Ok, I should be embarrassed to even post this, but previous posts got me to thinking about it. I have never been a girl to receive a lot of gifts ~ even on Valentine's Day. Sure, I'd get the obligatory heart-shaped box of chocolates, but if you know me at all, you know that really sucks in my book. I also despise the heart shaped pendants no matter what types of jewels are thrown onto it. And, why? Because it shows no effort on the givers part. I always make the effort to buy gifts that actually suit the person receiving them, so I have never understood why I cannot expect the same in return.

But, there was that one year.........

This was with my first husband ~ I was barely 20. We'd gone out shopping together and did that "sneaking off" to get each other's gifts thing. When we arrived home I couldn't wait to see what he'd bought me! You see, he had such an air of excitement about him that I just knew it had to be something good! Or, dare I say it ~ great!

So, loving to prolong the anticipation like I do, I gave him his little thing first. Honestly, I don't even remember what it was. He took it graciously, though I could tell that he didn't really care what I'd gotten him ~ he only wanted to get on with giving me mine.

So, you can imagine my crushing disappointment when he handed me a heart-shaped box of chocolates! What the hell??? And, then to make things even worse, he then hands me the bouquet of cheapie flowers! Oh my damn! How badly does he suck???? Flowers??? Chocolates???? What an ass! But, the shine in his eyes never left as he watched me closely. What is that stupid grin about????

Grudgingly I looked closer at the flowers and noticed something kind jammed down in them. *shock* *gasp* It was the cassete tape (yes, I said cassete tape!) of The Cure's 'Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me' that I'd been wanting. Well, oh my damn. He actually did make the effort to get me something I actually wanted instead of going the easy route.

And he just about fell on his ass laughing when I saw it! It, of course, had been his plan all along to make me think he'd been cheap and thoughtless! I tell ya, all these years later it still makes me smile to think about it!