When "nothing" means "something".

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For the last several weeks I have been asking Karen what she wants for Christmas. She always replies "Nothing, I've got some books and things so I'm good". (I even made sure to order online two books she was wanting but could not find on the bookstore shelves. One of which has to come from the U.S and won't arrive until sometime in mid-late January).When we did our Christmas shop I made sure to get her to choose a hair curling iron she mentioned she would like, but still I have asked her if there is something else (and more expensive) that she would like too.

Now last time she said she wanted "nothing" for Christmas and I took her at her word I got "that" look when she realied I had bought her exactly what she had asked for.... nothing beyond the normal books, perfume etc. So this year I have been repeatedly asking her what else wants. I even took her into her favourite jewerly store. She took one quick look at the cabinets, flipped through the Christmas catalogue and said "Nah, noting interests me" then walked out.

So yesterday when she asked me what I was getting her for Christmas warning bells lit up. "What do you want"? I asked. "Well I have my books and things plus the curling iron so I don't need anything else" was the reply.

Que a trip to the jewelry store. Her nice gold necklace went through the washing machine (it was in my pocket, put there during a hospital visit a year or two ago, and has disappeared) so I looked to replace it. "Sorry, the Covid thing has meant that there have been no shipments of Turkish gold, which it is made from, and we are out of stock".

A look around found a nice ruby and diamond (small diamonds) necklace with a matching earing set. With $500 charged to the credit account (12 months interest free and I'll pay it off in 3 months) she will be happy on Christmas morning.

I hope. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
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I am making sure my wife doesn't read your post, kiwicop. :D

Seriously, though, good on you to want to please your spouse on Christmas morning. Jewelry picked out yourself that she has no idea she is getting is a surefire winner.

Merry Christmas to you, and don't get sunburned on Christmas Day! ;)
 
“Nothing “ means ‘if you can’t find something I’ll love, be prepared for ......’

Nothing good comes from being slow enough to take “nothing “ literally.

Trust me on this: I do divorces.
 
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"Nothing" is somewhat similar to "Fine". This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

"Nothing" is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that start with "Nothing" usually end with "Fine".

"Go Ahead" is a dare, not permission. Don't do it!
 
My wife had a nice 24" single strand of normal "Pinkish" pearls that were pre WWII (judging by the clasp). I found a beautiful 3 strand (14") set of Fresh Water Pearls that ranged from Black to white, and set off her fair skin and silvering hair! I had them professionally wrapped at the mall, rather than a "gift bag".

Ivan

On Christmas morning I sat on on end of the couch, our oldest was home on leave and on the far end and "Dangerous Diane" was in the middle.

She opens a few minor gifts then gets to the new pearls. She opens them and symbolically backhand my shoulder saying, "I already have pearls, why did you waste money on more pearls?" Our son fall to the floor laughing and my being "slapped"! I had our daughter put the pearls on mom while one of the other boys grabbed a small mirror off the wall. She sat there looking at herself. I said "That is why I bought them, because you make them look so good!", "How could you possibly know that?" "After all the ways I imagined how you look without stuff, it is easy to imagine you in these pearls!"

No matter how good the gift, sometimes you need to do some fast talking!

Ivan
 
Ivan the Butcher said:
My wife had a nice 24" single strand of normal "Pinkish" pearls that were pre WWII (judging by the clasp). I found a beautiful 3 strand (14") set of Fresh Water Pearls that ranged from Black to white, and set off her fair skin and silvering hair! I had them professionally wrapped at the mall, rather than a "gift bag".

Ivan

On Christmas morning I sat on on end of the couch, our oldest was home on leave and on the far end and "Dangerous Diane" was in the middle.

She opens a few minor gifts then gets to the new pearls. She opens them and symbolically backhand my shoulder saying, "I already have pearls, why did you waste money on more pearls?" Our son fall to the floor laughing and my being "slapped"! I had our daughter put the pearls on mom while one of the other boys grabbed a small mirror off the wall. She sat there looking at herself. I said "That is why I bought them, because you make them look so good!", "How could you possibly know that?" "After all the ways I imagined how you look without stuff, it is easy to imagine you in these pearls!"

