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Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:50 pm  |
yes, I tell him what I want always. Otherwise, he will either buy some electronics for me or nothing at all,   |
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Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:54 pm |
I've never told my husband what I wanted. I just go out and buy it!!!  |
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Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:39 pm |
MACrisis, I'm with you. I ordered what I wanted, told him about it(he was so grateful) and then told him to please wrap it.  |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:22 am |
| nomoreneckpain wrote: |
| MACrisis, I'm with you. I ordered what I wanted, told him about it(he was so grateful) and then told him to please wrap it. |
This is exactly how I do it, to.
But it doesnt work in reverse - I still have to look around for interesting gifts for him. I actually enjoy doing it, anyhow.
But the inequality of it doesnt thrill me too much. |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:33 pm |
guys you know what, my dear hubby did give me a surprise this year although i told him to hold on until we find a time shopping together. he came back home on friday with a gift from Birks, it is a necklace with sapphire and diamonds. very sweet but again i wouldnt pick it up from the store if i were there!
i thanked him and asked if i can return or replace it, he was so upset. he thought it looked very nice on me.
so, in order to make him happy i decided to keep it. you see,surprises aren't always good. |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:15 pm |
Drop hints and he's usually really smart and picks up on them all, he's really intelligent and doesn't miss a q....
The best yet tho was a complete surprise, my 40th birthday (2 years ago) a new car and when I asked why and how...he said the safetly rating on my old car was low and he wanted to know I was safe and bought me a MPV with a high safety rating.....i was so touched and never dreamed I'd have such a nice car.....top model all the extra's...probably the nicest car I'll ever have....sniff sniff getting emotional now... |
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Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:08 pm |
| maybe i should learn to appreciate more...instead of being so picky. |
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Mon Dec 25, 2006 3:16 pm |
Nope. We don't exchange gifts at all. It eliminates all the stress of Christmas. We don't even buy ourselves things and wrap them up to have something to open. We joke that the new ktm motorcycle that will arrive next month has something to do with Christmas but it doesn't. I guess we're just humbugs!
We get involved in charity fundraising and make sure that Christmas is good for some poor or sick children on the island. On Saturday I helped a friend throw a party for a bunch of kids in the neighborhood. About a dozen kids got to decorate gingerbread houses which they had never even heard of. It was a blast. They were all so strung out on sugar they had to go swimming in the lagoon afterward to burn off the buzz.
What I love about the Christmas season is getting together with good friends. We had a wonderful christmas party last night and we're going out to have dinner at a friend's place this evening. We have two New Year's celebrations to look forward to as well. I miss my family but I'm sure we'll have a webcam visit sometime tonight. |
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Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:32 pm |
I'm very lucky in this respect (unlucky in other ways, such as he claims he doesn't know 'how' to use a washing machine..)...
He's brilliant at presents. Particulary with clothes, very good taste and gets the right sizes. This year, I did hint a little bit, basically we were out shopping about a month before Christmas and I made a point of saying how much I liked about ten different things. I'd have been happy with any of them but he managed to get the one I really wanted most but didnt say, a beautiful handba. |
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Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:39 pm |
i have returned my hubby's gift today, but got another nicer one!  this is the one i wanted! |
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Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:06 am |
| freefall2 wrote: |
| Nope. We don't exchange gifts at all. It eliminates all the stress of Christmas. We don't even buy ourselves things and wrap them up to have something to open. We joke that the new ktm motorcycle that will arrive next month has something to do with Christmas but it doesn't. I guess we're just humbugs! |
I so agree with you, and I think it has a lot to do with where you live - after spending so many years out in the islands where there was nothing to buy even if we had wanted to, I still haven't got back in the swing of doing a "normal" Christmas! We've been back for a few years now and this is the first year I've had any decorations (although it's only one, a tree-shaped ornament with lights and crystal bits). I do buy presents for family now, but hubby and I just don't bother at all for each other. We don't do birthdays or anniversaries either, which everyone here finds very strange, but suits us just fine  . |
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Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:22 pm |
| Yes, usually I do tell him things I am pining for all year long.He writes them down and keeps a running list.When Christmas (or a Birthday) comes along it is sometimes a surprising little treasure that I had forgotten about. |
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Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:41 pm |
| I do tell my hunny what I want for Christmas! I think it's easier that way.. Sometimes he buys me things that I don't need which I think is really money wasting. So now I just tell him what I really want instead of him surprising me with things that I don't even need! |
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Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:04 pm |
My DH is waaay too practical. If I don't give him hints, I end up with household appliances. One year he even gave me a garage door opener and installed it himself. He was so proud, I just had to act like I wanted that more than anything.
