That part is relatable. I'm assuming they only did it to spare her feelings, though they should have at least tried to get into it and start reading it.
Grill dodged a bullet with this one. This anon seems to be really dumb. What kind of person never opens a gifted book, let alone one that is a gift from a girl? A person that doesn't read shit, that kind of person. She was clearly above him.
Well, I got one once during a secret santa event. Put it on my to read list and never came around to it. Then I lent it to a friend and he told me, that there is a note for me inside, that I didn't know about.
Plot twist: the grill who gave him the book was actually just the lady who works at the books store. The "romantic note" was a receipt for the 10 volumes of Shota manga Anon had them special order for him. When he saw that it said "please shop with us again" at the bottom he almost fainted.
Well it's a good thing these stories are fake. The first time I heard it was from a standup comic where his grandma gave him a bible when he went off to college and she said to read it any time he needed money. In the pages was a note telling him to fuck off.
Gifting someone something and taking the time to write a thoughtful note is a very nice thing people do for each other.
Typically you respond in kind with a “thank you for the gift and the card/note/well wishes attached”.
These are what would be considered “polite social norms”.
The girl slipping a note in to the gift and saying her feelings also is not crazy. It can be hard to put yourself out there.
HOWEVER if someone straight snubs your gift it’s gonna be shitty even if it’s from a friend. He snubbed her, she got the message even if he didn’t know he was answering.
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StrongHorseWeakNeigh@lemmy.world · 236 pts · 2y
Serinus@lemmy.world · 102 pts · 2y
And then blatantly lying about it.
Empricorn@feddit.nl · 11 pts · 2y
That part is relatable. I'm assuming they only did it to spare her feelings, though they should have at least tried to get into it and start reading it.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Yeah, I'll give any book 50-ish pages.
macisr@sh.itjust.works · 226 pts · 2y
Grill dodged a bullet with this one. This anon seems to be really dumb. What kind of person never opens a gifted book, let alone one that is a gift from a girl? A person that doesn't read shit, that kind of person. She was clearly above him.
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 36 pts · 2y
fibojoly@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 2y
Nature taking its course.
Sodis@feddit.de · 8 pts · 2y
Well, I got one once during a secret santa event. Put it on my to read list and never came around to it. Then I lent it to a friend and he told me, that there is a note for me inside, that I didn't know about.
Yeller_king@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 2y
Secret Santa is clearly not the same as a gift from someone you're romantically interested in, though.
Sodis@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y
True, but he wasn't, she was.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Could've just never got around it. "I'll check it out tomorrow", then days turn to weeks and so on. Happens
iAvicenna@lemmy.world · 75 pts · 2y
plot twist: it was actually a girl the whole time and not a grill
RobotFK@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 2y
This has me Stoked
runeko@programming.dev · 9 pts · 2y
Anon was on fire!
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 2y
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world · 73 pts · 2y
Plot twist: the grill who gave him the book was actually just the lady who works at the books store. The "romantic note" was a receipt for the 10 volumes of Shota manga Anon had them special order for him. When he saw that it said "please shop with us again" at the bottom he almost fainted.
Mac@mander.xyz · 69 pts · 2y
This makes me irrationally angry lol
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 2y
Don't worry, it's not real.
Baines@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
sounds real autistic
RealFknNito@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Read that as acoustic and was wondering what music we were listening to.
oce@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 2y
The lamentations of the people getting triggered as intended by op.
SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y
People will really say that even the most normal ass green texts are fake huh
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y
Yes. Literally nothing on 4chan is real. Is it your first day on the internet or something?
Cowbee@lemmy.ml · 63 pts · 2y
100% deserved, at least open the fucking gift and don't lie to her about doing so. Girl dodged a huge bullet.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 2y
Sounds like she wanted it but was committed to taking the advice of that John Waters quote
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
“I’ve always been willing to sell out. It’s just that no one has been willing to buy”
Ah yes, a timeless quote.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
I meant the one about gatekeeping sex on bookreading but that could work too
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Anon meant so much to her she couldn’t ask if he found the note?
Asafum@feddit.nl · 31 pts · 2y
How is it her fault that he couldn't even be bothered to open a present from someone?
He sounds like he deserves to be single.
RealFknNito@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
Well it's a good thing these stories are fake. The first time I heard it was from a standup comic where his grandma gave him a bible when he went off to college and she said to read it any time he needed money. In the pages was a note telling him to fuck off.
Soulg@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Anthony Jeselnik. Fantastic comic
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 2y
Anon should've probably at least opened the book but she also put all her hopes into that single note. Pretty silly move
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 2y
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I mean if she wanted to know how he felt about her
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I mean yeah, simplest would've been just to ask. The book and the note was a cute idea but didn't quite play out the way she was hoping lol
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
Gifting someone something and taking the time to write a thoughtful note is a very nice thing people do for each other.
Typically you respond in kind with a “thank you for the gift and the card/note/well wishes attached”.
These are what would be considered “polite social norms”.
The girl slipping a note in to the gift and saying her feelings also is not crazy. It can be hard to put yourself out there.
HOWEVER if someone straight snubs your gift it’s gonna be shitty even if it’s from a friend. He snubbed her, she got the message even if he didn’t know he was answering.
This is normal human behavior folks.
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Its probally for the best If its not writen by cory doctrow Why even bother.
SomeGuy69@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
This would haunt me forever til near suicide. I'd remember this whenever I feel alone...which would be hourly.
Edit: I'm talking about that missed once in a lifetime opportunity by being stupid.
runjun@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
No, it wouldn’t because you would at crack open the book. It’s extremely common to write a note in the first few pages of a gifted book.
bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
Don't worry, you will find something else that will haunt you forever.
arin@lemmy.world · -16 pts · 2y
Book sucks tho, Anon dodged a weirdo
SomeGuy69@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
It doesn't matter at all if the book sucked.
arin@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
Clearly it did for him. What if it was about horoscopes and the healing powers of birthday stones and essential oils?
SomeGuy69@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
These books have no plot.