Gifts

[jbalogna]

I know that everyone thinks I'm crazy, but I still think that the kind of gifts a man gives a woman says a lot about how he thinks of her. And since I'm single now, there's nobody to be offended by my saying so. It isn't so much a literal sort of "You gave me a turkey so you think I have meaty thighs" as a general sign of whether a man (or

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I agree

[anonymous]

That's one of the things I like about my husband. He seems to know what I want before I've even realized I want it. I open the gift and am surprised. "How did you know?"

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Re: I agree

[jbalogna]

Well, your husband is awesome. I wish I didn't know so many awesome husbands so I had lower expectations. ;-D

Speaking of gifts, what do y'all want for Christmas? Besides the crocodile I got to go with Arwen's pyramid, I mean.

[mattdantodd]

I've found myself looking for the perfect gift for too long sometimes. I've spent months looking for the exact gift that would show how much I'm paying attention and that I don' think she's "some generic 'woman.'"

There have been some times, however, that I have spent so much time searching that by the time Christmas (or a birthday or Mother's Day or whatever...) actually gets here, I still don't have anything and I'm left scrambling for something less-than-perfect.

Even with all that said, I don't think I've ever given poultry. Although, I'm sure I'd give someone Allen Brothers Steaks if I had the money to do so.

[jbalogna]

Hey- the turkey was delicious.

I know what you mean about the perfect gift dilemma. Not every gift is going to be a hit. My dad spent years buying clothes that didn't fit my mom before lunch out and an afternoon of shopping became part of clothing gifts. Or I went with him and tried things on since mom and I are shaped the same. But I bet you know for the most part which things Christy doesn't even like and try to avoid those.