Presents for each other, that is - we don't have DCs.
As with all my threads, worth keeping in mind that DW is not from the same country, and Christmas is very superficial here. Decorations go up, but it doesn't have any religious meaning. The most popular Christmas meal is the Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket! One department famously some years back had a Christmas display in their window of Santa Claus............nailed to the cross!
Anyway, I love Christmas, as do my parents. We aren't religious at all, but exchanging presents and having a traditional meal is very important to us.
DW is very frugal, as many of her countrypeople are, and doesn't like wasting money. We are lucky enough to have that in common most of the time.
Our financial position is good - enough to buy more or less whatever we need. So for Christmas what seems sensible to me is to buy the other person something that they would like, but would probably not get round to getting for themselves. Plus a few amusing, cheap stocking fillers.
I have suggested ideas to DW, and she is very good at finding funny cheap presents for both me and my parents. The problem is getting ideas from her for her main present.
I have asked her a few times for some ideas, but nothing has been forthcoming. In the past I have gone for expensive scarves or jewellery, which were appreciated, but later she did say she didn't really need them, as she has quite a few already, and thought it was an unneccessary extravagance. Lasst year, fortunately, she came across a nice watch she wanted. This year, she hasn't given me a single idea.
Honestly, I don't want to nag her for ideas - Christmas is supposed to be fun, not stressful, but she doesn't want me to surprise her. I have terrible taste in clothes, so can't really buy them for her - the scarf I got many second opinions on.
Anyone else have problems shopping for their partner's Christmas pressies?
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BadLad · 14/10/2012 15:30
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