Her Male Friend Bought Her A Very Expensive Birthday Present, And Her Boyfriend Feels Insecure That She’s Keeping It Since It Cost More Than His Car
This girl just celebrated her 25th birthday a week ago, and she decided to have a dinner party with her friends before heading out to a club later that night.
Eight people were in attendance, including her 25-year-old male friend named Logan, who she has been close with since they were kids, and her boyfriend Matt, who she has been with for 7 months.
After they had all finished dinner, her friends wanted her to open up her presents before they started on dessert.
Well, when she opened up Logan’s gift, she was surprised to see that he had bought her a very old copy of The Great Gatsby.
This book is incredibly special to the both of them. For a number of years, she and Logan lived in separate countries, and even though they stayed in touch, they never saw one another for 4 years.
Eventually, her parents agreed to pay for her to go visit Logan in 2013, and then she and Logan tried to figure out what they should do together.
She mentioned to Logan that she really would like to go see the movie The Great Gatsby, as it had just been released, and it also is her favorite book of all time.
“Logan had never even heard of it, and I said he had to read it before we went to see the movie,” she explained.
“Logan was never academic, and to this day, it is the only fiction book he’s ever read all the way through (not counting children’s books). Whenever I ask him to do me a favor, he always replies with, “I read The Great Gatsby for you, so I may as well,” and it’s a running joke.”
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“We always go big on birthdays, but this book means so much to me. The day after, Matt said he felt the book was an inappropriate gift because of how expensive it is. I tried to explain to him that it’s just a sentimental gift and that the cost isn’t the point, but Matt said he feels weird that another man gifted me something that costs more than his car.”
She and Matt argued at length about this, and Matt kept insisting that she had to return the book to Logan.
He also said that if the book was so meaningful to the two of them, then Logan should have no problem holding onto it.
Throughout the entire week, they have been having this exact same disagreement. Matt believes he has a right to feel uneasy, but she keeps telling him he’s being envious and acting like a child.
“It’s not like Logan gave me a giant diamond necklace just to show off, he gave me something heartfelt that means the world to me, and I think that should be more important than the fact that Matt thinks it’s outside what he deems an acceptable budget,” she said.
“My mother is saying to give Matt the benefit of the doubt and maybe ask Logan to keep the book for now, and if one day Matt is more secure, I can take it back. My dad is saying Matt’s an idiot. My girlfriends are split.”
“This argument is just dragging on, and I’m leaving for my birthday trip tomorrow, and I just need some perspective on whether I’m being unreasonable wanting to keep the book?”
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