http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2006/02/14/532286.aspxI was reading Bob's Top 5 post on Valentine's Day , where he gives the typical male perspective on Valentine's day. Before I go on, I'll let the 2% of you who don't know the male perspective on Valentine's day spend some time reading his response. I shareen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2006/02/14/532286.aspx#532512Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:35:03 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:532512jesamIn theory, this sounds OK. &nbsp;But I think the reason these artificial celebration days have such a succes is that if guarantees that at least on those occasions there is a gift from one person to another. &nbsp;When practicing random gifts, with our busy and stressful lifes we could easily forget gifts and the net result would be that (almost) no gifts are exchanged bewteen loved ones. &nbsp;And when random gifts amount to less than Valentines Day + Birthday + Christmass, I think a male is in serious trouble ...http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2006/02/14/532286.aspx#532610Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:11:45 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:532610Alfred ThompsonA long the same lines, I have found that sending flowers to my wife while she is at work seems to be even more appreciated. I read once that many women like it when other women see them get gifts. I like to send my wife flowers on random days early in the week. That way she can keep them at work for a few days and bring them home on the weekend. <br>Also, giving gifts as an attempt to get out of trouble generally backfires. <br>A few lessons learned from a 29 year old marriage. :-) Your mileage may vary.http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2006/02/14/532286.aspx#532627Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:42:54 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:532627Wife PhCWell...his secret is out. &nbsp;As the recipient of Eric's random gifts I can honestly say I like this method better. &nbsp;We joked yesterday that the other advantage to random gift sending is that it is harder for giftee to know whether he is giving it because he is guilty of something. &quot;he never asks for seconds of my coffee!&quot; &nbsp; <br> <br>I also think it is much more thoughtful...any idiot can be reminded on V-Day to buy flowers...it takes someone who really thinks about me to send me something on a random day. <br> <br>Oh and this is something that is lasting...we are approaching 20 years of marriage in June and just passed our 25 years together and I get just as excited about these random gifts as ever.http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2006/02/14/532286.aspx#533264Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:15:32 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:533264Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]This is why I call you &quot;mack daddy&quot;.http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2006/02/14/532286.aspx#620890Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:05:07 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:620890Eric Gunnerson's C# CompendiumAs you get on in years, you feel the need to pass on your accumulated wisdom to the younger generation,...http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2006/02/14/532286.aspx#620893Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:05:32 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:620893Eric Gunnerson's C# CompendiumAs you get on in years, you feel the need to pass on your accumulated wisdom to the younger generation,...http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive/2006/02/14/532286.aspx#8579543Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:28:59 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8579543Relationship Compatibility<p>I was reading Bob's Top 5 post on Valentine's Day , where he gives the typical male perspective on Valentine's day. Before I go on, I'll let the 2% of you who don't know the male perspective on Valentine's day spend some time reading his response. I shar</p>