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My best friend, who is simultaneously dating two guys she met via OkCupid, had a birthday this week—and both men got her the same card.
No joke. They both presented her with the same awful pink greeting card fit for a 13-year-old, white glittery cakes and all.
She wondered “What is it about this card that screams ‘ME’?”
Silly girl. They weren’t thinking about you! They were getting the job done—at Walgreens—on their way to the date.
Now men, here’s the thing about women: they LOVE cards. They send cards for every occasion—and sometimes for no reason at all! They collect them at the trendy gift stores that pepper cities and suburbs (I bet you didn’t even know these existed!). They buy them online—individually and in packs—and they even give each other stacks of cards as gifts hoping that one of the twelve will land back in their hands one day. They’re obsessed. (If you don’t believe me, ask any engaged female about her wedding invitations. You’ll find yourself entrenched in a thirty-minute monologue.)
Given this valuable new information, here is what I suggest: buy a handful of birthday cards online and stash them away until these golden moments arrive…when you can present a woman you’re dating a beautiful, unique, age-appropriate card (preferably letterpress).
Where? Here:
Hello Lucky! – Hip letterpress cards
Modern Paper Goods – A variety of cool & classy cards
The Great Lakes – Sweet hand drawn & printed cards
Someecards – Snarky cards (if she likes that kinda thing)
A magical card like this will do many things. All at once it will shout “Happy Birthday,” “I have good taste,” and “I thought of you ahead of time!” And it might also inspire your birthday gal to sport her birthday suit.
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