The whole giving-and-getting thing: ick. When you exchange gifts with someone
you feel bad if the gift you gave them is cheaper than the gift they gave you; you also feel bad if it's the reverse.
Wow, a DVD player! Uh ... thanks ... I got you a bag of chips."
Which means you're basically putting a price on your love.
How much is Mother/Father worth? $150? $200? How about your Brother & Sister?
One great reason to stay away from romance is the agonizing over what to get your boy/girlfriend that first Christmas.
And what to get his/her parents, siblings, etc....And of course he/she will say, "You don't have to get me anything. Which is B.S
Just as long as we can spend Christmas together. Bull because you there expecting a gift from you
Since when did Christmas become so materialistic