tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516633709490949228.post4732189687134192599..comments2014-01-24T11:54:45.756-05:00Comments on On the Way to ONEderland: Er....emotional falloutCall me Ishmaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135619200570288287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516633709490949228.post-18787594682406933942009-12-29T05:23:32.882-05:002009-12-29T05:23:32.882-05:00Yes, but I'm a girl! Men are - generally - HO...Yes, but I'm a girl! Men are - generally - HOPELESS at gifts; they don't seem to understand that it's not a 'thing' but a proof positive that they understand us, that they care and that they think of and invest time and energy in us. All in a (beautifully wraped) box. Okay, it's a hard call but we manage it, don't we?<br /><br />love<br />Peridot<br /><br />PS I totally understand your reaction btw - the hurt and disappointment and probably suppressed anger. I sometimes wonder if gay female couples ever have these issues or whether it's just because they're, well, men.<br /><br />PPS The first Christmas we were together, my bf bought me a food processor. No joke. The emotional scars are still raw and it was 13 years ago.Peridothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366949232240654169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516633709490949228.post-55925323210150613442009-12-28T15:08:43.784-05:002009-12-28T15:08:43.784-05:00I do try get it right. Perhaps you could buy him ...I do try get it right. Perhaps you could buy him a handy little notebook to write things down in. If he had written it down he never would have made the mistake. I am a big note writer. The older I get, the more forgetful I am getting. Notes are the way to go.<br /><br />Hope you are feeling better now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com