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Boyfriend isn’t that bothered about our anniversary?

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Monster1996x · 27/10/2024 21:46

We have been together for 2 years next week. I’ve been really excited and I associate a lot of this time of year towards the time we were getting to know each other. I do get quite nostalgic and remember the autumn months as the time we fell in love etc. so I love anniversaries.

I asked bf what we are doing and he wants to prioritise buying things for our new house. Rather than spending money on anniversary. He said we can definitely spend the day together but it doesn’t need to be a huge celebration

Fair enough, but I asked him if he’s even bothered and he said around a 4 out of 10. I am like a 7 or 8. He said he doesn’t really think about anniversaries etc because he “isn’t very nostalgic” and “doesn’t live in the past, he only looks at the future”. It hurts because I have such high emotions and associations towards this date, but he hasn’t at all.

This has really upset me, am I being stupid?

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Heidi00 · 27/10/2024 21:55

I dont know anyone who puts this kind of emphasis on anniversaries.

PeriPeriMam · 27/10/2024 21:53

We've never bothered with them, but that's both of us feeling similarly that it's not a big deal.

Monster1996x · 27/10/2024 21:51

It’s not even about whether couples celebrate them or not - I just worry that “I just worry about the future not the past” sounds like just a lame excuse and that actually he’s just not that into me?

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CoastalCalm · 27/10/2024 21:50

I don’t even know the date I met my husband apart from it comes up on Facebook I was going to a pub where I then met him - haven’t ever celebrated it and even our wedding anniversary is usually low key. For us it’s the day to day that matters most

BabyCloud · 27/10/2024 21:50

Massively overreacting. You’re going to spoil if for yourself by it not. Ring good enough when he’s said it’s low key for your house.

Monster1996x · 27/10/2024 21:47

I worry that he wouldn’t be that bothered about future wedding anniversaries and that upsets me, because he “doesn’t live in/think about the past” ???

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