Is this standard or spewage?

[emonrad87]

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[lastchance]

I'm not much into Christmas either, but I am into love from a hot GF.

Ask your GF for ideas, and get something. You will get a "thank you."

Spend a hour or two, $30, and your GF will thank you even more b/c you don't celebrate Christmas.

Trust me on this one. Get some freaking presents.

Thanks for the reply. I've considered this. But feel that doing this would bring down their holidays. I'm very appreciate of them inviting me. And the last thing I want to do is have a negative affect on them.

And fwiw, my gf's family is not very religious either. My gf's Mother grew up Jehovah's Witness and never got to celebrate holidays. Now she kind of over compensates for not having holidays as a kid. She's a very nice person and I certainly can't blame her for this.

[Reef]

If the gifts are the kind that are obvious you had no part in it, go out and get your own. If they're general things, just give her the 80.

You're spending christmas at THEIR house. You will look an ass if you go halves with your girlfriend. The most basic of manners requires that you come bearing gifts. This has nothing to do with "Christmas BS", it's just something that decent people do, like bringing a bottle of wine to dinner or a plate of something to a party.

Plus you'll get hot sex fom your grateful GF in her parent's house. That's [censored] awesome. The chance of getting caught makes it very memorable.

[emonrad87]

Upon thinking it over more, just get them some flowers (poinsettas are very good for Christmas), and a food basket/wine type of thing. That will be very acceptable for thanking them for hospitality, but you don't have to go all out on the holiday thing.

[jba]

get a board game for the family

or a DVD and a couple packages of popcorn

just get them something small.. The name on the card thing is pretty lame, they're going to know what's up..

[ebranig]

Get a nice, big housewarming gift. Maybe a big thing of chocolates for everyone to share. ($30-$40)

[fyodor]

If you are prepared to give the gf $80 just go out and get the mother a gift. Get her a gift basket of bath stuff and spend about $40.

It will cost you less and make you look better. No need to get everyone in the family something.

[fnord_too]

Buy them gifts. Also try to help out while you are there (like help clean up after dinner, maybe even cook a meal if you have the aptitude). Being a gracious guest is almost always far and away the right play. In no way is it spewage to buy gifts if you can afford to. If you are stumped for gift ideas, things like coffee and coffee paraphanalia are usually safe and welcome gifts if they are coffee drinkers. Going halfsies with the gf is pedestrian, don't do it, put in the (small) extra effort.