He loves me, he loves me not... he loves me, he loves me not...

It amazes me after almost 3 years how little my man knows me... I guess it's just that he's a man... they are from Mars afterall... but I'm beyond perplexed...

My birthday was last week... I'd almost rather he have forgotten it... instead, he gets me flowers... it's the one gift I've always had issues with... I may by them for others, those that I know appreciate them... but to me they seem to be the worst waste of money possible. If someone outside of my household income makes the purchase, so be it... they're beautiful and a nice thought... but sheesh... the last thing I want my household budget extended for is something that will die three days later... in fact, I'm looking at a once beautiful, wilting bouquet now.

He said he knew I didn't like flowers... but that he was still looking for my actual gift and hadn't quite found it yet... well, he found it, and this weekend presented me with two cute little jewelry boxes. Did I want a jewelry box... YES... I'd been hinting in that direction the entire time we've been together, and the only reason I never bought myself one was because he always said he had no idea what to get me, and I thought I'd be nice and leave it to him. He said he bought both because he wasn't sure which I would want of the two. I couldn't very well tell him that neither of them were what I had in mind, so I picked one. Apparently the opposite of the one he said he would have gotten. Luckily their small enough I could make use of both of them. They certainly are better looking than the shoebox I had been using to stash my pretties... but far from the one I had in mind... I still have nothing to hang necklaces on... guess I'm just destined for a life of untangling chains... I certainly can't ask for another jewelry box now... and I'm sure it would be rude of me to go by my own now...

Why do I care about these things? Why does it matter that he knows so little about me? Heck, maybe it's just the 'woman' in me... we are from Venus afterall...