Gifts and Relationships.

Most relationships aren't symmetric at all. Even though romantic or love relationships might appear to work the same for both parties, this is almost never true. I say I love you, and then you say you love me too. The one who said it first is always the more vulnerable and the more forthcoming one. Most people would presumably prefer to be loved than love. That's what sounds cooler today, and that's what makes hip nowadays. Similarly, it's supposedly better to receive gifts than to be the one giving the gift.

Personally, those two examples are just not my case. Having someone to scream out your name and cry for you and text message you everyday and night might sound appealing, but not to me. This is just someone who wants my attention, another person to bother me. Nobody likes to be bothered. The same goes for gifts. It's very nice to gain something, hopefully something that'll be usefull, and that you'd have bought yourself, hadn't it been a gift. However, giving an unexpected and carefully chosen gift to someone important to you is just priceless.

That's just me, you know? I'd rather be head over heels for someone, and I've just got an email thanking me for a gift I took several years to choose.