Today, my husband told me he wants a $600 birthday gift. He doesn't understand why I said that wasn't happening, and is now mad at me. Not only can we not afford that, he only spent less than $10 on my birthday gift last month. FML
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Today, my husband took me out for my birthday dinner. When it was time to pay, he took out a stack of gift cards. I asked where he got them, and he said he got them as a bundle at Costco, and saved sixty bucks on the meal. He then got annoyed with me when I told him it made me not want birthday sex. FML
Today, my mother flipped out that I spent $20 on a gift for myself for my birthday. Instead of getting a gift for me, she spent $300 on a new vacuum cleaner, and claims that we didn't have enough left in our budget to spend on me. FML
Today, my husband got home on my birthday and told me he went overboard and bought a real expensive gift for his favourite girl. He then turned round and gave the real expensive gift to the girl in question, his 3 year-old niece. It’s not even her birthday. I got fuck all. FML
Today, my girlfriend came home and announced that she'd just bought a $40 pair of flipflops. She then declared that I wouldn't be getting a birthday gift this year due to budget shortfalls. For hers a month prior, I'd got her a $300 piece of jewelry. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My boyfriend’s birthday is a month before mine. I'd spent my birthday savings on his, but he told me that we couldn’t do anything for mine because, “I didn’t plan or organize better.” FML
Today, rather than get me a birthday present, my boyfriend just got angry that I got gifts from other people. Apparently, it "made him feel guilty." FML
Today, my husband stood me up for his birthday dinner, that I'd made, in our house. FML
Today, my wife asked me what I wanted for my upcoming birthday. Mindful of our budget, I said I just wanted to relax at home all day and then get a nice dinner with her. She blew up and yelled that I'm "using my birthday to be a lazy slug." FML
Today, after my husband said he forgot our anniversary 2 days ago because he was so focused on planning for today, he forgot what was so important about today. It's my birthday. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My wife took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner. She made me pay for my birthday dinner, along with hers. She also got me a gift card to HER favorite store. FML
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Charlie Given 28
Ya I understand that kind of bullshit had an ex that was like that always wanted something expensive but never reciprocated on birthdays and Christmas. I only found out years later in therapy that that was actually a red flag so it may be time for a relationship evaluation.
HokieJ 10
He wants the PS5...
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Charlie Given 28
Ya I understand that kind of bullshit had an ex that was like that always wanted something expensive but never reciprocated on birthdays and Christmas. I only found out years later in therapy that that was actually a red flag so it may be time for a relationship evaluation.
HokieJ 10
He wants the PS5...
ZeldaFlower 16
And apparently no games! Haha.
HokieJ 10
maybe he has a few PS4 games to play
RichardPencil 32
It's stupid to buy a really expensive gift unless you know the person really wants it. What did you ask for? I'm guessing nothing. Don't be mad that you don't know how gifting works in the real world these days.