The longer a ralationship lasts,the less likely to spend money on your partner

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@gxnfly (1147)
China
March 17, 2008 10:21pm CST
It seems that the longer a ralationship lasts,thet less likely you are to spend large sums of money on your partner,according a poll by RBS advantar. It shows that 53 percent of the unmarried but living together are willing to spend 100 pound on a gift of Chrisrtmas for their partner ,while only 31 percent of the married couple are willing to spend that much.And it's worse ,when you are married for a long time and have children,fancy gifts are replaced by practical ones. I believe that's true ,cos I can prove it by the fact that I have been with my boyfriend for 4 years.We are more practical less romantic than we were used to be.He don't buy flowers for me anymore.But I don't think it's bad.We have know each other for a long time ,there is on need to buy fancy expensive gift to impress each other.We are more practical ,cos we are more care about life ,we think about the future . So,what 's your opinion about this ?
2 responses
@bcote212 (1112)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I have been with my partner for 5 years. I still make sure to go out and buy flowers, cook dinner and romantic things like that. I think that once you are living with someone some people just get comfortable with their surroundings. I prefer to try to do something romantic at least once every single day. But I guess that I am not like most people. I cherish everything that I have in my life, and want my partner to know it. i dont however believe that it takes lots of gifts to show your partner that you love them. Just telling them, or making them dinner, or writing a love letter to them. Thats a real relationship, all the gifts are just objects. In a relationship what you really need to give the the other person in your heart.
@azahari33 (221)
• Malaysia
18 Mar 08
I agree. Whenever I start a new relationship, i tend to spend a huge amount of money. it seems that every oter day i'd go out, have dinner with my partner, watch a movie or so. But then, once things start to settle down, we tend to go out less, spend more time at home watching tv or reading. We don't spend money as much as we used to.