When "nothing" means "something".
- Thread starter Kiwi cop
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CAJUNLAWYER
Member
Yea and there is a 50-50 chance that she meant it and will be pissed that you bought her something which makes her look bad for honoring the agreement.
I hate buying Christmas presents more than just about anything else except for pulling my toenails out with vice grips.
The deal in my house is I buy the wife presents and she is responsible for EVERYONE else. Period. End of story.
My problem is I have my anniversary in mid November and the wife's birthday in January and I have to get a present for each!!!
Bought her a Rolex one year for Christmas and figured it would also count for the birthday. WRONG.
One Christmas she said she didn't want anything so that's what I got. WRONG (I'm still living that one down and that was 20 years ago).
I am not allowed to buy myself ANYTHING the two months before Christmas. Acceptable presents for me include black or dark blue socks, drawers or gift cards to Academy, Lafayette Shooters or ammunition (ball only). I am trying to get rid of cr...stuff I have accumulated over the years and I really don't need more.
Rant off
I have been requesting "Please No ****" for a couple years now. It hasn't worked yet. So I wait a week and it goes it the bin to give away next year. Or if it's truly **** it goes in the garbage. I'm really done with filling the house.....
CQB27
US Veteran
Kiwicop is a good man. I hope it works for him. When I was married, Christmas gifts were always really tough for me. I would usually get the “nothing, I don’t need anything” (or even worse, the “surprise me”) treatment. Not much help. Early on, when money was tight, I would buy her clothes that I thought she looked terrific in. She must have hated them. Usually they were returned. Forget the clothes. That was hopeless. I moved on to jewelry for a few years. More or less similar results. After another few years, I suggested foregoing gifts in favor of saving the money for winter vacations. I thought that was working well. (Reality = It wasn’t. 
) That didn’t turn out very well, and I was out of ideas. I guess I was a lousy Santa. Good luck to you guys trying to Christmas shop for the better half. 
) That didn’t turn out very well, and I was out of ideas. I guess I was a lousy Santa. Good luck to you guys trying to Christmas shop for the better half. 
JcMack
Member
Six months into a relationship a woman that has a real interest in you knows everything about you. So much so they could buy any item of clothing for you and it would not only fit but you'd like it. Women have uncanny powers of observation and remember everything forever.
Men know what they like and initially select a woman that looks good, and if later in the relationship she proves to be intelligent so much the better. The problem with men is they lack the ability to retain very important little things about their significant other. THIS WILL BITE A GUY IN THE ***.
When you ask her what she wants, you might as well be saying "I have not taken the trouble to really know you"
Men know what they like and initially select a woman that looks good, and if later in the relationship she proves to be intelligent so much the better. The problem with men is they lack the ability to retain very important little things about their significant other. THIS WILL BITE A GUY IN THE ***.
When you ask her what she wants, you might as well be saying "I have not taken the trouble to really know you"
Today December 22 is my wife’s birthday. It is three days before Christmas. We were married in August, so when her first birthday came up I asked her if we could do a special birthday party and birthday gifts different from Christmas. She said no no don’t do that don’t need to do that let’s just concentrate on Christmas.
Boy was I stupid in following her wish. Now every year she gets to celebrate her birthday as if it was another month of the year. Presents are wrapped in birthday wrapping. Cards are birthday cards not Christmas cards. Everything is birthday, not Christmas. But then I have to go through it all again three days later and do it right for Christmas.
My wife shops for relaxation and often I drive her. I keep my eyes and ears peeled starting late September.
Sometimes she will look at something but feel it is extravagant. Check. She runs low on special make up. Check. She buys others gifts she herself wants. Check. She had a friend show her a new acquisition that my wife admired. Check. I ask our adult kids for any hints their mother may have dropped. Check.
My problem turns into what not to get her.
Boy was I stupid in following her wish. Now every year she gets to celebrate her birthday as if it was another month of the year. Presents are wrapped in birthday wrapping. Cards are birthday cards not Christmas cards. Everything is birthday, not Christmas. But then I have to go through it all again three days later and do it right for Christmas.
My wife shops for relaxation and often I drive her. I keep my eyes and ears peeled starting late September.
Sometimes she will look at something but feel it is extravagant. Check. She runs low on special make up. Check. She buys others gifts she herself wants. Check. She had a friend show her a new acquisition that my wife admired. Check. I ask our adult kids for any hints their mother may have dropped. Check.
My problem turns into what not to get her.
pittpa
Member
You left out "do whatever you want." Per this advertisement:
"This bike is perfect! Only done 7000 kms and has had its 1500 km. dealer service. No falls/scratches. I use it as a cruise/commuter. I'm selling it because it was purchased without proper consent of a loving wife. Apparently "do whatever the ---- you want" doesn't mean what I thought.""
