I hope you did not misunderstand me. I believe in general that most women, most people are appreciative of things done for them. But there are a significant number of women for whom it is never enough. I will tell you about my ex-wife. We were married 10 years and 7 or 8 of them were good, if not ideal. She was originally from Minsk. Had a good relationship with her family. Her sister had married an man from the UK and they were visiting us for Christmas (this was about 4 years into the marriage). I helped the brother-in-law find a present for his wife (the sister) at a local jewelry store. He found something he liked but was very frugal, not wanting to spend too much money. When he gave her the present, she was very happy, wore the pendant immediately. On my ex-wife I spent about 5 times the about he spent (now, the amount is not really important, it is the thought that matters) and bought exactly what she had wanted. When I gave her the present, after hesitating several times, she proceeded to announce to everyone, "I am worried to open it because I am afraid to be disappointed." It soon became clear that no matter what I did, it would never be enough. Eventually we divorced. She married a man who looked similar to me and even had two English bulldogs. The main difference? He earned more money. After she left, I took the clothes and shoes that she left behind to the women's shelter. She left bags and bags of clothes and shoes and still took most of it with her. There were 17 pairs of jeans, some still with tags on them and 53 pairs of shoes (about 25% of the total). After the divorce, we had a return of money from a telephone contract. I had paid every penny of this and she had the audacity to ask me for half (maybe $75 at the most)! So you can see she was only interested in money and what people gave her. I wish I had learned sooner, but thought I loved her. Tried to make the marriage work. Better to be alone than to be with such a person. Then I had a similar disappointing revelation from a girl that I had a serious relationship with for almost 2 years. Again it came down not to love, but to money.