A Gift Is A Gift
by Robin Forbes
Gift: n. thing given, present; vt. Bestow.
Every now and then I read about or hear from guys who have unreasonable expectations about gift giving.
Now, I like getting gifts as much as the next guy but to expect your boyfriend or partner to be constantly showering you with gifts just isn't reasonable in my mind. For starters, it's rather one-sided. For another, some guys aren't loaded with lots of extra cash to throw around.
The object of dating or having a partner isn't about getting the most material goods out of "the deal".
Those who think of nothing but money and "marrying for money" naturally feel different. I doubt if I could convince them otherwise.
I guess I'm preaching to the choir as it were...Nevertheless, the facts sometimes bear confirmation or repeating.
A gift is something special; it doesn't have a price tag per se. It could be inexpensive, maybe even homemade, or it could indeed be expensive of course.
Which brings me to…What is an expensive gift? What may be expensive to one person may be inexpensive to another.
What makes a gift truly special or "expensive" are the motives and the sincerity of the gift giver.
I could go on, but it truly feels like I'm going in circles here.
Just remember, getting gifts is good but so is giving them.
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