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not celebrating birthdays etc- a big deal?
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seven-day-weekend wrote: »Just to add, we did do Mothers and Fathers day when our parents were alive. I am soon going to visit my birth mother for the first time and will send her a card and pressie too, next Mother's day.
I just meant my husband and I have never done them with our son (although now our son has a girlfriend she always gets him to do something
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Its a boy thing I think, I remember being horrified when discovering that until we married and I sent cards my husband had't sent mothers day cards.:mad:Lost my soulmate so life is empty.
I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have -
Diana Gabaldon, Outlander0 -
Torry_Quine wrote: »Its a boy thing I think, I remember being horrified when discovering that until we married and I sent cards my husband had't sent mothers day cards.:mad:
Why is it a boy thing though? Why do some men just not bother and why should their wives/partners have to accept that?
When me and OH were first married although he always remembered our important dates he seemed to think that I was going to organise all his familys' cards and presents. As I have never got on with his family (well neither has he to be honest) I soon put him straight on that. If he wanted to send any of them cards he had to buy them, write in them and post them.The world is over 4 billion years old and yet you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie0 -
Why is it a boy thing though? Why do some men just not bother and why should their wives/partners have to accept that?
When me and OH were first married although he always remembered our important dates he seemed to think that I was going to organise all his familys' cards and presents. As I have never got on with his family (well neither has he to be honest) I soon put him straight on that. If he wanted to send any of them cards he had to buy them, write in them and post them.
I know what you mean but certainly we work to our strengths and if you saw his hand-writing you'd understand.:oLost my soulmate so life is empty.
I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have -
Diana Gabaldon, Outlander0 -
Its not a boy thing..Its a taking for granted thing..It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.0 -
I hate celebrating my birthday, I never ever tell my friends when it's my birthday. I don't like any attention being on me. I always make a fuss on my wife's birthday though as it's a big deal for her0
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It a partnership thing isnt it? If its important to the person you love it should be important to you too as you want them to be happy and vice versa.....Light Bulb Moment - 11th Nov 2004 - Debt Free Day - 25th Mar 2011 :j0
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