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[quote=Anonymous]My DH and I have been having a running conversation about this for the past few days. We've been married 32 years and I've done the Christmas and birthday gift thing every way imaginable and mentioned on this forum. I'm done. I'm sorry he says he's terrible at buying gifts (he's right, he is) -his comment is, "I don't know what you need."  I can't get it through his head that it's not about need. I need a new bottle of shampoo. Get me that. I feel for the stocking poster (been there), the rocketship garbage can (got a bright stick one year - you know the small florescent light that goes under the kitchen cabinet?), got a bathrobe that snapped (I was 38), a metal wire twisted tree statue with metal leaves (called a money tree), a watch just like the one I already had (he said "You said you wanted a new watch"). I'm sure there's more, but I've blocked them from memory. I'm not buying my own gifts any more. I wish I had never started it because I've come to resent him more for it. So here's what I want for Christmas - a new roof for the house with the baffles that keep the warm air away from plywood so it doesn't rot. I look at the roof every time I pull into the driveway and it needs replacing.

Definitely kudos to the idea about the wish list on Amazon. I will start one the day after Christmas for next year so this argument can be avoided.

So to the poster who has the fabulous spouse who knows just what to get, good for you. Better hang on to him.[/quote]

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