September 2009 Weddings
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Gift Question

 
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Re: Gift Question

  • $400 is more than enough to spend on anyone for anything.  You bought the ticket for her, I say you're golden.  If you still feel obligated, get her a card and a bottle of wine or dinner to be consumed when you're hanging out on her bday, but no more!
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  • I would just get her something small and silly, more to cheer her up and make her laugh than anything else. 
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  • imagedbucks:
    I would just get her something small and silly, more to cheer her up and make her laugh than anything else. 

    I'd probably do something like this or what MB said, buy a card and bring over a bottle of wine or something when you meet up with her.  I thought she and best man were getting back together?

    You're still bigger than me for going back at all.  You'd definitely not obligated to buy her a gift.  But I also stopped doing bday gifts with my BFF years ago, so maybe I'm biased. 

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  • imagelneuner09:

    I'd probably do something like this or what MB said, buy a card and bring over a bottle of wine or something when you meet up with her.  I thought she and best man were getting back together?

    Oh they did.  Apparently Sunday night be broke up with her "for real" because the other 14 times in the last 6 weeks were for pretend.

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  • imagemaryandkirk0909:
    imagelneuner09:

    I'd probably do something like this or what MB said, buy a card and bring over a bottle of wine or something when you meet up with her.  I thought she and best man were getting back together?

    Oh they did.  Apparently Sunday night be broke up with her "for real" because the other 14 times in the last 6 weeks were for pretend.

    He broke up with her? Wtf? Isn't he the one who cheated? 

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  • imagedbucks:
    imagemaryandkirk0909:
    imagelneuner09:

    I'd probably do something like this or what MB said, buy a card and bring over a bottle of wine or something when you meet up with her.  I thought she and best man were getting back together?

    Oh they did.  Apparently Sunday night be broke up with her "for real" because the other 14 times in the last 6 weeks were for pretend.

    He broke up with her? Wtf? Isn't he the one who cheated? 

    um, right?!  Wasn't he the one begging her to stay last time?  Now he's breaking up with her?  This makes my head hurt....

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  • imagedbucks:
    imagemaryandkirk0909:
    imagelneuner09:

    I'd probably do something like this or what MB said, buy a card and bring over a bottle of wine or something when you meet up with her.  I thought she and best man were getting back together?

    Oh they did.  Apparently Sunday night be broke up with her "for real" because the other 14 times in the last 6 weeks were for pretend.

    He broke up with her? Wtf? Isn't he the one who cheated? 

    Oh yes.  She keeps going back for more.  Last night she told me she thinks she's moving out on Sunday but she couldn't say for sure because he was supportive of it when she told him, but he had to check with his mom to make sure.  Um, no.  Broken up means relationship in the past and any say in the move went away with the relationship.  And the fact that she's 27 and he's 28 means his mom has no reason to have any sort of say.  She's crazy.  I don't even want to go.

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  • imagemaryandkirk0909:
    imagedbucks:
    imagemaryandkirk0909:
    imagelneuner09:

    I'd probably do something like this or what MB said, buy a card and bring over a bottle of wine or something when you meet up with her.  I thought she and best man were getting back together?

    Oh they did.  Apparently Sunday night be broke up with her "for real" because the other 14 times in the last 6 weeks were for pretend.

    He broke up with her? Wtf? Isn't he the one who cheated? 

    Oh yes.  She keeps going back for more.  Last night she told me she thinks she's moving out on Sunday but she couldn't say for sure because he was supportive of it when she told him, but he had to check with his mom to make sure.  Um, no.  Broken up means relationship in the past and any say in the move went away with the relationship.  She's crazy.  I don't even want to go.

    Why does she need permission from his mom to move out? WTF?

    No fun silly gifts. Get her a straitjacket. 

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  • imagelneuner09:
    imagedbucks:
    imagemaryandkirk0909:
    imagelneuner09:

    I'd probably do something like this or what MB said, buy a card and bring over a bottle of wine or something when you meet up with her.  I thought she and best man were getting back together?

    Oh they did.  Apparently Sunday night be broke up with her "for real" because the other 14 times in the last 6 weeks were for pretend.

    He broke up with her? Wtf? Isn't he the one who cheated? 

    um, right?!  Wasn't he the one begging her to stay last time?  Now he's breaking up with her?  This makes my head hurt....

    It's like a bad soap opera. I need weekly updates on what's going on because I can never keep up! 

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  • I ditto DBucks with the straightjacket for this broad! Honestly though, the plane ticket is more than enough.  Although I'd also get a card and a bottle of wine as Nooner said and then just pour myself bigger glasses than hers to make it through the night :-P
  • I dont' know the backstory but from pp I would say buying the plane ticket home was very generous of you and I would agree, maybe a card and a bottle of wine would just be extras
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  • imageaStorie2009:
    I dont' know the backstory but from pp I would say buying the plane ticket home was very generous of you and I would agree, maybe a card and a bottle of wine would just be extras

    Quick recap:

    BFF, who is engaged, meets Best Man at our wedding.

    BFF and Best Man hook up at wedding.

    BFF breaks off engagement, begins seeing Best Man long distance (against our suggestions otherwise).

    1 year later BFF quits job, moves 2000 miles to a city she's never been in for more than 2 days at a time, in with Best Man.

    2 weeks later Best Man cheats on her with his coworker.

    Then for the last 10 weeks she's been in various stages of hysteria because their relationship is actually an abusive hate spiral partially caused by Best Man's bipolar disorder (which we warned her about and she didn't believe us because "he didn't seem crazy") and partially caused by BFF's pride which has not permitted her to admit that she imploded her life for no good reason and so they've stayed together- until Sunday.

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  • imagemaryandkirk0909:

    imageaStorie2009:
    I dont' know the backstory but from pp I would say buying the plane ticket home was very generous of you and I would agree, maybe a card and a bottle of wine would just be extras

    Quick recap:

    BFF, who is engaged, meets Best Man at our wedding.

    BFF and Best Man hook up at wedding.

    BFF breaks off engagement, begins seeing Best Man long distance (against our suggestions otherwise).

    1 year later BFF quits job, moves 2000 miles to a city she's never been in for more than 2 days at a time, in with Best Man.

    2 weeks later Best Man cheats on her with his coworker.

    Then for the last 10 weeks she's been in various stages of hysteria because their relationship is actually an abusive hate spiral partially caused by Best Man's bipolar disorder (which we warned her about and she didn't believe us because "he didn't seem crazy") and partially caused by BFF's pride which has not permitted her to admit that she imploded her life for no good reason and so they've stayed together- until Sunday.

     oh boy.. I say make sure if you get wine, to get one that you like more than she does so you can have more of it

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  • Special Snowflake here:

    Show up at her place with some booze and food. That would be the "gift" in my opinion. 

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