Her Husband Only Got Her A Dollar Store Bath Loofa And A Cholocate Bar For Her Birthday, And Now She Doesn’t Even Want To Look At Him After He Put In Zero Effort
It’s incredibly frustrating when you get your friend, partner, or relative very thoughtful and heartfelt gifts for every holiday or special occasion, and they hardly return the favor.
Many would agree that while you shouldn’t have to spend a ton of money on gifts, you should do your best to let your loved one know how much you care about them.
One woman is extremely upset with her husband, who has a horrible track record with gifts and didn’t put any effort into her recent birthday present.
She and her husband live in a middle-class family and have kids together. They don’t have a ton of money but live comfortably.
For the last few years, she’s noticed that her kids have been putting more effort into any gifts and surprises for her than her husband has. Her husband has a very bad track record regarding gift-giving.
While she’s not looking for anything super expensive, she’d like to see her husband make some sort of effort to show her how much he cares.
For instance, for their last anniversary, she bought him several small gifts she knew he’d appreciate. Then, she took things to the next level and arranged a cute scavenger hunt for him that was filled with cute inside jokes and memories. Her husband had an absolute blast during their anniversary and talked about the scavenger hunt for weeks afterward.
She did something similar for his birthday, got him some gifts he wanted, and created a fun game for him to play that was very sentimental.
“It turned out to be a beautiful activity,” she recalled.
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“He loved it, and my kids asked to make it a regular [thing] for all our birthdays. So here I am with low expectations from past birthdays, but this one was the worst. He made no effort for anything; he [didn’t] even [give me] a massage or a card, not even an e-card.”
For her recent birthday, her husband ended up giving her a loofa from the dollar store and a chocolate bar, which she also assumed was from the dollar store.
Her kids stepped up, used their money to buy her more chocolate, and made homemade cards expressing their love for her. Her eldest child even cooked dinner for her that night, making it obvious that her kids were more invested in her birthday than her husband.
“I don’t expect him to be as creative as I am [and] I don’t need fancy things,” she added.
“But seriously? I was so embarrassed in front of my kids and even more when my family asked if I got anything for my birthday. Then, I realized I had nothing to be embarrassed about. He doesn’t think he did anything wrong and doesn’t see why I’m annoyed. He said it is the thought that counts.”
Now, she feels as if she can hardly look at her husband these days and doesn’t want to speak to him.
Is she overreacting, or are her feelings valid?
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