mynavi.jp

heart day heartbreak

“It was our first Valentine’s Day together and we rented a car to drive out to the ocean.  In that romantic atmosphere, I handed over my homemade chocolate. My boyfriend was so happy he popped one into his mouth. Then there was a loud crunch and his face turned pale. Because of the cold, the chocolate had hardened and he lost a filling!” —25-year-old Japanese woman.

“I made a heart-shaped chocolate for my boyfriend who worked at the same company and then accidentally gave it to another coworker. Because we kept our relationship a secret I couldn’t set things straight and the accidental recipient barraged me with emails and visits to my desk to ask me out.” —25-year-old Japanese woman.

“In junior high, I wanted to give a boy I liked some chocolate, but when I reached the door outside his house, I couldn’t bring up the courage to hand it to him directly and just popped it in the post box. When I asked about it the next day he said, “That was from you? I didn’t know where it came from and was too scared to eat it, so I just threw it away’.” —22-year-old Japanese woman.

“Since there are more men than women at my company, one year all the female employees decided it just wasn’t fair and pledged that no one would buy any chocolates for the guys. But they all had second thoughts, and when the day came I was the only one with nothing to give. I had to run to the convenience store during my lunch break.” —28-year-old Japanese woman.

Source: http://woman.mynavi.jp