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to be getting miffed about a present I haven't yet been given!!

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ThreeBubbasAndManyBumps · 08/02/2011 08:31

I know this is going to sound spoiled (probably because it is!! :o)

It's our wedding anniversary this week - 5 yrs, which is traditionally wood (fnaaar!!). DH doesn't bother normally with the traditional presents, but at the weekend I said I needed to get him a present and he asked what the tradition is this year, and came back from WHSmith with what looks like yet another blinking photo frame. Don't get me wrong, I love photos, and we've just had DC#3 so plenty of photos to choose from, but we have squillions of empty photo frames lying around waiting to be filled. He won't fill them, so they'll only get filled when I get round to it. Last year he bought me a photo frame (but silly photo size so it's still empty). I'm also miffed about the lack of thought that's gone in to it.

AIBU (I know I am!!) to already be miffed about it? :o Hmm :o

btw, I've bought him a decent sleeping bag (wood link is we camp in the woods, and he's really excited about camping as a family of five for our future hols) and a little cricket bat and ball (we've just had a DS and DH is mad about cricket and has already started boring talking to DS about the rules of cricket). :)

braces self

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hmmSleep · 08/02/2011 10:03

Must point out I didn't get him anything either.

ThreeBubbasAndManyBumps · 08/02/2011 10:06

Some of your DHs are making me laugh - although in sympathy! Especially porkchopster's - Hmm - my DH did ask if that might be in order (I hope to fuck he was joking, as baby is only 11 days old and was fecking massive - nothing happening there this month :o :o)

Like the idea of lining up the photoframes with messages. Not sure he'd even notice to be honest! :o

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Bathsheba · 08/02/2011 10:13

I give my husband the same present every year - another year of life with wonderful me - despite his clear provocation, I haven't killed him yet...

ThreeBubbasAndManyBumps · 08/02/2011 10:14

rofl bathsheba :o

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octopusinabox · 08/02/2011 10:18

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purplefeet · 08/02/2011 10:25

DH doesn't usually get my anniversay presents, but one year I decided I wanted some perfume.

Took him into Boots showed him exactly where the bottle I wanted was, said about 50 times what the name was and pointed out the price.

He bought me the perfume - hurrah!

BUT he was convinced it was all his idea and thought I'd be really surprised!!!

Photo frame is rubbish - even if it is a wooden one. I have enough unused ones to start a shop.

MoonGirl1981 · 08/02/2011 10:27

I give my bloke a list of what I want. Often emails with links.

Shopping stresses him out, he's crap at present buying so this way I get exactly what I want.

Do remember our 4 year anniversary he came home with a vaccum cleaner. To be fair I had been whinging that ours was crap and it was the new Dyson and clearly expensive.

Was black and grey, really wanted the green and purple one but at least he tried.

Buda · 08/02/2011 10:40

My DH is crap with presents too.

Mind you for our first wedding anniversary I conned him into getting me a sapphire bracelet!

Since then I have had:

Garden hose for Mother's Day
Blood pressure monitor for last birthday
Frying pan for Xmas along with a hand blender that I already have and a huge set of Lego Technic
A book called "How to be a Brit" (I'm Irish)
Lots of chocs and biscuits one with and a book called "Think yourself Slim".

How he is not under the patio I have no idea!

kreecherlivesupstairs · 08/02/2011 10:44

I've been married for 23 years, in all that time I don't think I've had a present.
I have only ever got flowers once, DH bought me a bunch of tulips then left them in the car for three days. Droppy when I got them.
For my birthday I tend to buy my present. I get what I want then.
At christmas, I've had some real shockers. TBH, my outlook is this, if I want something I buy it (within reason). I don't need to wait until it is a special day.

abenstille · 08/02/2011 11:08

Do some lovely paintings (on paper, see that wood link there Grin )with the kids, frame them in the picture frames...
Ive never known a man to be a great gift buyer - sigh.

Annpan88 · 08/02/2011 11:11

Its annoying. thats what some men are like with gifts though. My partner is very thoughtful and lovely but for our 3 year he got me a box of chocolates from tesco and didn't know he was meant to get me a card Hmm. I know he loves me so I let it go. He's just not good with gifts. To us it seems like they don't care but I really believe they don't see it that way. I wouldn't let it get you down but it is a bit of a bummer.

MardyBra · 08/02/2011 11:27

just looked anniversaries on wiki as I'd never heard of wood. Surprised that they are different in the UK to the US. Also 6th is sugar apparently in the UK - wtf?

ThreeBubbasAndManyBumps · 08/02/2011 11:41

DH is asking what I'm chuckling at!! :o :o

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