I'm going to go off the beaten path here!!! I disagree with not doing anything!! My H doing something special for me on my B-day meant the world to me...and actually showed me who the real man in the picture was..and trust me, it' wasn't the BF, (who bought me a massage gift certificate, which he buys everyone the same thing..). If you've read any of my posts, my H and I had been apart for 4 months when my B-day came around. He went to great lengths to plan a special surprise for me. Dispite what others think, I still believe a small thoughtful gesture lets the other indivdual know that you at least care. Doing nothing, to me, simply says that you don't care. It's not the size or price of the gift, it's the thought put into it!! Being extravagant would push someone away, but I don't feel being thoughtful would. That's just my 2 cents. Bryan and I had this discussion in our posts a day or two ago, and I just have to stop and wonder at what point this mind game (gift/no gift) stops? I believe we all have to adjust it to our sitch. No one knows our H or WAW, better than we do...so we have to step into their minds for a moment (the old minds not the foggy ones..LOL) and think about how we should handle the sitch! It will truly be interesting to see, our stories that we have to share on the 15th!
Me 40, live in WAW H 39 married 9 yrs seperated 18 months, apart 7 months D 4, 16 S 6, 19