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Give me an honest answer posted: 11/19/09 at 9:24 PM
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This is what I gave my ex for our first anniversary a few years ago: I used his full name to write him a poem. I used his first, middle and last names and it was 3 paragraphs. I used each letter of his name to start each sentence and each sentence was one line. I used Microsoft word to make it look nice and neat. I then bought a frame to put it and I gift wrapped it. The whole poem made sense of course. All the paragraphs were connected. Truthfully, I took me 2 days to make it up but it took me hours to think and come up with things that were from my heart that I wanted him to know. I did it all by myself with no help of any kind.
My question is, how many of you guys would appreciate something like that? He never talks about it. I am asking because guys see things differently than us. I know it's something I'd love.
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posted: 11/19/09 at 10:46 PM
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Quite honestly, since you probably put a lot of effort into doing this I would have said something like: Fantastic, what a surprise, did you really do this by yourself? I can't believe, thank you so much.
But I would not loved the idea. Sorry to be painfully direct but you asked to be honest. It's just my personal point of view.
Regards
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posted: 11/20/09 at 1:02 AM
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As others have indicated...I would appreciate the time and care you put into expressing your love. But that isn't something that's going to make me go WOW.
Often times men and women have very different ideas of what a nice gift is. But often times men will go along with it to avoid hurting your feelings. So the truth rarely get's spoken that guys don't want poems, scrapbooks and tokens of memories.
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posted: 11/20/09 at 2:55 AM
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My wife wrote me a poem once, but it was deliberately funny and made me laugh so I kept it and reread it. I was very touched and impressed by her efforts.
My ex-girlfriend wrote me a long, serious, gushing love letter that made far less of an impression and actually made me cringe a little because it was so over-the-top.
So to be honest, I think that gushing love letters tend not to go over that well with some guys ...but if you can inject a little humor into it you might get a different result.
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posted: 11/21/09 at 3:44 PM
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One of my ex-girlfriends from high school would write me letters while she was in class and then give them to me in between periods so I could read them in the next class. Most of them I would read once, shove into a compartment in my backpack and then eventually throw away. One of those, however, almost got me in trouble because I was laughing so hard from reading it. Needless to say, that was the only I kept. I'd read it periodically when I needed to be cheered up.
So, no matter what it is, if you put effort and love into doing it he will appreciate the gesture and you for doing it. However, I wouldn't expect him to love and treasure the poem for all time.
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posted: 11/21/09 at 5:12 PM
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Well, I'm a guy, and that's the kind of thing I'd do (though as an artist I'd probably add another touch like putting it against an illustrated background) and, yes, I'd like getting something like that as a present. Infact, I'd be overjoyed because it would mean they liekd me as much as I did them to go to those lengths.
So there are different types of men out there would will take it differently, I guess is the message.
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And I will become the sea
And the sea will come to kiss me, for I am going home
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posted: 11/21/09 at 5:15 PM
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| And I'm actually surprised at some of the responces here like "I'd think it was a bit odd" or that it isn't something that would impress them. I guess I'm more different than I thought!
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And when the time comes I will become the sky
And I will become the sea
And the sea will come to kiss me, for I am going home
Nothing can stop me now...
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