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Rule No. 131 - You never want to give a man a present when you know he's feeling good. You want to do it when he's down.

Okay, so I just put the rule into search on google and got these results: 



Um, okay. Not what i was expecting. Basically, don't give your guy a present when he's down cause then you wont be able to trap him and make him marry you, wait till he's really depressed before you give him something. 


For real? No, I'm gonna go with no. Let's pretend I didn't do that search. I wouldn't go as far as saying NEVER give someone a present when you know they are happy. That's a little extreme. What I would say is maybe a present is more appreciated when you don't feel on top of the world. But seriously, who doesn't like getting presents, happy or sad? Present giving should be something that you want to do from your heart, not so that you can manipulate a situation to suit you. I guess, being the President of the United States, I get where Lyndon Johnson was coming from, but I don't think it is good advice. Unless you in politics, then you can use all the tricks and get away with it.
Last Sunday I ran my second biggest race ever (big to me) and just before the race I was given a present that had come from Mr Potato Head. I wasn't feeling down, but I was pretty nervous and I can tell you that the present definitely helped. Besides having all the necessary energy boosting bits and much better socks than I had on, it made me smile. For a moment I forgot how far I was running and just enjoyed the moment (and energy sweets). 

 So what I'm saying is presents are awesome and you shouldn't have to wait for someone to feel down to give it to them. Unless you have a strange motive. Or you are the President.
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Anonymous said…
Ahhh Suze :)

My heart swells...this rule feels like a present to me.

Mr. Potato Head
4 September 2013 at 17:23
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