Fat Nick
Footballguy
Every year around this time, I realize again how much I hate buying gifts for my wife. It's not that I don't love her or don't want to buy her things, it's that I just suck at it. This time of year it's the triumvirate of her birthday in late April, Mother's day in May, and our anniversary in early June. Combine that with the fact that she doesn't have hobbies (doesn't garden, doesn't drink coffee, doesn't hike or do outdoorsy stuff), and that we both generally buy whatever we need on our own, and I just generally never have anything to get her. She's cost conscious, so I feel wasteful getting her stuff like flowers. She's weight conscious, so I wouldn't buy her a box of sweets or some kind of treat. She's fashion-forward (and I'm NOT) so I'm scared to buy her clothes. She already has more purses/handbags than I can count. "Experiences" are an option, but very hard as we have 2 little kiddos, both have demanding jobs, and have no family within 4 hours, so finding time alone is difficult. So what does that leave? Jewelry - more and more jewelry.
To top it off, she's the best #### gift giver I've ever seen. She can always find the coolest gift or neatest experience. I don't know how she does it. Much like female argument skills, it's something I'm convinced is gender-specific.
Combine all these things, and I literally get headaches stressing over gifts this time of year. I WANT to get her something as awesome as she gives me. Mother's day is coming. I have ZERO. I managed to squeeze a birthday "experience" in there that was maybe a 6 out of 10, but nothing for Mother's day. Praying we can mutually agree to skip the meaningless 8th anniversary gifts so maybe I can get a reprieve on that one.
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To top it off, she's the best #### gift giver I've ever seen. She can always find the coolest gift or neatest experience. I don't know how she does it. Much like female argument skills, it's something I'm convinced is gender-specific.
Combine all these things, and I literally get headaches stressing over gifts this time of year. I WANT to get her something as awesome as she gives me. Mother's day is coming. I have ZERO. I managed to squeeze a birthday "experience" in there that was maybe a 6 out of 10, but nothing for Mother's day. Praying we can mutually agree to skip the meaningless 8th anniversary gifts so maybe I can get a reprieve on that one.
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