DH spent loads on me!

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I feel a bit guilty...but not too much as I suspect he wasn’t listening when we discussed Xmas which is partly why he has spent so much!
A month or so ago, DH said he can’t be. There’s to do Xmas for each other. I reminded him that we did that last year and he had complained that it was a bit crap not having any presents at Xmas. I suggested a £20 limit and he agreed.
I stuck to the agreement and have in return unwrapped a fair amount of great gifts. I feel bad that I got him so little when he got me so much!
Anyone else in this predicament or the reverse?!

Hahaha, NO.

I was in reverse I spent 3/4x what DP spent on me but we both loved our gifts and no resentment at all.

I asked for one thing from hubby. He bought me a cheap version of it. Not too happy!

Tell us what you got!!!

DH spent more on me than I did on him.

I had no idea what to get him so got him a few small things. Probably spent about £100 on him.

One of the pressies he gave me was £100 on its own. I feel very spoiled and he’s told me that he loves what I got him, so I guess what we spent doesn’t matter in the end.

Hopefully you liked your pressies :)

My dh bought me a designer purse (which I did asked for), and I got him stuff that was half what he spent. He earns 5 times what I do. I don’t feel guilty 🤷🏼‍♀️

I never received a xmas gift in 17 years of marriage and very rarely a birthday gift either.
It did not endear me to him.

DH spent a bit more on me than I did on him. But we each got exactly what we wanted, and that's the important part!

I asked for one thing from hubby. He bought me a cheap version of it.

Can you return it and put the money towards the version you want?

Going to give it to my daughter. It’s a digital radio. I wanted one from John Lewis. He got me one the same colour but its tacky from Amazon. He has always been shit at present buying. A lovely man but I dread his presents. It never works even when Im specific about what I want!

I had 3 presents. One biggie, which I really wanted, from DD, and 2 from secret Santa's. Nothing from DP at all. I'm really hurt by it.

I expect he is like mine - taught me to get it all myself.

Got an awful gilet and men's gloves, all dark, wrong size and beyond awful. Not what I wanted AT ALL. Speaks volumes he doesn't listen and doesn't care.

OTOH, his sister got exactly what she wanted from him and 5x more expensive. Feel hurt beyond belief!

I got £500 of la prairie creams.

They are going back.

I don’t think they work and I’d rather spend 1/5th of the money on something I would enjoy for my hobby.

I got some books which I asked for and a dna kit which tells you, based on your genetics, what foods you should eat and exercise to do to be st your healthiest and fittest. We are both on a health kick and doing well so is a good present. Cost £130 though! He got me an amazon voucher too.
I’m very pleased but struggling to show it because am a little embarrassed about the lack of stuff I got him.
That said it was his birthday last week and he isn’t an easy person to buy for. I got nothing for my birthday as I got a new phone a month before.

Somebody is (allegedly) regretting buying Ancestry DNA tests while they were on sale:

twitter.com/densaer/status/1077609502285824000

dna kit which tells you, based on your genetics, what foods you should eat and exercise to do to be st your healthiest and fittest.

DNAFit? I'll be interested to see what you learn from it.

Yes DNAfit.
DH did one from his birthday money. His says he is sensitive to carbs, needs to take extra vitamin D (very fair skinned) and is sensitive to injury. Amongst other things of course. Those are just some bits he showed me. Very interesting!

@arranbubonicplague 😱😂

My DH bought me sweet FA

I'd be a bit worried about who holds the DNA info about me and what they do with it... Eek!

Yep. We agreed no gifts. I bought him some token stuff from the kids but it was all pretty thoughtless, Christmas pants, shower gel ( not fancy), chocs and a toiletries set.

He bought me a really nice pair of ski gloves (expensive and super thoughtful as my old ones are rubbish and my hands are always freezing). Nice bath salts, a box to keep my makeup in from Neptune (as it's currently a mess in a drawer - again thoughtful) a fancy pants electric toothbrush and some other bits.

Must make a note in my diary for next year that when he says we won't do gifts he doesn't mean it.

Not me, but my DSis. Her and her DH decided to not get each other anything one year. Feeling she wanted him to open something, she bought him a pack of top trumps. He got her a lovely piece of jewellery

If you agreed to the set amount then it was his choice to go off it knowing he might get less. It's totally fine, don't feel bad. Enjoy your presents!

Enid I have consoled myself with the fact that I have done all the legwork today hosting his parents and building the kids stuff etc. He did play with DS and do science stuff with him.

We weren’t going to bother then decided to just get small gifts. DP hates shopping and would rather give me cash to get what I want. I asked him to make an effort for once to surprise me. He did well. He knew I wanted a Fitbit and he got me the new charge 3 so I’m really happy.