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3. Ascetic. He appears extremely uncompromising, often looks down with a piercing look from under his philosopher’s forehead. He toughens himself, training for the cold, starvation, losses and disapproval of others. The only aspect where he willingly concedes to his partner is the issue of dressing, taste and routine chores.
From a logical standpoint, you realize that any sort of a luxury is ultimately unnecessary. You do not want someone spending their money on you - we hate having to depend on people for sustenance, it is a shot at our competency. Also, accepting and giving of gifts is more severe to us than we can take sometimes, and, personally, I find when someone really gives me a gift to be very moving at times, in an LII sort of way.