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I'm not materialistic at all and I'm actually not a huge fan of getting gifts, however, I need other people's opinions on a discussion a friend and I were having. Even feeling as if a lot of holidays are just commercialized and are just meant to make sales on flowers and presents, I would get upset if the guy I'm seeing doesn't do something for, say, Valentine's Day (since it's coming up). I wouldn't expect a teddy bear the size of my car, a dozen roses, and dinner at a ridiculously expensive restaurant, but maybe a card and having the two of us make dinner together would be absolutely perfect. My friend feels as if it's not a big deal if a boyfriend or girlfriend chooses not to do something for you on holidays, citing the fact that most couples show their appreciation for each other on a regular basis and it isn't necessary to give each other special treatment on holidays. I still would be sad if my guy didn't even acknowledge that it was a special day. I'm wondering how other people feel about this.

I've been going out with my partner for nearly three years and his family are amazing. At the beginning of the relationship his younger sister and I used to get along, all of us would sit up watching movies, she used to call me her sister.
My parents have never been a big fan of my boyfriend and have caused problems between us from the off set. Causing my partner stress and last year it hit breaking point, my partner had a wondering eye and thoughts about someone I knew. My parents went off the scale (the people who have abused me for years.) they banned me near him, twisting stories, even tried beating the care I had for my partner out of me, little did I know they had been sending my partner and his family death threats leading up to his incident. The confusion got so bad I ended up taking an overdose.

It was then apparent that I couldn't live in the same house as my parents anymore, so my partners family took me in, everything was going fine, everything was working out. I started working but I had to get up at unusual times. the movie nights continued with his sister, but it was getting later, my partners Mother had a word with his sister saying that we needed our space and that I was at work so I needed to go bed early little to my knowledge. That was last Christmas Eve. so that was strike one.

On Christmas day last year his parents got me equal presents to her. this seemed to be strike 2 and on boxing day we took her shopping, she liked a teddy, to which I got her and she said she didn't want it. she was very distant from me which was unusual. since then she has just gotten worse, she cannot stand to even be in the same room as me. she daggers me, ignores me, I've just changed my job to full time hours and it is late and early starts, so my partners room isn't the tidiest and she will comment on it. her best friend hates me his sister has even got a close family friend to try and split us up.

His Mum told me his sister thinks I've taken him away? How?