| Too often, Christmas seems to celebrate materialism and self-gratification. |
| He seems to be playing this game for self-gratification instead of a desire to help someone else. |
| Marriage and long-term commitment have to mean more than short-term self-gratification, otherwise what separates them from a holiday fling? |
| We now value self-gratification more than self-sacrifice and don't want to take on the expense and responsibility children bring. |
| We hear too often about how today's young people are selfish and only interested in instant self-gratification. |
| Given her brush with death, it's understandable that Christine relishes the self-gratification that accompanies competing. |
