How to purchase with no purchase.
I've written a novel called How Ghosts Affect Relationships. It's about a man who is so often ignored he feels like a ghost. It is is not autobiographical. However... Today I was in a shop that sold high end tat. It's the sort of shop I would never go in as a younger man, as these shops never have anyone in them other than an inexplicably posh assistant, who would attempt to talk to me and I'd be obliged to purchase something to avoid hurting their feelings. I still feel like this sometimes, though it's mostly under control. I didn't feel like that today. I was on a mission. It's Susan's and my anniversary, and we said we wouldn't get each other gifts. But, equally, she had been in to this shop and mentioned there was some nice jewellery in it. It wasn't a hint. Susan doesn't drop those sorts of hints. Which is why I thought it would be a good idea to go in and buy something. It would be a genuine surprise: she doesn't drop those sorts
