Cad
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Yea my wife is the same about presents. She doesn't want me to spend "our" money on stuff that she dubiously wants, haha.
Marriage and the Power of Divorce
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opiate82
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My wife and I couldn't even agree on the date we "officially" got together. We really never did anything special for it other than noting "oh, we've been together for X years now."
But on the flip side, some little acknowledgment of the anniversary (flowers, date night, etc.) is probably worth a few brownie-points
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Finding a relatively inexpensive gift for an adult that they haven't already bought for themself is really hard. My wife and I just gave up and give each other "fun money", which is basically money the person can spend however they want, the other person can't object, and it doesn't count against the monthly budget.
I await the day for hell to freeze over and my family finally realizes that buying each other gifts on Christmas is a colossal headache and a waste of time.
I await the day for hell to freeze over and my family finally realizes that buying each other gifts on Christmas is a colossal headache and a waste of time.
Yeah even if the girl is really low key about anniversaries and all that if you remember and do something for her she'll still appreciate it
Gravy
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Cad
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Shit dude my mom actually got upset and "had to have a talk with me" because each of my kids didn't get her a separate CARD for Christmas.
Fucking cards. Some people are irrational about these gifts and events.
Yeah I hate Christmas. I love Thanksgiving because it is basically the same thing minus to horrible gift giving. Not only do I have to think of random shit to buy adults but I have to pretend like I want all the random shit I'm given.
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Yep, it's essentially my mom keeping that tradition alive. One of my sisters might have a hand in it too. This same sister tried to start a tradition where we each had boxes and we all wrote nice things about each other and we'd add to that every Christmas. I'll admit I was way over the top in killing that tradition by putting stupid internet memes in everyone's box(they were handwritten, they know who it was from), but the saved years of forced platitudes makes me feel a bit better.
My dad and I essentially share a birthday, 2 days apart. We exchange checks of the same amount, don't get a card, and since we live an hour apart, celebrate both on the same day. Recalling my mom and Christmas, now I'm actually wondering how much this really bothers her.
Tenks, I would love for Christmas to be Thanksgiving 2.0. I mean, I would still buy presents for my nieces and nephews, gift giving still has a purpose there. But really, just food and visiting.
Sterling
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Gifts for kids is totally a different thing to gifts to adults. But I can certainly get behind eating too much awesome food.
Khane
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You buy flowers and go to a nice restaurant on the 4th of July? You a Canuck too?
Soygen
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Nah, we don't do it on the actual 4th, as there is usually a lot going on then with friends and family. We'll usually do it around that date though(weekend before or after).
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Did you meet at the annual Nathan's hotdog eating contest? Locking eyes over a plate of wieners and soaked buns?
Chanur
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I never had kids so I usually loved to spoil my nieces and nephew on Christmas. My brother always hosted because they have the kids and biggest place. I would usually kick them a couple hundred and my parents a couple hundred so they could come up. This year my sister in law has decided that we will draw one name from a hat and that's it. Bless her.
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The only anniversary we celebrate is first time butt stuff.
We're really not into anniversaries. We're not big on birthdays, either. We've tried to make it special for the kids, but as they get older, their interest is waning, too. We do some Christmas stuff, but not huge amounts. We just try to be sensible and surprise each other with nice things from time to time. Better system, methinks.
We're really not into anniversaries. We're not big on birthdays, either. We've tried to make it special for the kids, but as they get older, their interest is waning, too. We do some Christmas stuff, but not huge amounts. We just try to be sensible and surprise each other with nice things from time to time. Better system, methinks.
iannis
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Yeah, in those handful of relationships that go long enough to have an actual anniversary we never have either. It's hard to nail down an exact date on it. First meeting? First formal "date"? First fuck? First shameful cry?
I can see it in marriage/engagement because you actually have a date. For just regular courting it's sorta like, "Hey buddy. We're still buddies!" Which.. for courting... should be happening once a month or week ANYWAY.
Or maybe it shouldn't be. Maybe I just like high maintenance women. I'm not the sanest of my headmates, I suppose.
moonarchia
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Gravy
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