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Celebrate without buying gifts.
Why do you need to spend money to celebrate? Spend your time with people instead.
I 100% agree with this. Unfortunately it's also one of those things that a lot of people say but don't really mean. Like when they say it's OK for men to cry.
Oh this man cries, often. And this man thinks it’s completely natural, acceptable, and often enjoyable.
It's definitely OK for men to cry. Or, it's equally not okay for a woman to cry than a man. Lol
I totally cry.
I also tend to give gifts when I see something a friend would swoon over, and giving gifts for Christmas is weird.
I also don't really care about my masculinity or if I'm seen as sufficiently manly.
Same thought. I just said to people close to me that I don't want gifts neither for christmas nor for my birthday and I'll never want them. As a kid it makes sense, getting something you really want from someone else because you don't really have a serious job or money at all so it's one of the few chances to get something. Now if I want something I just buy it, otherwise I just don't want it. And if I can't buy it because it's expensive why would I want someone else to spend that kind of money? Plus all that thinking about what would be a good gift. And if it's about "showing you care about me" then really, just say merry christmas or happy birthday.
Everyone close to me knows I ain’t a holiday gift giver. I like giving surprises to people on the fly when they don’t expect it.
Personally I like giving other people gifts. It's part of the fun. Last year I got my brother a drone and he got me a thrifted, pit-stained t-shirt for a band I don't listen to that much. I don't care, I just like to give other people cool gifts!
Gifts can be made or affordable