Ari |
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:01 am |
| Arielle wrote: |
My DH is waaay too practical. If I don't give him hints, I end up with household appliances. One year he even gave me a garage door opener and installed it himself. He was so proud, I just had to act like I wanted that more than anything.
Ari |
Ha HA Ari that is very cute! |
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:09 am |
| Arielle wrote: |
My DH is waaay too practical. If I don't give him hints, I end up with household appliances. One year he even gave me a garage door opener and installed it himself. He was so proud, I just had to act like I wanted that more than anything.
Ari |
Blimey, you should have won something in the Golden Globes for a performance like that! |
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:25 am |
| majorb wrote: |
| Blimey, you should have won something in the Golden Globes for a performance like that! |
Nah, you could have, too, if you'd seen those big blue eyes. He has a heart of gold and I know it. Spoils me rotten according to my grandmother.
This year there were several things I really, really wanted including that incredible, soft, decadent bathrobe from Bath and Body Shop. We were going to his sister's house this past Thanksgiving. And, I said I was going to get her some things from there 'cause nobody EVER gives her girly things. So, I went shopp-in' and bought her everything I wanted. Showed it all to him and just gushed. Guess what I got for Christmas.
Ari |
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:59 am |
| Arielle wrote: |
| majorb wrote: |
| Blimey, you should have won something in the Golden Globes for a performance like that! |
Nah, you could have, too, if you'd seen those big blue eyes. He has a heart of gold and I know it. Spoils me rotten according to my grandmother.
This year there were several things I really, really wanted including that incredible, soft, decadent bathrobe from Bath and Body Shop. We were going to his sister's house this past Thanksgiving. And, I said I was going to get her some things from there 'cause nobody EVER gives her girly things. So, I went shopp-in' and bought her everything I wanted. Showed it all to him and just gushed. Guess what I got for Christmas.
Ari |
Ah well, the heart of gold ones are pretty easy to forgive - even for garage door presents. |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:18 am |
| I have to tell my Husband what I want, he is horrible at paying attention but I have to admit my wants change frequently, he is always getting me the lovely things I ask for and throws in a few electronic surprises as well. |
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Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:36 am |
My husband was my college sweetheart and even though we have been together more than 20 years, he still says he doesn't know what to get me.
I have dropped hints but he never picks up on them. This year we visited his parents for Christmas. I had told him I needed a jewelry box and that it is bad luck to give an empty box. He had me go with him to pick out the box but he winked at me and said it would not be empty.
On Christmas eve he wouldn't let me come into the room until he finished wrapping.
Christmas morning, I had this one present under the tree (opened in front of his parents)
Since I knew about the box, I wasn't surprised by this - I opened the drawers to find he had put in Seashells from florida! I was in such shock. I had to pretend - his mother kept asking what piece of jewelry he got. He could tell I was upset. I didn't ruin the day but I told him after this, no more presents. I can go to a store and buy whatever I need.
I keep telling myself that it is stupid to be upset about the fact that he is so clueless about buying me a present. He is sweet and kind and a very good man. I think it bothers me that the person who knows me so well has such a hard time - it's like I think he doesn't know me as well as I think.
I also told myself at Christmas that with all the problems in the world, this is a silly thing to be upset about.
Sorry for going on, this topic touched a nerve. It was good to read the other notes.
Thank you for sharing. |
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