I'm not falling in with your bumder ways.
Women are lovely, but mental.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 11:20, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Agreed on both counts
The most frustrating thing in the world, for my money, is when you put all manner of thought and effort into a gift or gesture and they not only reject it but are positively offended by it, for some arbitrary reason which you couldn't possibly have anticipated without psychic powers or a time machine.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 11:26, Reply)

You're making me feel bad Darth.
It is my woman's birthday tomorrow, and she is of the I don't need anything persuasion. Yeah, like I'm going to fall for that.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 11:28, Reply)

Yeah we all know what would happen if you actually got her nothing
What have you got her? I wish I could suggest some sort of failsafe gift that's bound to go down a storm, but I don't think such a thing exists. Unless you can afford to keep and house a pony.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 11:42, Reply)

I know, I hate that
That's why I tried not to tell him, as he was so excited with the present, but after a while I couldn't stop myself and started crying. Ay...

Now he laughs at me for it.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 30 Sep 2010, 11:46, Reply)

You started *crying*?
And he'd obviously put a lot of thought into it. After all, you said you wanted a hoover AND you wanted something practical for your birthday. I bet I can guess his reasoning "Ah-ha" he went, "she's dropping one of those cryptic hints that she seems to think I should understand. Well I got this one, I'm going to score serious brownie points here". And then he spent ages choosing the best vacuum he could get for the money because that's the kind of thing blokes do.

Then not only did you not like it, you actually CRIED at him. You're cruel.
( Kroney, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 11:50, Reply)

I know
I feel so bad for it. But then, I never talk cryptic, if anything, he complains because I'm too direct sometimes.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 30 Sep 2010, 11:58, Reply)