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So someone gave you a gift wrapped in sassy purple-and-gold paper with a fancy ribbon to top it all off. Just looking at it makes you feel all itchy and excited to find out what’s inside! Of course, you don’t want to act like a greedy kid on Christmas morning while everyone is watching you, so you just smile and say thanks as gracefully as possible while holding all the anticipation in. You wait while everyone is away—you hold the package in your hands—your lower lip might even tremble a bit while thinking about the goody inside—you tear the fancy wrap off…and a cheap picture frame you can buy at any department store for P80 pesos greets your eyes. Talk about a major letdown huh?

We’ve all had an experience like this at least once in our lives. We love getting gifts since they make us feel special, but sometimes gift-receiving tends to get pretty ugly. How? Well, the gift may be generic and useless. We know that the person is well-meaning but admit it, we want to scratch the person’s eye out for wasting money on something we can’t help but resent as decent human beings. Good intentions are cool, but there are such things as misled good intentions.

They say it’s the thought that counts in giving gifts, but if there is no thought in the first place, if there is just a mindless, automatic reaction to the occasion, then the gift would count for zilch. We **** receiving useless, generic gifts. Naturally, we shouldn’t give such gifts to other people. The idea behind giving gifts is to make the recipient feel special, not annoyed or resentful. That is why we should give practical gifts that the person can appreciate. The gift should be appropriate not only to the occasion but to the personality of the recipient as well. It need not be expensive, so long as it’s thoughtful and practical with the person’s needs in mind.

For example, if your friend loves to watch movies, giving a copy of his favorite film or something that he or she would like to watch is a good idea. If your friend tends to get stressed at work too much, a gift certificate to a spa is just perfect (plus it’s not that expensive! ). If your friend is particular, a pretty scarf or a flattering shade of lipstick may get you a lot of hugs.

For occasions such as wedding anniversaries or Valentine’s, a bunch of flowers never fail to do the trick. The keyword for such occasions is “romance” and nothing spells it better than a bouquet of fresh, high-quality flowers specially handpicked for the occasion. There are several shops that sell flowers both online and on the streets, wherein they offer delivery to your loved ones. Delivery is usually efficient and hassle-free, so you might want to try the delivery service of your chosen flower shop.

Remember, pour effort into giving gifts to the people you love. Make sure that the gift is thoughtful and practical, and who knows, the people around you may stop giving you picture frames on your birthday.

Timothy Spencer asked:


Boy and girl gets into an initially quiet fight, speaking in low tones, still not believing and a bit annoyed that they’re talking about what they’re talking about. Eventually, voices rise, hearts beat faster, and whatever disbelief and slight annoyance that these two lovers have about this little fight turns into bitterness, pain, and frustration. Eventually, one of them says the unspeakable words, the other hears it, and one walks out the door. It’s over.

A sleepless night follows when the girl and the boy couldn’t sleep, regretting the deed. Eventually, the girl hears a knock on the door. She doesn’t want to get up but she does. As she slowly twists the doorknob, the door reveals a contrite boy offering the reddest roses that he could find, and they embrace…

Cheesy right? You must have watched this scene in countless films and television shows since you could remember. You might have even experienced this yourself at some point in your life! The reason for the big fight, the faces, age, location, a million other details—they are different for every person, fictional or not, but the giving of flowers to say sorry and “I Love You” is always there. The thing is, the flowers are there for a reason and a good one at that.

There are times when a relationship can get very difficult for two people. There are various reasons for two lovers to want to end their relationship, reasons both simple and complex. Mistakes once made, while forgiven, are rarely forgotten. However, while there are infinite reasons to want to say goodbye, it only takes one reason to stay; as cliché as it may sound, this one reason is love. Some couples want to save their relationship for whatever its worth to them or to the world because they sincerely love each other. To emphasize the point, they give red roses to show just how much they care.

Where words fail, roses save the day. Red roses symbolize love—not petty love, but deep, passionate love. Giving roses is a practice that has survived centuries of changes in custom and tradition because of this immortal symbolism. After all, whenever a woman receives red roses, she feels special and loved. Giving those red roses can be the first step to save your relationship with the woman you love.

However, bear in mind that giving roses alone is NOT the only thing you have to do in order to save your relationship. You need to build the trust that you have lost, make the changes you need to make about yourself, and pour in effort into not making similar mistakes that you have made in the past.

Just remember: start anew with red roses.