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When do you get your partner a gift?

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Pyjamaormagic · 17/01/2025 13:21

When do you get your partner a gift?

I am not talking about the spontaneous one that you may get to your significant other out of the blue because you saw something and you liked it.

I am asking about the planned gifts that each of you knows that you will get each other.

AIBU - Christmas & birthday & anniversary & valentines (wedding/engagement etc.) and any possible fixed date that is important

AINBU - Probably once a year , most likely for his birthday

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Nina1013 · 17/01/2025 13:32

Christmas.

We are a bit hit and miss with birthdays (bad planning and neither of us actually care!), do nothing for Valentine’s or our wedding anniversary usually.

We do, however, have completely joint money which definitely plays a part in how I feel about it (more so me because I manage our money - his preference). So if I want something, I would just weigh up choosing to buy it vs what else I might do with the money. We go away on a huge number of weekend breaks and a number of holidays a year and I prefer to save our money for that.

However, this has sort of evolved over time and is something we are both happy with.

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