Have a MMArry Christmas!
Sometimes, Christmas reveals about others what your heart’s trying to cover. “Years ago, I was dating a guy for a few months when Christmas rolled around, so I splurged a bit and got him a GPS to help him find his way. Thoughtful, useful, but not too sentimental; it felt perfect for where the relationship was at the time. And he gave me…an MMA magazine. That had clearly been read. I do not like MMA. He, on the other hand, loved all things MMA. Trying to move on, I politely thanked him, set the magazine down, and refocused on the next gift.
“It was a DVD with the cellophane wrapper missing. He got a little quiet, then sheepishly volunteered, ‘I, uh, got bored so I watched the movie yesterday.’ I slowly responded, ‘So… you got me a magazine because you wanted to read it, and then watched the movie you got for me because you were bored?’ His only response was, ‘Well, yeah, I guess so.’ We broke up a week later.” We’re surprised Rachel stuck around for 7 whole days before calling it quits!