When people get engaged, I don't get them a gift. The reason is quite simple. If I get you an object, what are you doing with it? You guys aren't living together, and if it is opened in one of your houses, chances are it'll never make it to your newly married house.
But when you get married, and I get invited to the wedding (a real invite, not a faux Facebook mass message), I'll look through your registry and buy a few things. I'll look through and buy things that I think could be used.
I won't get the waffle iron or any other item that I think is an impulse buy, and at the same time, probably won't get used more than once per year.
I'll buy practical things. Like pot sets, silverware, or a "tool set" (which has all those useful spoons (slotted and full), spatulas, and beaters).
But when people ask for all those things, and then decide within a year or two, to move to Israel, leaving all their worldly belongings behind, and buying new things when they are there, as its simpler then packing and shipping, I think it's time to give everything back.
People spent money on you, and now you are just throwing it all away.
If you bought all of that for yourself the first time, you would be less likely to leave it behind.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
The Cost of Companionship
What would you give up for a companion?
Would you give up money? Years off your life? Something else, whatever they may ask for?
No matter what type of companion you need, be it same/opposite gender, same age/older role model, on and on, I often wonder what people might sacrifice to make it happen.
Over time, I have come to realize, I would give up literally everything for companionship of the right sorts.
Among other things:
Someone that I can pick up the phone and call, be it 1PM or 1AM.
Someone that would hang out, be it on a Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Funday, obviously mutually available times.
Someone to be that shoulder to lean on.
Someone to be the punching bag when the times call for it.
Someone to just call a friend.
An unconditional friend.
Would you give up money? Years off your life? Something else, whatever they may ask for?
No matter what type of companion you need, be it same/opposite gender, same age/older role model, on and on, I often wonder what people might sacrifice to make it happen.
Over time, I have come to realize, I would give up literally everything for companionship of the right sorts.
Among other things:
Someone that I can pick up the phone and call, be it 1PM or 1AM.
Someone that would hang out, be it on a Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Funday, obviously mutually available times.
Someone to be that shoulder to lean on.
Someone to be the punching bag when the times call for it.
Someone to just call a friend.
An unconditional friend.
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