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An Irish man hangs around a forest with some roses - no doubt awaiting his Valentine's Day present. Shutterstock/taramara78

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.

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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 (7826)
Women only (2599)
No interest/no opinion (1690)
Bah, humbug (1323)

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    Mute David Wall
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    Aug 27th 2017, 8:19 AM

    That looks really cool. Hard work and talent will pay off for Waterford when it’s finished and in place.

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    Mute Bob Murphy
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    Aug 27th 2017, 9:24 AM

    What a gifted man, and so humble
    Hope he gets plenty of work after this fantastic piece .
    Well Done and best wishes in your future career

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    Aug 27th 2017, 8:58 AM

    Do go to the Waterford Medieval Museum if you have a chance, very impressive. I will definitely make a trip down when this piece is in place to see it and to revisit the museum.

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    Aug 27th 2017, 9:37 AM

    Looks amazing!

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    Aug 27th 2017, 11:32 AM

    Beautiful

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    Mute Gary
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    Aug 27th 2017, 11:59 AM

    That’ll look fantastic when it’s up. I’d love to see more art like this than art made out of metal and it’s a bonus that the tree wasn’t cut down also.

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    Aug 27th 2017, 1:10 PM

    Will it be ready for the hurling final lads?

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    Aug 27th 2017, 5:15 PM

    Top Class idea.

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    Aug 27th 2017, 5:37 PM

    We should never have let him go from Comeragh Cycling Club.

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