annoying greeting card...
By maryannemax
@maryannemax (12154)
Sweden
December 15, 2006 1:52am CST
when i was still in highschool, my first boyfriend handed me a christmas card. i was so happy. however, when i opened it, my smile was erased on my face. the penmanship wasn't his. it's his bestfriend's handwriting. i was upset then. i hate receiving cards who was written in behalf of the one sending it (unless he/she is incapable of writing). have you ever experienced it, too?
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9 responses
@shi_2000_21 (2680)
• India
15 Dec 06
it is not a big matter as you are making it. May be his friends has written in the card but the thoughts could be your boyfriends.
@maryannemax (12154)
• Sweden
15 Dec 06
as for me, whenever i send cards to friends and relatives, i put effort on it. i write down myself my own dedication. i want them to feel that it's really me who's writing.
@crimsonblues (1191)
• United States
2 Mar 07
Maybe his handwriting is bad and he wanted it to be special..If I have an important letter to send, I'll have my mom write it sometimes - my handwriting isnt as pretty as hers.
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
28 Mar 07
No, it never happened to me. I understand why you were annoyed. You know his permanship that's why you recognized it immediately. Your boyfriend did it wrong. Yes, I agree with you.
@meljessxena (2315)
• Australia
3 Mar 07
i like when i receive a card off someone and know that the thoughts were from them, and i usually write on mine, unless i am busy and have no time to write on there i might ask my mum to write on them, but if its a card for my bf or a birthday card i write on it myself no matter what. just the feeling that i did it feels right and good, if you know what i mean.
@adidas7878 (1891)
• United States
3 Mar 07
that is horrible and meaningless is like someone brough you a present and you regift it and give it to someone else it is kinda pointless, i wouldnt like it if someone do that to me too. it is not come from the heart.
@vega83 (6340)
• Bahrain
3 Mar 07
i totally get where you're coming from,
this happened to me, when i was in the 9th grade and my boyfriend gave me the most wonderful valentine's day greeting card, and then i opened it.
i was first really ticked off and then just really annoyed at his stupidity, the whole point of a greeting card is to make it personal if you add something of your own, if you don't want to add something by yourself, that's what hallmark is for, they've already done the job for you, just sign your name at the end, that's enough for me.
But no, he had someone write something down, which made me wonder, did he even have any contribution to the beautiful words that now mean nothing to me, because they aren't in his handwriting? It's doubtful, guys can be so stupid sometimes, would a girl really care about how bad his writing is, or would she care more that some of his random friend was writing special notes in his writing to her.
Grow up, boys!!
ofcourse that was just in high school, but still, i remember i had a brain in high school.
Well, i'm glad that's over.
@kokopelli (4842)
• United States
27 Feb 07
i agree that's annoying. personal messages must be written personally by the person him/herself. i'm glad i haven't experienced that, or at least nothing that i know of, hehe.
@cr1st1nel (3564)
• Romania
26 Dec 06
I have received some greeting cards but all of them came from the person which gave to me. And that person wrote too the words which were dedicated to me. Good luck and only good words on greeting cards!
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
3 Mar 07
I responded to a beautifully written profile on a dating site. The sentiments expressed were quite profound and very loving and caring. it was so different to the norm. I got in touch and we spoke on the phone and then met, i was very taken with this chap and ready to trust him and get closer to him. But when we started to use messenger, I got a shock...he could barely write a sentenceand his spelling was attrocious. He had copied his profile from something he had found on-line and a lady friend had helped him put it all together. He explained that he thought this was ok because he agreed with it. I gave him the benefit of the doubt but in time discovered he was shallow and self centred. He's now just a vague memory. LOL












