This really isnt anything big but i could use some opinions from other people istead of friends.....
my birthday is this friday and i dont want anything from my friends or my boyfriend and im think if i tell him about my birthday being on friday hell try to get me something and i really dont want anything from him. Do i tell him and see what happens or do i keep it to myself until after and its too late to get me a gift????
Please help even if you think this is lame.
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Every gift is a debt.
Youre totally normal.
Just to let you know, join the club, I wrote thank you letters for years to relatives after receiving birthday and Christmas gifts I never wanted but they always sent me. It was a relief when they passed on and all the letters were no longer necessary. I know it sounds cold but true. Hope this helps.
I do love to give gifts when it is genuinely someone I truly like, not just someone I feel I have to reciprocate with a gift because they got me one. Then there's those people who are impossible to pick out a gift for and shopping for one is aggravating and time consuming. I'm one of those problem people too, who doesn't care for much and prefer to get my own, particularly clothes where I'm very selective. The gift certificate comes to mind as an idea, but it's often looked at as an easy way out and not imaginative. Then comes the hassle of having too many people to shop for and having to return some dreadful stuff that you hate, privately so the other party doesn't get insulted. That's a rough take on gift giving and why some don't like it, or at least my side.