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Remember that scene in Love Actually where wife finds necklace intended for mistress?

141 replies

Amiinloveactually · 03/11/2017 13:49

I hope this is light hearted and has funny ending!

It's a special occasion and by accident I found DH has recently (few weeks ago) ordered an expensive gift (the sort you only give to partners or close family) BUT, earlier he gave me a little gift and went on his way. I'm grateful of course but now wondering...

Will I get the gift later..... or should I worry?! He's not organised enough to be sorted now for Christmas and I can't think of any family occasions....

OP posts:
Mittens1969 · 03/11/2017 16:11

Yes please keep us informed, I’m sure it will be for you. :)

Nannyplumssillyoldelf · 03/11/2017 16:16

I'm keeping everything crossed he gives it to you later.

Margomyhero · 03/11/2017 16:16

Oh that film! Has me in floods of tears every time.

Let's hope it's a good surprise for you OP. No reason why it won't be.

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 03/11/2017 16:19

I never mark my place on threads...

Fishfingersandwichnocheese · 03/11/2017 16:21

I'd have assumed it's a Christmas gift !

AtlanticWaves · 03/11/2017 16:22

I'm sure I read a thread like this many years ago (OP was travelling to somewhere for a holiday in it?!)

Anyway, from the dredges of my memory I think it had a happy ending. Either that or the jewellery was for the DH's sister....

allegretto · 03/11/2017 16:22

Hope he produces it soon!

Oysterbabe · 03/11/2017 16:25

Place marking!

FilledSoda · 03/11/2017 16:28

I bet it's for Christmas.
There is just no way he would order something online if it were a dark secret

nameusername · 03/11/2017 16:42

Screenshot the order in case he gaslights you. Does he have a secretary? It could possibly be an advance Christmas gift for you.

Migraleve · 03/11/2017 16:42

If you don’t get it tonight you would be best not asking him. Christmas is so close it’s a perfect excuse for him if you were not the intendee

DenPerry · 03/11/2017 16:42

From what you’ve said it sounds innocent, but there are so many cases on here where cheating is so out of the blue. I hope it’s all good OP!

Migraleve · 03/11/2017 16:43

not asking him yet

DottyBlue2 · 03/11/2017 16:45

Placemarking!!

pieceofpurplesky · 03/11/2017 16:55

I need to know!!

2017SoFarSoGood · 03/11/2017 16:59

OP I would be crawling up the wall right now. There is no way I could wait til Christmas. Midnight tonight. That would be my deadline.

Hope the best for you. That bit of the movie is a killer, and I get tearful just thinking about it.

ElephantsandTigers · 03/11/2017 17:00

Haven't read all this thread yet so it may have been mentioned, a few years ago a woman found a very nice jewellery box hidden in her husband's wardrobe. Lots of posts where people were adamant he was cheating. Beautiful ending when it turned out the dh had bought his wife a very thoughtful gift and someone posted - it was Love, actually..

WorraLiberty · 03/11/2017 17:05

Based on the fact you've said "I will keep you all informed", twice in a couple of posts, I predict this thread will drag on forever and end up with nearly 1000 'place markers'.

You could just ask him and then post his reply.

Birdshitbridgegotme · 03/11/2017 17:12

Ohhh I need to know. I hope all is innocent op. That scene in love actually always makes me cry even though I've seen it so many times I know what's coming.

YouCantArgueWithStupid · 03/11/2017 17:17

I’m not place marking. Oh no, not me.....🎁

ashley0710 · 03/11/2017 17:18

Not place marking either Hmm

Fruitcorner123 · 03/11/2017 17:19

Sorry to be ignorant but what is placemarking? Blush

UrsulaPandress · 03/11/2017 17:22

SootSprite · 03/11/2017 17:35

Place marking is when you comment on a thread without offering anything to the dialogue so that it then sits in your ‘threads I’m on’ list. You can Watch a thread, and Bookmark so that it remembers where in the thread you got to.

This is also not a placemarking post 😂

blueskyinmarch · 03/11/2017 17:35

Oh I do hope he gives you the gift tonight.