Only I could convince my boyfreind to do away with gift trading
Only I could convince my boyfreind to do away with gift trading, I’d be so happy, But, no, every year I have to go hunting for something for my boyfreind, when I have no idea what they need or want anymore, Sometime after Christmas, I finally make it to the post office with the packages, usually reminded when mom whines over the phone, We didn’t receive any presents from you, and did you send any, Sometime in March, I get an email from my mom, The check I sent you for Christmas still hasn’t cleared, please cash it so I can balance my checkbook, Sometime around May she reminds me of that again, I then respond that I have no idea where it is, probably got thrown out with all the other Christmas cards amidst the junk mail, She grumbles and sends another check and tells me if I find the old one, let her know and to make sure I shred it before throwing it out, By July, I finally give up the battle and cash the stupid check, Some people are fun to exchange gifts with, because you know what they really want or need, and they know what you really want or need, and while you could each buy it for yourselves, it’s more fun to buy them for each other, That’s not the case with my fiancee, They usually send me something I don’t want or need, I probably send them something they don’t want or need, and it’s just a waste of money, Worse, is when they trap me by sending checks, Should I just turn around and write them a check in the same amount, Net cost, just slightly under a dollar for the two stamps to send each other a check, No, of course if they sent a check, I can’t send them one back, so I’m still stuck having to find something to buy, In terms of problems this maybe isnt vast but it is playing on my brains a bit, i have been with my boyfreind for 8 years now, and he just doesnt pleasure me with the same care and notice he used to, the recent past was my 26th birthday, and i got not anything from him, Not a card, not at hand nothing, or just even a christmas gift baskets, He hadn’t even planned anything special, I hide my dissapointment, He then was telling me how he felt bad, and he knew he was being ravenous since he plans on doing up his car, he said that, things have been slow at work so he could not afford anything for me, i let it rest, did not want to fight on an already shitty birthday, also, since it seemed he felt responsible i did not want to be the bad ass and make him feel inferior, But the thing is, its not just yesterday, he gave me nothing for christmas, and last birthday was fairlyy crap, he knew i was upset then aswell,but he just keeps doing it, which is why i had alreaady prepared myself to not be upset in front of him and not expect much at all this time.