Gifts That'll Make Your Significant Other Less Annoying
LatestThe holidays are here, bringing the promise of good cheer, the scent of fresh-baked cookies, and the steadily increasing stress over choosing the proper gift for your significant other. Then there are the stretches of quality time together, often in high-pressure environments like crowded airports, when mildly annoying little habits can blossom into relationship-wrecking deal-breakers.
So this Christmas, why not kill two birds with one stone and choose a gift that minimizes your darling dear’s most aggravating qualities?
DISCLAIMER: I feel no need to make my significant other less annoying. If anything, I am the annoying one. Please consider this a series of suggestions from the other side, some helpful hints for solving problems like Maria, straight from Maria.
Take into account the nature of your beloved’s annoyingness. Perhaps he/she is too chatty, yammering endlessly when you’d prefer a solid half-hour of time to yourself. Consider purchasing something to entertain them! For instance, the complete Twin Peaks on DVD. Or try True Detective Season One, on Blu-ray. The conspiracy theories should keep them occupied for weeks.
• Twin Peaks: The Complete Series, $54.40 via Amazon. True Detective [Blu-ray], $29.99, also available via Amazon.
Or perhaps there’s a specific habit that’s been bothering you for years. Smoking? Nose-picking? That annoying thing she does with her cereal bowl? Forgetting to close the door when he takes a dump? Why not try nudging them in the right direction with something like The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, by Charles Duhigg. So it’s subtle, not such a sledgehammer that the whole family will know you’re fighting about the nail-drumming thing again.
• The Power of Habit, $9.78 via Amazon.
Is your beau a filthy pig whose messes you are tired of mopping up? What better to put under the tree than self-propelled robot vacuum cleaner? Tis truly better to give than to receive. Ball out and buy the iRobot Roomba 880, because your honey deserves the finer things.
• iRobot Roomba 880, $699.99 from BedBathandBeyond.com.