Christmas is a sham man, especially for a DINK couple. If you want something you can just fuckin buy it, why wait until Santa comes? Whenever Christmas or Valentines day would come around I'd try and do something stupid and thoughtful, my ex was an artist so one year I tried to paint a picture for her (it was fucking awful).
I think you're using a stereotype common to many people and are only cognizant of its presence in women. I'd argue that men are more likely to keep their association with their mothers in a negative way than women. Or maybe it's just more noticeable to me because men being mommy's boys is a problem for a lot of women, where as women 'hiding under their mom's skirts' I think is more acceptable to men, because we don't view it as direct competition.
Aka; The Good Life.
This. We signed up for a year of the bacon club one year. Greatest gift ever.
We really don't do much for Christmas presents, but this year I'm going to surprise the wife. I got her dark chocolate, Kona coffee, and gift certificates for massages (professional).
Yup, I'm always happy to get alcohol during the holidays. Can't really go wrong there.
Flowers at work that she can bring home over the break are a good play. Back that up with some Xmas morning Champaign, if she is into that sort of thing, and something small and cute for her desk at work. Basically, just put a little thought behind it and get something that fits her personality and reminds her you give a shit about her. Of course my wife is wired differently, so I will be getting her a video game she wants for the PS4 and some models for her warhammer army.
I agree. With the wife or immediate family, figuring out something fun you want to do together works better than exchanging items you would have bought for yourselves anyway. Take a trip, go to a really fancy restaurant, get season tickets to something you both enjoy, etc. It's more fun than telling each other what to buy on your behalf or giving each other gift cards.
Yeah, itcanbe. I'm from a big family. There's 5 of us "kids". Growing up in that environment was fun and I have/had good parents. I'm thankful that my parents not only wanted kids, but clearly didn't even know how condoms worked. It's not for everyone, though!
Heh little different here. I'm the middle child of 4 kids, brother is 5 years older and sisters are 5 years younger and lived with my Father anyways so I didn't get see all that much of them growing up. Tried to spend a lot of time with my cousins and other distant relatives but MEH.
