Would You Date Someone Who Doesn't Celebrate Holidays? (friend, partner, relations)
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I dunno if someone has already started a thread about this. If so please forgive me. I have talked to a guy recently and he says he doesn't celebrate "Pagan" holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, V-Day etc.) Would that be a dealbreaker for you to move forward with someone? For me, it took me back some because I remember having a foster parent who was a Jehovah's Witness. Didn't celebrate anything, and not only that, but she was an evil person on top of that, but that's beside the point. I like my holidays, especially Thanksgiving because I look at it as a time to be with family. Anyways, what is your take on it?
Well, is he really strict about it? Does he just not celebrate them or does he rigorously reject them?
I don't celebrate those days either but if somebody invites me for Thanksgiving, I will go. Maybe he will, too?
I'm glad I wasn't too shallow to not want to go any further. He texted me saying those thing, and when I didn't answer back, he said "Well it looks like your interest level took a nosedive"
Regardless of whether it is shallow or not....
Why is it so bad to be considered shallow? What is wrong with being shallow?
It seems to me that basically made this thread to ask everyone to validate that you were not "shallow" or, in other words...
OP: "I don't like this guy for reasons X, Y and Z, but I'm still a good person, right??"
I'm not the type who celebrates holidays wasn't my thing and still isn't. However, Thanksgiving and Christmas is family time and I celebrate it because it means a lot of to my mother.
Although I have nothing against a person not celebrating a given holiday (or any holidays), I don't think I could date such a person as holidays are such a big part of my life, LOL.
I'm already planning and buying Halloween decor. And no, I'm not lying.
Actually, because he knows me so well, my husband got me fake tombstones for Christmas.
I just can't even see it working out...me + a no-holidays person...I even leave out candy "from the Leprechaun". Everybody jokes, "JerZ, it's almost Arbor Day, don't you have some giant tree party all set up yet?" I'll celebrate ANYTHING...
I stopped celebrating all holidays, Im just not a festive person, plus I dont like celebrating religious holidays because Im non religious, so I definitely dont celebrate Christmas or Easter
most holidays are so commercialized , they try to make people spend more money because it's a holiday!
Valentines Day sale, Black Friday sale, Christmas sale, Presidents day sale, Easter sale, Fourth of July Sale, Memorial Day sale, Labor day sale! Back to School sales, they try to make people feel they have to celebrate and spend money and use the holiday as an excuse to spend more.
Yes I like parties and gatherings, it's not so much about the "holiday" itself but what it represents which is family/friends coming together. I don't celebrate Easter but Christmas and thanksgiving has more to do with family vs religious reasons.
Whatever is important to you does not have to be explained period. Like someone else stated if some people view it as shallow so be it. A lot of people think Valentines day is lame, stupid, whatever but that isn't going to stop me from celebrating it because it's important to me and it doesn't matter how anyone else feels about it.
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