Asking if my initial feeling is BU? I suspect it is.
For a while now I've wanted a cordless vac for the house as its small gets lots of fluff and being able to vacuum daily would really help keep on top of the mess, pg ATM so not really up for lugging the old Henry up and down the stairs everyday.
We have been talking about it with DP for nearly a year now, we saw one in Jan this year and he said we can't afford ATM, he said the same a couple of months ago. We were discussing it recently (my birthday is coming up) and I had a twinge he kept saying we can't afford it so he could get it for my birthday-I might be wrong here - so I said (JOKINGLY) he better not get me a vacuum cleaner for my birthday as I will not be happy.
But it's true, I see it as a family/household purchase, it is something we use to keep OUR house tidy I wouldn't really feel like it's a birthday gift for me it would feel like "here darling have this vacuum for your birthday so you can now make sure the house is clean" .
I have been recently looking at the cordless vacs with my DM as she considered one and her and my DF(ather) said they wanted to buy me the one I liked for my birthday. I accepted. It has already arrived.
I kind of feel that DP has gotten his back up about it as I told him I didn't want him to get me one, he hasn't said anything but my spidey senses are tingling.
Is this a double standard from me?
I would want my DP to get me something personal, or for me specifically - as I would for him.
I accepted my parents offer as they struggle with knowing what to buy and I feel like it's more of a gift for all of us/the household rather than just me personally.
As a bit of perspective from my side I wouldn't buy my DP a fancy mop he liked so he could mop our floors, it's a household purchase, we can buy it together.
But today I can't help but feel that IABU...
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It doesn't count if it's from DP but ok from my parents?
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snoopypoodle · 28/07/2017 13:23
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