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Gift exchange debacle...

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Originally posted by: DaFinn
Originally posted by: Mookow
Tell your g/f that sometimes she just needs to swallow it, and then get over it.


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Swallow it... what a strange way to express it... a Freudian slip perhaps 😉
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Nah, it's not a Freudian slip, it is "coaching".

Someday, pray that you're lucky as me to have a girlfriend without discernable gag reflex, that actually enjoys giving head, and is majoring in "massage therapy".

Then pray that you arent as stupid as me and that you dont let a little thing like "honesty" wreck that relationship. 🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
 
Originally posted by: Mookow
Someday, pray that you're lucky as me to have a girlfriend without discernable gag reflex, that actually enjoys giving head, and is majoring in "massage therapy".

Then pray that you arent as stupid as me and that you dont let a little thing like "honesty" wreck that relationship. 🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
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Wow.

No offense, but....well, yeah.

That IS pretty stupid.

How the hell did you let THAT one go? Gods above, my wife....you know what, nevermind. I'm going to die without ever getting a BJ, and you manage to LOSE a girl with no gag reflex.

WTF, the world is not fair.
 
This isn't what the giving of gifts is about,if it was we would all simply write each other checks.


You don't know what happened.. the girl could have had an unexpected fiscal setback and her budget got really tight and when the time came to get your g/friend's gift she was broke.

The words "confrontation" "really hurt" etc do not belong in a situation that's supposed to bring pleasure and joy.Is this girl normally a good and considerate friend to your g/friend? if so I suggest your g/friend assume good intentions and not embarrass your mutual friend over this.

The words "hurt feelings" and "confrontation" really don't belong in a situation that's supposed to be about pleasure and joy, at least not imho.


 
Originally posted by: nick1985
Me and my girlfriend have a mutual close friend that we both combined our money towards. I asked my girlfriend how much we should each contribute, and she said that she was with her(our friend) when she bought my gift and it was about $30. So we figured about $30 each since that was likely the cost of our gifts. We bought her a new backpack and a jump drive for school and that came out to about $60. Well, i got my gift, which was the red hot chili peppers greatest hits CD with videos and a ton of extra stuff(im a big chili peppers fan), and my GF was right it was about $30. However, my girlfriend got a cheapy $5 bracelet, $10 at most. She hates the thing and is quite upset that she spent all that money on her and got a horrible gift in return and she is thinking about telling her she is kind of dissapointed. I told her that she should just let it go....what do you guys think? What would you do?
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Get over it. She obviously values this person as a friend. Not because she gives her great gifts. To do the latter is childish and immature, and contrary to the spirit of friendship, which should be the best gift anyone can receive of all.
 
Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
wow your girlfriend sounds really shallow for her to go and want to tell the other person how bad the gift is. I'd say just let it go, there are more important things in life.
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She isnt going to go and tell her, she just said that if she is asked if she likes it by her, she might say she was kind of dissapointed. Its not like she is going to driver over there and ream her or anything. If i were her i would be kind of upset too. They have been best friends since kindergarten...and even I can tell that it is a VERY cheap bracelet. Its one of those emo charm bracelets from hallmark that grade schoolers wear...😉
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No! Don't even mention it. To do so is shallow in the least and grounds to stop speaking to one another.
 
Saying she got owned over a gift exchange makes her sound like a small child with no sense of what this season is for.

 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
friendship bracelet?
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that's what I thought. Maybe it was one of those "cute" gift ideas that didn't quite work out, maybe she was trying to recapture the spirit of your friendship in kindergarten and grade school with this bracelet. Sort of like a reminder of growing up together, or something like that.
 
Let it go.

It's a big mistake to compare gifts. Like Geekbabe said, you have no idea what the other person's situation is. If your gf is upset now because of what she spent on the friend, she should re-examine what her motivation is when buying gifts. If that's all it's about, next year have your gf hand the friend $30 and let the friend hand it back. Much easier and that way everyone comes out "even".

Maybe she is disappointed - she can't help how she feels. But to say anything about it is extremely tasteless. Why mess up a friendship over something like that?
 
I am going to "second" the idea that the mutual friend is letting you know that she is "available" if needed!😉
 
GF/BF always get the shaft. They're not considered family until there's a ring involved most of the time.
 
this is silly. sometimes my bestfriend and i go w/o giving each other gifts. sometimes he gets me something and sometimes i get him nothing. as long as we are there to help one another out (there to lend an ear, moving, picking him up at the airport, etc), it's all good.
 
Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: dopcombo
sounds like your mutual friend is trying to hit on you and is making it clear to your gf that she is moving in on you.
hence why she bought you an expensive present, while your gf got a crappy gift.

the only solution is
1. sleep with both of them
2. take pics!
3. post it on OT
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4. profit!
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I dont think you should suggest threesomes to him, the last one that involved his g/f left him pissed. Mainly because he wasnt involved.
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i would like to hear more about this please 🙂
 
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