Love help: I went away with my boyfriend for the weekend to see his family. - Help.com

I think its just a case of him not seeing V-Day in as strong a light as you. Many people think its just a commercial con. But if its important to you, then let him know and he should make an effort next time.

But I wouldn’t stress over it.

Some people see v-day as important; others really don’t care. He’s not gonna know unless you tell him, and being as you said nothing he just assumed you weren’t bothered.

My boyfriend and I have been dating only a little while–about 2 and a half months so it still feels new in a lot of ways. ie. I’ve never met his family. We exchanged gifts on Christmas. Things had been a little bumpy btwn. us lately, but we made plans on V Day to go on a day trip. I wasn’t sure if we were going to exchange gifts, but I decided at the last minute to get him a DVD and a hand written card. He told me he had something for me at his place, and it turned out to be a T-shirt that I believe he bought for himself a while ago but it didn’t work out on him!!! Plus it had a political type message that would be inappropriate for me to wear because of my job. He was disappointed, but said he understood. He said he would have to “start from scratch” and get me something else, and he hasn’t. I later told him that I was bummed he didn’t pick out something specifically for me, and that he didn’t get me a card or letter or something. I told him it wasn’t about the money, but the thought. His said he hadn’t expected me to get him anything and now he knew Valentine’s Day was important to me.

My question is, does his lack of gift mean he’s just not that into me? It probably wouldn’t bother me except I already question if I’m more into this than he is. He tells me that’s silly and that he likes me a lot. He makes comments here and there that show he likes me, i.e. asking when we’re going to go on vacation together, asking if I would move with him to a new city if he got a job there. He invites me to do stuff all the time, and we talk on the phone for hours every night. But his lack of effort on romantic things like cards, gifts, etc. makes me doubt how he feels.