When you've decided you want to decrease the number of Christmas cards you send out every year, so you decide to send cards only to people who send you one first. However, this can backfire if someone on your
potential list is using the same tactics. This results in a standoff and
ultimately no card exchange between the two of you. This does help solve
the original problem, though.
I decided to play
Christmas Card Chicken with my
second cousin Jennifer, because I didn't want to waste a stamp on her unless I get a card from her first. However, I haven't gotten one from her, so she's probably waiting to get one from me first. I guess we can just be
facebook friends instead.