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    Home » Lifestyle » Random » Humor

    Forget The Hint, Make a Suggestion!

    March 16, 2013 by Jenn 12 Comments

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    My husband, Chris, isn't a very communicative person. While I am a total chatty Cathy, Chris is more quiet and reserved - even with me after 12 years of being together.

    As his birthday approaches each year, I always ask him what he wants to do for his birthday. His response is usually the same: nothing. Having grown up in a home that was Jehovah's Witness, he did not start having "a birthday" until he was an adult. It took a long time before he finally understood why I thought it was such a big deal to celebrate birthdays each year!

    Of course, once he began having birthday parties - yes, we throw birthday parties for ourselves just like we do for Angeline - having special dinners, receiving presents and the like, he began to like the whole birthday thing.

    While he still doesn't usually want a big party, we always get together with the family or meet friends out at a bar for a little celebration.

    And he always gets a present.

    Some years I surprise him with something, like the year I bought him a Go Pro HD camera to mount on his bike when he rides Deal's Gap. I think it was new rims last year - I know it was something expensive. ha!

    I hadn't even asked him what he wanted this year, because quite honestly, when he bought that hella expensive Agusta last year, he said it would be his gift for a while.

    Chris had different ideas.

    But, being the quiet guy that he is, he didn't actually TELL me what he wanted for his birthday.

    He emailed me.
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    That's one thing I love about this man: there's no beating around the bush.

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    1. Donna

      March 16, 2013 at 9:20 am

      My husband is the same way. I'm an extrovert and he's an introvert. But honestly, for a long time now, we don't hint about anything. We just tell each other what we want. We both surprise each other from time to time, though. 🙂

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    2. Theresa

      March 16, 2013 at 5:32 pm

      Haha I love it!

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    3. Kelly

      March 16, 2013 at 5:46 pm

      Love it! At least you know he'll like it 🙂

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    4. Hanan

      March 16, 2013 at 5:50 pm

      Yup! That's one thing I learned from my husband, men don't beat around the bush, they either say or feel exactly what they want. So not like women!

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    5. Vanessa: the queen of swag !

      March 16, 2013 at 7:33 pm

      I think we all have men who do the same.

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    6. Rachel

      March 17, 2013 at 1:02 am

      Bwahahahaha! That's hilarious. I wish my husband would do that -- I always have to figure it out on my own.

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    7. Stefani

      March 17, 2013 at 1:43 am

      I love it. At least he didn't give you the nothing response this year. My husband always tells me to not get him a gift but I do anyways.

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    8. Lolo

      March 17, 2013 at 1:43 am

      I wish my husband would tell me what he wants, it is kind of tough figuring it out!

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    9. Leilani

      March 17, 2013 at 1:46 am

      I'm so the quiet and reserved one in our relationship and my husband is such a chatty Cathy. He can carry a conversation with anyone.

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    10. Shell Fruscione

      March 17, 2013 at 2:46 am

      I wish my fiancee would ever tell me what he wants!! Although it's funny that your husband asked for helicopters- my FIL just bought some to use with my son & now my fiancee wants some too. lol

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      • Jennifer Quillen

        March 17, 2013 at 11:00 am

        Be careful...they get ONE and the next thing you know, your spare bedroom is full of helicopters, spare parts an he's crashing helicopters into the dogs. LOL

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    11. Tammy

      March 19, 2013 at 2:20 am

      Too funny - we don't do big for birthdays but if I do get my husband something it's usually the latest video game, which he's always happy with 🙂

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