No more Christmas Friction

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"Wife: Honey Christmas is approaching.
Husband: Thanks for reminding me. Can't wait.
Wife: Get me a Tablet for Christmas.
Husband: Really?
Wife: Yeah.
Husband: Paracetamol or Vitamin C?
Wife: I mean Samsung Tablet baby
Husband: Relax!! It's Jesus Birthday not yours."

 Truth be told, I thought the short story was hilarious but from experience I know it could lead to marital feuds and nobody enjoys fighting at Christmas. We all deserve to have a Merry Christmas and even if you feel your relationship is beyond fixing, I still believe this article by Joan Thatiah might do the needed magic.

 Oh, before we start, you can read up my previous articles on gifts Here.

Okay, let's do this:

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So the stars shone on you this year and you found your Prince Charming. And even though it’s been a few months, you are almost certain he is The One.

Everything is going well – you spend lots of time together, you enjoy each other and you barely fight.

 And now the holidays are here. Christmas is the time to celebrate with family and loved ones, and to buy everyone thoughtful gifts. It is also the time for you to make some decisions regarding your new man.

 Where are you spending Christmas? Should you spend it with each other or apart? Should you buy him a gift and if so, how much should you spend on it? Would it even be appropriate to buy him a gift or invite him over to the family?

 THE GIFT DILEMMA

 At a glance, these decisions might not seem like something to get stressed over. Making them without giving much thought however can result in feelings of awkwardness, embarrassment or even friction, like 29-year-old Muni found out last Christmas.

 Head over heels for her new love, she didn’t think twice before splurging on a designer watch for his Christmas gift. He, on the other hand, simply took her out for a low-cost dinner a day after receiving the gift.

 “It was very awkward. I ended up feeling like I was bribing him or pressuring him to be with me. I do not think that I will buy anything this year,” she says.

 The problem with Muni appears to be the fact that she was and is still tiptoeing around the issue. If she had sat her man down and discussed her expectations, it would have saved her the disappointment and both of them the awkwardness.

 BIGGER QUESTION

 How should one go about Christmas gift giving? “It should be thoughtful, not necessarily expensive,” Frank, a 31-year-old photographer, shares the criteria he used to buy his new love a gift last Christmas. He settled for an experience instead of an item.

 She was happy and at the same time their relationship benefitted from the experience

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