Gifts that hurt your feelings

[Cluey]

This is going to sound crazy, but it depends on what your love language is. I have found that I tend to agree with that book and how people express their feelings for others.

For me, I like to give and receive gifts. I'm also not a good liar when I get a crappy present. For example, an ex of mine gave me a pen once. No joke! I had given him a list of things that I wanted, yet he had decided not to listen to me, not to go with things that he knows that I would like and get me a pen. I felt like I was stuck in Say Anything -- "I gave you my heart and you gave me a pen?" What in the world would make that seem like a good idea? I have no clue.

[AGDee]

Just wait til you have kids! Their dad takes them to pick out something for me (very considerate since we're divorced.. but I do the same for him) and in the last couple years, I have received a mini muffin pan (so I can make them mini banana muffins) and a smoothie maker (so I can make them smoothies). My daughter is actually getting better though. She included a candle and some bubble bath last time too. It's nice to see that she's "getting it" now.

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally Posted by James

Jewelry, flowers, and cards require almost nothing except money and a minuscule amount of time.

Yep. I had been dating this guy for two years, and he showed up on my birthday LATE with a dozen roses that were still wet on the bottom (meaning, he stopped along the way over to pick some up because he didn't take the time to find any other gift). I'll never forget that! I was all dressed up and everything, waiting around for a whole hour, and he shows up with that! I promptly threw them in the wastebasket down the hall (I was living in a dorm) and all the girls thought I was a nut!

Originally Posted by tld221

nothing about a used book from the internet scream, "hey, i dig you!"

That is HEINOUS.