December 19, 2009
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Why I Hate Being in a Relationship During the Holidays
The holiday season is a stressful time for everyone. With worrying about what to get your friends and family, it becomes extra stressful when trying to figure out what to get your SO. They don’t want you to get them anything, but you know they’re going to get you something so how can you not get them a present? It doesn’t seem right does it?Well, my boyfriend expects me to do just that. Get him nothing while he gets me something. I’m just not okay with that. Especially since it happened last year, for the main reason that I was flat broke. I would have been lucky if I had five bucks in my wallet at any given time.
This year however is different. I can afford to get those I care about, including my boyfriend, something for christmas. Now the issue is – I spent too much on his gift. I don’t know what it is, maybe it makes him feel like less of a man or what (since I make more than him and he’s admitted that he can only get me something small), but it gets old really really fast. Why is it such a horrible thing if we spent a little extra on someone we love?
Holidays were so much easier when I was broke. Maybe couples not getting each other something and just spending time together should be the new go-to gift for the Holidays.
What do you thinks ladies and gents: Why is it okay for you to get your boy/girlfriend something, but when they get you something it’s not? Why is it not okay for them to spend more on you than you did on them? More importantly: should it even matter?
