[Ben Lahnger]

Originally Posted by JCC

That was a pretty long-winded way of saying that I'm right, you should just say "You're right, JCC".

Incorrect. That was me proving once again how wrong-headed you can be. But I can't fault you much for your adolescent inexperience.

On the other hand ...

Originally Posted by gothicusmaximus

CCT even said lingerie would have been a fine choice for an anniversary.

... is not even close to the same meaning as:

Originally Posted by Crying_Crimson_Tears

But he got the hint, he said he will save that type of thing for anniversaries only.

I note with my years of experience reading English as a means of communication that there is a vast difference contextually between you expression "fine choice" and her designation that he should save that kind of thing for anniversaries "only". Note that "fine choice" indicates an interest or willingness to receive the item in question, perhaps even a longing for it, while "only" sounds like the equivalent of "give it to me that one day a year, if you must."

Originally Posted by gothicusmaximus

Pretty sure the implication is that she finds this arrangement acceptable.

So the fact that you parsed this "implication" this way, along with the fact that you characterized the gift as a "joke" when clearly it upset her, lets me know who the clueless poster on this subject is.

You think you're just yanking people's chains for a laugh? All I can hear is your knuckles dragging every time you come out of your cave.