What to get your significant other for Christmas thread?

[felix rex]

This is the weirdest sock relationship on this board.

[420seriouscat69]

This is the weirdest sock relationship on this board.

[Willesgirl]

This is the weirdest sock relationship on this board.

This cuts, FR. Really, really cuts. I'm not a sock.

[star seed 7]

exchanging gifts on christmas is one of the many things i hate about christmas.  it's so forced.

[sys]

I enjoy buying people things they could afford but would probably never spend the money on.

that (reduction/elimination of purchasing guilt) is probably the most important value added through gift giving.  the other main one would be the feeling appreciated, cherished, understood, etc. sentiment that is supposed to be engendered in the recipient.  but the latter can easily go wrong (poorly chosen gift = feeling not understood), or be dissipated (gift chosen from a list or given as a seasonal duty).

don't think either of the above typically outweigh the value destroyed in suboptimal and misaligned purchases, though.

[sys]

EVERYONE COME LOOK HOW UNIQUE SYS IS!

_fence, prolly the most neurotypical poster on this whole board, said the exact same thing.  so did michigan, who i admit doesn't seem very neurotypical, but apparently is.  maybe if you could concentrate on a single analytical problem for more than 15 seconds, you'd have noticed the data falsifying the pattern you thought you were recognizing.

[420seriouscat69]

I don't think Santa ever visited sys at his house when he was a kid. 

[CNS]

CNSWife and I usually just designate a certain amt and put it away for our next trip.  We usually plan our trips around this time of the year for that reason and so that they feel like a present.

This year?  MLS Cup tickets.  I bought them, she designated them out gift to each other and we had an absolutely drunken fantastic RSL face mushing time.  Now for my soon coming Bday I need new Maui Jim's because they got completely broken during our Xmas present.

We have done the no gift route too.  Both of our Bdays are within like 3 wks of xmas, so sometimes we don't do xmas and just do a combo bday gift later. 

We are pretty Meh about it all. 

[sys]

I don't think Santa ever visited sys at his house when he was a kid. 

i said it was good for children, dumbass.

[Mr Bread]

We don't do gifts since we've been married.  It's all our money. 

[420seriouscat69]

I don't think Santa ever visited sys at his house when he was a kid. 

i said it was good for children, dumbass.

[felix rex]

I enjoy buying people things they could afford but would probably never spend the money on.

that (reduction/elimination of purchasing guilt) is probably the most important value added through gift giving.  the other main one would be the feeling appreciated, cherished, understood, etc. sentiment that is supposed to be engendered in the recipient.  but the latter can easily go wrong (poorly chosen gift = feeling not understood), or be dissipated (gift chosen from a list or given as a seasonal duty).

don't think either of the above typically outweigh the value destroyed in suboptimal and misaligned purchases, though.

Welp, nailed it. :aspiehighfive:

Fortunately, I keep a small circle and the only one I can't read is my sister's husband, and he doesn't really give a crap anyway.

[michigancat]

I enjoy giving gifts, don't like receiving them.

[Dugout DickStone]

I'm the worst at this you guys. Are you guys good at this? I mean i'll get a certificate to victoria secret cause she loves that place, but other then that i'm pretty right now you guys.

In your case you need a gift that says "remember that time I dumped you?  It could happen again so be cool with what you get"

[420seriouscat69]

I'm the worst at this you guys. Are you guys good at this? I mean i'll get a certificate to victoria secret cause she loves that place, but other then that i'm pretty right now you guys.

In your case you need a gift that says "remember that time I dumped you?  It could happen again so be cool with what you get"

[ChiComCat]

Concert tix, cooking class, if she collects some junk then get that.  I like to get someone to do artwork that is very oddly specific to people.  I got one for my GF of our first date.  Someone emailed my dad a joke about a lobster-male genitals.  He loved it.  For father's day I commissioned someone to do art of the Lobster-male genitals destroying a building that he hates.  Was really classy

[felix rex]

Personalized artwork is an amazing idea

[WonderMeal]

Some people ITT are pretty bad at giving presents to people they love/date.

Mrs. WonderMeal and I are now more like _Fence/SD/RD, but here's a hint for all of you young  s who still post in the dating thread:



(And not something cheap that has the name all over it. Something classy.)

[everyone shut up]

if you happen to turn on the tv any time from november to february, its apparent that women only want diamonds and lexus automobiles. so try that, wacky.

[OK_Cat]

if you happen to turn on the tv any time from november to february, its apparent that women only want diamonds and lexus automobiles. so try that, wacky.

Lol, he pushes papers at a junior college. He can't afford either of those.

[pissclams]

I enjoy giving gifts, don't like receiving them.

i'm same.  except i did love opening my green sweater for my bday

[420seriouscat69]

I'm not sure OK_cat knows how the "for profit" institution game works. I'm not saying I make 6 figs, but I'm not making radio $ either.

[chum1]

Clinique Chubby Sticks

[Dugout DickStone]

Again, it should say "I dumped you because I thought I could do better.  I couldn't at that moment in time but by no means have I stopped looking.  Peace on earth"

[DQ12]

i don't like receiving gifts and i rarely ever want anything.  putting together a christmas list is usually kind of a chore in that respect.  however, i know it's important to my mom to have everyone open gifts on christmas so i usually try to put something together.

note: i did really want to go to Europe for spring break last year, so take the above with a boulder of salt.