No matter how good the gift, sometimes you need to do some fast talking!

Ivan
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You have a PhD don't you?????????
 
Mine said the same thing when I asked - nothing. I watched her for a few days and noticed she was drooling over an Apple watch - the last thing on Earth that would ever interest me. So, that's what she's getting.

They're sneaky, I'll tell you. She was laughing about her best friend who told her husband not to waste money on flowers for their anniversary. He didn't. She yelled at him for an hour and then complained to my wife about it for days.

Let that be a lesson for us all.
 
Kiwi cop said:
For the last several weeks I have been asking Karen what she wants for Christmas. She always replies "Nothing, I've got some books and things so I'm good". (I even made sure to order online two books she was wanting but could not find on the bookstore shelves. One of which has to come from the U.S and won't arrive until sometime in mid-late January).When we did our Christmas shop I made sure to get her to choose a hair curling iron she mentioned she would like, but still I have asked her if there is something else (and more expensive) that she would like too.

Now last time she said she wanted "nothing" for Christmas and I took her at her word I got "that" look when she realied I had bought her exactly what she had asked for.... nothing beyond the normal books, perfume etc. So this year I have been repeatedly asking her what else wants. I even took her into her favourite jewerly store. She took one quick look at the cabinets, flipped through the Christmas catalogue and said "Nah, noting interests me" then walked out.

So yesterday when she asked me what I was getting her for Christmas warning bells lit up. "What do you want"? I asked. "Well I have my books and things plus the curling iron so I don't need anything else" was the reply.

Que a trip to the jewelry store. Her nice gold necklace went through the washing machine (it was in my pocket, put there during a hospital visit a year or two ago, and has disappeared) so I looked to replace it. "Sorry, the Covid thing has meant that there have been no shipments of Turkish gold, which it is made from, and we are out of stock".

A look around found a nice ruby and diamond (small diamonds) necklace with a matching earing set. With $500 charged to the credit account (12 months interest free and I'll pay it off in 3 months) she will be happy on Christmas morning.

I hope. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Smart man!
 
"Nothing" is a trap, always a trap.

The wife and I decided a month ago that we were going to forgo presents to each other and buy a new fancy bed after Christmas. We agreed that throughout the year, if we want something we go get it so what could we even get for each other that is really special?

I was certain this plan would not end well for me, so today I stopped by my buddy's gun/jewelry store and got her a nice little emerald ring. Then headed to "Boot Barn" and got her a $200 gift card for some new cowboy boots she has talked about.

Think I am now covered and immune from the "Nothing" clause.

PS: If they try to place a "Limit to spend" clause, be very careful. It works much like the "Nothing" clause. It will bite you in the rear end every time. Ask me how I know!

Merry Christmas All!
 
Sayoc01 said:
Sigh, You married guys....are wimps. You are safe....SHE said she didn't want anything,sooooo!! LOL!!
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And that my friend is why you are still single. Perhaps it is your preference. For those of us who truly appreciate the attributes of female company there is an art form to maintaining the relationship.

Nothing always means something and maybe almost always means no.
 
If you go to the google translator and select "women" as the From language and "English" as the Translate To language ....

Nothing -> Something
Yes -> Yes
Sure -> Maybe
Maybe -> No
No -> It'll be a cold day in hell before <pick the thing>

You just need to be multi-lingual.
 
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The best gifts my late hubby gave me were my self esteem and my way to be a strong independent woman.
Gifts were never expected and came at times other than Christmas or birthdays. Top example was a diamond bracelet. Pawnshop in Mesa,AZ, I looked at (OK drooled over) a white gold diamond bracelet, 7 cts of diamonds, price tag $1800. I bought myself a nice opal ring and went back to the car. He said "You really like that bracelet" me, "Yes" He handed me a roll of $100's and told me to go buy it. Got it bought $1000. Apraised later for $12,000.
 
For our first 15 years my wife expected me to "surprise" her with nice jewelry for birthdays and Christmas.

Then one year she didn't like my surprises anymore and has now picked out her own gifts for the last 20 years.

Makes my life easier and she spends a lot less than I did.
 
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