Ever thought about how weird giving or receiving a balloon is for a guy? Most balloons are these flowery, feminine, shiny things that deflate in a couple days and then just get thrown away. (One positive point is that most are filled with helium, which can provide minutes of entertainment.)For some reason, I started to spout these ideas in much more detail out loud with my wife yesterday in the car on our way back from celebrating Valentine's Day at Olive Garden. I basically said that I
had my pride and nothing would get me to completely emasculate myself by buying a balloon for someone. She gets a funny look and says that she might like to get a balloon or two one day.
Uh-oh. So, I shut my mouth and hope that my comments pass without further incident.
As soon as we get home, my wife disappears for a few minutes and comes back with my Valentine's gift- a nice Valentine's Balloon that reads: "Happy Valentine's Day" with hearts all around. There's no hiding the fact that I had just maligned the gift my wife was giving me. Luckily for me, I am married to a wonderful lady who overlooks my feet being inside my mouth on a regular basis. She actually laughed about it, so I think I'm still married.
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Oops. I had a similar experience with the Edwards shirt my in-laws made for me-- about 10 minutes before they gave it to me they showed it to me in a magazine, and I said, "yeah, I don't think I would wear it, but it would be fun to have."
Seriously, I suck for not having called you. We're on the road Friday afternoon so I'll give it a shot. Happy V-day.
you are SUCH a moron...
it's a good thing she loves you.
I can't help but wonder if she said "I might want one some day" just because you didn't want to get it for her. This has been my experience - my wife wants to know I'm willing to do stuff I don't feel comfortable doing to show her I love her. Women are weird, man.
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