quick lesson in love and groceries

Do not let your boyfriend convince you that he just loooooves eggnog and that three one-quart cartons of it in its various incarnations (e.g., Silk Nog, Custard Nog, and old-fashioned eggnog) is just barely enough; that yes, he’ll definitely drink all of it before its expiration date; that goodness! he’ll most likely drink it all within the next two days, in fact, because he just enjoys it so much. For if you do listen to your boyfriend and buy three quarts of *nog, you will surely regret it when that very evening said boyfriend drinks a swig of *nog and decides that it has been a while since he last had eggnog and, really, it isn’t as good as he remembered.  Moral of the story:  two months after listening to your boyfriend, you will find the *nog still sitting forlornly in your fridge, taking up space that other, tastier drinks could be occupying.