before my girlfriend finds out, cause I didn't get her a birthday gift cause I was broke.
201447
You can always be a courier which brings in money. I like bikes too ,always will.At least go to the dollar store a get her a card, then go to the book store and copy a poem to the card , so she cant say you didnt get her nothing . Worked for me.\n\nDO NOT GIVE UP THE BIKE...SHE WILL THINK YOUR WEAK
17149
Yep, send yourself a valentine. Since you know it can feel bad not getting one, try sending them to some other people also who you think deserve one though you know they might not get any.
230850
You can't buy people--be careful that you have self esteem and your own interests, you don't have to just do everything your gf wants to do all the time. I mean, those are all nice things, but maybe she felt like you weren't being yourself.
811
You should go back to the store at about the time that she finishes work but not give ask her phone number or ask her why she did not call you. Buy somth and then ask her to go for a beer.\nBe careful it is not good to show to girls that you are offended or that you feel bad that she did not call you. She might have forgot it or was ashamed to call a stranger.
517788
you hurt him as well remember?  he probably missed you as well as you missed him and that was it.  even if he did want to get him for christmas real cheap it wouldnt have mattered you would have found out and he would have been the jerk not you.  but like you said you had insecurities and you asked a question that hurt yuu both.  and it was probably just that... an insecurity.\ngive him time.
389809
The boyfriend doesn't respect the gift he bought for you - and doesn't respect you.  Is it your gift or a leftover?  It sounds like you need a new boyfriend.
438592
get her a card and a rose she will understand that you dont have much  At least got her something
243869
The best gift you can give her is time. Sometimes silence is best when you are not sure what to do. Meanwhile focus on yourself and invest your own time in learning skills you think will be useful to your life.
561667
well for one did you hand it to her personally? and if so and its been that long without a response then id say your out of luck or quite possibly she misplaced and forgotten about it... maybe you should try talking to her and see what happens... and take it from there on how she reacts
78187
Just think it shouldn't be YOU the only crying about not having the book.   (I know it probably doesn't go to the extenct of "crying", but I'm just saying).  Like my mom once told me, in a friendship, you shouldn't be the one that's negatively affected by something, because that way you're not getting anything out of the relationship.  Just tell her to buy one herself or for you, or give it back, or tell her that to give it back to you but if she needs it some other time, you'll lend it to her.
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I don't know how anonymous I am but here goes. I took a taxi to the mall to meet up with a distressed friend who was abandoned by her boyfriend. I met her tended to her and stupidly I had not enough money to get home. we went to McDonald's bought something off the dollar menu and I pulled 20$ of the charity box so we could get home. I felt so terrible that I did that, I went back the next week and put $40 in. What I did was disgusting.. i know.
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I had a similar boyfriend like you do - it is not as if he was stingy, he was just lazy, ignorant, and didn`t care for my feelings. After some time, we broke up, but I never did forgive him for not buying me b-day presents - it is not the present that is important, but the fact that the person who doesn`t buy ones have some deeper issues and doesn`t really match with my picture of ideal partner. You`ve been together for some time,I see,but better leave him now because he will never learn this lesson.Find another that will treat you nice! You deserve it, be aware of that!!!
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why dont u buy her a big box of candy?? im sure everyone likes candy!! and if u feel a gift card is too impersonal, im sure u can make a nice one with maybe some pics of u and her on diff occasions... whenever u have a budget in mind, its best to make the gift, rather than buy it-- that way the reciever knows u care and are not being cheap... so put in some effort and even if u have only enough money to buy giftwrap-- its got to have 'love in every stick' if u know what im sayin. =)
613907
Don't get him anything.. He already has a g/f.. So his g/f will get him somethin, then u will.. At the end he got 2 gifts, his g/f has him already and u will lose the money and will lose him! i say dont get him anything. That will make him think why didn't you?
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Happy Birthday!! Thats sweet that you think of your parents,,why not get them something  :O) I think we give the birthday person gifts to celebrate their life & the fact that they were brought into the world.Maybe you should get yourself a present~ a new bf,,lol.Pamper yourself today,,or go out & see what the wind blows your way,,see what the day shows you :O)
433132
Oh what a world.. to be so upset about not knowing what you want for christmas...  I would just chill you know your getting something cool already.. and just enjoy time with family and the gifts are a bonus
512291
Don't buy him anything. Bake him something. Or spend money on a fun event you guys can plan - something you can both enjoy and from which you can create memories. \n\nYou're only 13, broke, as you say, and your relationship is very new. Christmas is a time for celebrating life and the people in our lives. Don't let capitalism lure you into the stores and trick you into spending money you don't have. \n\nJust a little tip from me to you.