Couples split over bad gifts, poll finds

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   Stacie Lposted 5 years ago

   Couples split over bad gifts, poll finds
   Well, thoughtless or not, a significant number of couples actually split over bad gift giving, according to a new poll.
   
   The survey finds that one in six couples have had a full-blown fight over a bad gift, and what's more, one in 20 couples have actually broken up for the same reason.
   http://living.msn.com/love-relationship … a0dd4c0045
   A vacuum cleaner is definitely a bad gift for a woman as is a man bag for a guy. The worst gift I received was a gift certificate. Breaking up over a bad gift is a little extreme?  Read the list and see if you agree with the article

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      Abby Attwoodposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      This is just plain silly! If you're going to get angry at your significant other over their present choices, you need to write them a list of presents you would accept in great detail. In the end, you have to take the blame for not letting them know what you want or for choosing a cheapskate!

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   TamCorposted 5 years ago

   If a couple will break up, or even just have a bad fight, over a gift, well...then they must not have a loving relationship to begin with.
   
   If my husband gave me a sweeper, or an iron, or a washing machine as  a gift, I would take it and know that he gave it to try to make my everyday life a little easier in some way.  The same way that he would feel if I gave him a tool of some sort...
   
   But then, we love each other tremendously and have for 24 years...

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   Stacie Lposted 5 years ago

   I think it is important to find out how long couples have been together to determine whether a gift is appropriate or appreciated.
   A new couple most likely will expect to give and receive something Romantic and an established couple may not.
   Its really up to them and breaking up over a gift sounds a bit silly.

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