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> You have to really know me to understand what falls in the "he'd like it but wouldn't bother to get it himself" category. This is the crux of gift-giving: No
by sshine 4y ago
> You have to really know me to understand what falls in the "he'd like it but wouldn't bother to get it himself" category.
This is the crux of gift-giving: Noticing throughout a year whenever your significant other(s) wish they had something, and then they forget about it, but you don’t, and 6 months later, they get it.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoAnd it requires a level of being there to pull that off. With the exception of my wife, for whom I do keep a list, I don't spend enough time with even my immediate family so that come Christmas time I have no idea what to get them.
- soco 4y agoWhich is a sad situation, I guess - unless they don't deserve more presence (which can also happen, also sad but in different ways)
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoJust a matter of remoteness - they all live at the other end of the province from me so we don't get to connect a lot.