AlphaFrog--
I understand so much here, but I have to say that was the sweetest story. He listened to you and got you what, in his mind, you wanted. That tells me he put some thought into the gift.
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Maybe try to figure out WHY he got you the sweatshirt...
My husband got me an iron last year for Christmas. With 2 kids, I don't have time to iron, and I don't wear those kind of clothes - 98% of the time it's jeans/cords/no-iron slacks and a sweater or cotton blouse. The dryer suffices for my purposes. HOWEVER - since the year before, I had asked for a handheld, cordless vaccuum, and the year before that I asked for a set of knives, and the year before that it was caephlon pots and pans, an iron would be pretty logical in that sequence. And, even though I have yet to use it, I was pretty impressed by the thought process (even if he did go out on Christmas Eve and get it  ). |
I have been married almost 15 years (ack!), and my husband didn't really start buying me gifts until about three years ago. His excuse? "Well, if you want something, you just go out and get it yourself!" I stopped getting things for myself (he was right - it was just easier that way), and now I give him a list of things I want/need. Do I get everything on the list? No, but I also get some things *not* on the list, so those things are sweet. He knows what I collect, so there are always a couple of those items under the tree and at other occasions.
But I do have to say - I have never received a $20 sweatshirt two sizes too big for me.