Guest Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 I have been dating the same man for the past four years ... the relationship has not been everything I (or he, for that matter) could wish for. We have arguments at least every six weeks, which are very hurtful to me - but somehow, not to him. Anyway, the reason I am writing this post is because I am so very hurt about our latest argument that occured this morning. It was all about my Christmas gift to him ... I don't have a lot of money, so I wanted to do something very special for him for Christmas. I'm a graduate student, therefore, I can't afford airfare, so I purchased two round-trip train tickets and a night at a four-star hotel in the next state away from us, so that we could have a romantic weekend getaway (we both have children, so we don't get much time alone). My boyfriend is a die-hard football fan and unfortunately, I booked this mini-excursion / weekend during the playoffs ... I thought they didn't start until the middle of January. At any rate, after he opened my gift to him, it was apparent that he was not as excited about it as I was. That was Christmas morning. Today, he basically told me it was the worst gift he's ever gotten, and I should have known when the playoffs were, and that he wanted me to cancel the trip. I am heartbroken. He also told me that I didn't put any thought into the gift and that it didn't even compare to the gifts he bought for me - in cost or effort. I offered to give back the gifts he bought for me, and he said, "great! then maybe I'll get what I wanted after all." Please, if there are any men out there who are football fans, could you please shed some light on his reaction? Or if there's anyone who had a similar experience???
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