It’s so creepy how many older guys expect something or want to meet on Valentine’s Day. Couldn’t they just quietly go home for once? Chocolate costs money too—do I really have to give them some?
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The return gifts are always this mediocre chocolate, and some older guys even asked for chocolate but gave me nothing in return. Only about two of them gave me more than double what I spent. I try not to bring up Valentine’s Day, but these older guys keep bringing it up in this awkward, persistent way.
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Has the tradition of giving obligation chocolate fallen out of fashion?
Anything is fine. If you just give him some obligation chocolate without overthinking it, I think he’ll be happy.
That said, 100-yen chocolate would be a little too obvious, so something in the 500–1,000 yen range should be about right.
At that price, you can probably forgive him even if he doesn’t give you anything in return. If you can’t,
just hand it to him with a smile and say, “I’m expecting double in return!”
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From my perspective, I’m also puzzled by your question.
Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean that women have to give men chocolate anymore—that’s not the way things are these days.
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Who exactly is the questioner angry at? Their company, or the people they work with?
If you don’t want to, simply don’t give them anything.
Just be unfriendly, cold, and expressionless, and say, “I don’t do that sort of thing.” After that, those older guys probably won’t be able to ask again.
Though you’ll be trading that for smooth workplace relationships, lol. It sounds like it’d be hard to work there.
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If one small piece of chocolate is enough to put her in a good mood, I think it’s worth giving her one. Just pick one up for her while you’re buying something for someone else.
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Let’s give him something to dream about.
If you give him a cute little chocolate, you might get something nice in return.
There is a risk he’ll get the wrong idea,
but, well…
you can always let him misunderstand in just the right way and hope for a return several times greater.
Akari
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I deal with anything I can solve with money or material things right away, so I can make time to think about what really matters.
In this case, buying a roughly 1,000-yen box of chocolates would settle it. Problem solved in an instant.
It seems like you’re unnecessarily going along with their awkward hesitation and only making yourself frustrated.
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You don’t have to give anything just because you feel like you should—why not give something only to the people you genuinely want to?
I absolutely love chocolate, so I tend to buy some this time of year anyway. If anyone would like some, I’d be happy to give it to them!
Whether I get anything in return or not, I give it as a token of my appreciation.
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