The Christstollen Affair
Christmas rolled around this year, and it so happened that I had newly begun dating someone, so then the question arose of what is the proper gift etiquette for such a situation. It was new enough where anything too personal like home decor or mushy, romantic gifts would be inappropropriate, but also new enough that giving a meaningless object or a gift card would be too impersonal. Impersonal was definitely not the message that I wanted to send since I enjoyed going out on dates and conversing with this person. To give nothing seemed like a faux pas as well. It screamed disinterest which is not good messages to send while dating someone who actually peaks one’s interest. After pondering this question for awhile, I went to the all-knowing sage, my mom. Her response was, “Shit, I don’t know.” I do appreciate her tid bits of wisdom. After a long pause where sparks collided in the sage’s mind and auras converged, she responded in a deeply-knowing oracle voice tha...