DH hasn't even acknowledged he didn't buy me an Easter egg

[bitdisgruntled]

Just that tbh. I was kind of expecting that he hadn’t as a few times in the past I’ve bought my own ( but told him when I had) and there was no obvious last minute dash to the shop on Saturday night. Then this morning the children got theirs from the Easter bunny and he was half jokingly complaining to the children that he’d been left out. Then I gave him his egg (which incidentally was one of the larger eggs, much bigger than the children’s) in a bit of a rush as we were going to church and he didn’t say thank you or say anything at all really. We’re home from my DM’s house now and still no “Tadah! Here’s your egg.” He hasn’t given me anything and hasn’t even mentioned the fact that he got me nothing. It’s not the lack of an egg that bothers me - there’s loads of chocolate in the house. It’s the lack of, well I don’t exactly know - just an “ I didn’t manage to get you anything this year” would have been ok. I realise it sounds childish, totally prepared to be told iabu

LTB

It's disappointing when you're expecting one or would like the surprise of one. You know next year not to get one for him, but buy yourself the biggest one in the shop.

I can't believe how many people on here are calling people childish for buying another adult an Easter egg. It's not childish, it's just a gesture.

I'm also thinking your OH is a CF for asking for HIS Easter egg knowing full well he's not shown you the same gesture.

As such, OP, eat the Easter egg that you gave him and tell him next year buy his own or start getting you one too. As tiny as this is in the whole scheme of things, he's been a bit of a douche here!

NellythePink

Easter is more important to Christians than Christmas.

I never knew this was a thing.
We just always bought the kids one, gp's bought them one as well.he's obviously not fussed about easter eggs, maybe he grew out of them.

Jokingly ask if you can share his? I buy bars of chocolate for everyone and chuck the kids a fiver. If you want chocolate, just get some. There's birthdays, Valentine's Day and Christmas for presents.
DD4 and her boyfriend are both students and 19- they donated a fiver each and bought a load of stuff from ALDI for the foodbank instead of presents.

MyMagicStars
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Retrieve egg you bought him make sit down and eat said egg

I don't think YABU, op. Me & DH bought each other eggs, bil & sil, who are staying, bought each other eggs. Normal for us.

Yes we are Christian ( I mentioned we were on our way to church)
Yes we do normally give each other an Easter egg even if it’s that I’ve seen one I liked and have told him not to worry about buying one as I already have.
He does have form for not buying a present on different occasions but has always said sorry I didn’t get you anything
It’s not about chocolate if I want some I’ll go to the cupboard and get some, there’s loads. It’s that this is an occasion we usually buy a ‘gift’ for each other and he hasn’t. I realise some adults don’t buy each other Easter eggs but people celebrate different things - for example we never buy presents for our wedding anniversary or Valentine’s Day but have always given Easter eggs. At Christmas I bought my own present but that was because I’d seen something I’d wanted for years at a really good price so I wasn’t bothered that he then didn’t buy anything himself. If I’m honest he’s been in a shit mood all day but this post isn’t about that

A joke surely? You sound like a spoilt little child OP! I recall buying an Easter egg for each other pre-kids but this was just a bit of fun and a joke. I hadn’t even thought of having my own car egg in recent years though.

DH and I have never bought each other an Easter egg

Is buying eggs for adults even a thing?

i buy my own egg if dh wants one he buys one himself-
just get your own from now on

So, if he has, historically got you and egg, and you are upset that this year he hasn't, then what did he say when you said "Oh, haven't you got me one this year?" ???

Adults don't get Easter eggs. Unless you're a Tsarina, in which case one will be commissioned from Faberge for you.

Easter eggs for adults is definitely a thing, does anyone seriously think the fancy, expensive eggs are meant for children??

Surely grown ups just steal bits of the DCs chocolate
Do we have to buy adults Easter eggs now?
Shall we pretend the bunny brought them?

When there was no sign of an egg from him and you wanted one, why not keep the one you already bought?

Yes he was thoughtless. And now just don't do this anymore. From now on just buy your own eggs and ones for the kids. He can buy his own if he remembers.

The year before last I bought expensive Easter eggs for my DC, knowing that they wouldn't like the chocolates (truffles) that were inside. So they ate the eggs and I ate the truffles. It worked out very well.

DP does the shopping. He bought DD1, DSIL and DGD eggs, He bought Me, Himself, DD2, DS and My DM, who is staying with us eggs. I guess he just thought the one who does the shopping is the one who buys the eggs.

Do you do the shopping?

As Harridan points out, of course Easter eggs for adults are a thing. You can get prosecco/g&t eggs. And those £25 Booja Booja eggs aren't put out on the shelves for decoration...

Crack his egg over his head and get over it. Do you usually do eggs? Why?

Wouldn’t occur to me that ANYONE would get me an Easter egg...me being a grown up and everything.

Sorry, have seen that you do do eggs. Ok well his behaviour IS selfish if this is one of your occasions.