<p>Christmas cards mailed, gifts wrapped and under the tree, house is immaculate and waiting for out-of-state house guests, umpteen trips to the grocery (by the way, I work full time)…and this morning he asked me what I might like for Christmas! Is this normal??</p>
<p>Yup! H comes from a long line of non-shoppers</p>
<p>Far too normal.</p>
<p>Can husbands respond too? :-)</p>
<p>I’m a woman and I plan to start my Christmas preparations – including shopping for gifts – this weekend. What can I say? Thanksgiving was late this year. </p>
<p>It is comforting to know that I am not alone! I feel like I knock myself out every year to make it special for everyone. I think I will pour myself a glass of wine and enjoy some Christmas music - something for myself!</p>
<p>I’m surprised he asked!
i just buy my own and ask H to get me one easily found thing.
But for that he will wait till the 23rd or even the 24th.
However since he saves all his presents and cards, especially if they are from me or the kids, I don’t expect him to be a great gift giver. He is a good gift reciever. He even has the first Christmas present I bought him, 4 months after we met, which was a pr of ski gloves.
They are now a 38yr old pair of ski gloves!
actually still in good shape but materials have improved immensely.</p>
<p>My wife’s husband has started. </p>
<p>Earrings, perfume (one cheap and one expensive) Do not ask me she likes them both and a gift card she can use towards a digital camera. She wants to select her own. Also a Christmas ornament. We buy each other one every year.</p>
<p>Haha! H just asked “how do you log onto the computer and can you show me how to buy something on the Internet?”. Obviously he is trying to avoid even getting in the car to go shop for somethkng this year</p>
<p>H ordered something last night, of course not for me. For one of his hobbies. He read the cc number wrong! They called back and I corrected. </p>
<p>I incorrectly thought he could order his stuff on his own. </p>
<p>Remarkably…my husband has done his shopping for our kids…and himself! He always does shopping for my gift on Christmas Eve. They expect him to close the stores…and they expect me the following week returning all,the wrong size clothes!</p>
<p>ksm–you have my sympathy. My H is a non-gifter. Or a pathetically thoughtless gifter. And a non-participant in holiday festivities in general.
How long have you been married? He is not going to change. Don’t let this make you unhappy. (Think of something else that he IS good at. . .) Just buy yourself what you want. That’s what I do now. I already have my gift and it is exactly what I wanted. </p>
<p>My wife’s husband is done with shopping for BOTH her birthday (this week) and for Christmas and in less than 2 hours, too. Folow these quick and easy steps:</p>
<p>1) Get her drunk (accompanied by a fine early dinner)
2) Take her to her favorite department store (which is next door to the movie hall)
3) When she was not looking give the credit card number to the sales agent in advance (just like a secret agent would do)
4) Ask her opinion on which (v. expensive) items she likes (and allow her the sticker shock)
5) Pick up the bags on the next day</p>
<p>She falls for this every year.</p>
<p>Mr B has been shopping - vicariously - all month long. 
He says I should buy 3 things, give them to him, he will choose one, wrap it and put it under that tree (and send the other two back). That way, we will kill two birds with one boomerang - there will be an element of surprise, but I will love my gift. Now, shall it be a pair of Tributes, Rockstuds, it just some boring Chanel flats? Mr B has fantastic taste in shoes! 
Kidding. I have no idea what will end up under that tree!! :)</p>
<p>I know mine has <br>
I got an early gift the other day…and I have seen some boxes</p>
<p>Haven’t even started yet (as usual).</p>
<p>Last year, my husband and I went shopping downtown on Christmas Eve morning. It was so much fun! We are going to make it an annual tradition.</p>
<p>We don’t do “shopping” for each other any more. But if one of us wants something, we talk it over and decide if it’s financially doable. My good camera broke this fall; he insisted on replacing it right away. I like this very much. The last thing either of us need is pressure or expectations (or stuff we don’t need!)</p>
<p>Nope. Has one thing I got for him to give me bit has not done anything else yet. Not until next week Tues or Wed. </p>
<p>My H starts Christmas shopping in July. He is the most organized person on the planet. So he’s been done for weeks. He is not normal, I know.</p>