AIBUto think this is a disappointing anniversary present

[RoseandHarry]

Me and DH are married 2 years tomorrow. We have 1DS whose 7 months and I'm 8 weeks pregnant. We are off on holidays this evening and a bloody great fruit bouquet has just arrived as my anniversary gift. My DH explained he thought it would be better as we could take it away with us (we are driving) and flowers would get wasted. I'm really disappointed and think it's such an unromantic gift. I'm also dreading driving in a car on holiday with a grizzly baby and a basket full of rotting fruit !!!

I really want some fruit now and I haven’t got any because we’re on the last day of our holiday and the fridge is bare. So YABU.

It’s my wedding anniversary today.

7 years. Which according to the lists is copper. Or woll.

Dh bought me:

A copper arthritis bracelet (I’ve been talking about this for ages so it’s not as weird as maybe first thought) and a wool blanket. It was meant to be a mustardy yellow and white stripe one but by accident it’s more copper coloured.

I bought him a waveform print of our first dance song. Copper print on black background.

Things I do not like people buying me as presents

• flowers (hate the phaff)
• chocolates if not 1 of my 2 favourite varieties (don't like them)
• toiletries (allergic to most)
• clothes (I aim for capsule wardrobe partly down to limited storage space and the chances are the thing you've bought me doesn't fit)
• kitchen gadgets (no space in kitchen)
• books (limited storage space for books, I only have books I really love)
• slipper socks (I have big feet, women's socks never fit me)
• candles (never seen the point)

I would love a basket of fruit. Most people on this thread would like at least one thing in my "I really don't want" list above. All this goes to prove is that different people like different types of gifts. Sounds like DH, after 2 years' married, does not yet know what types of gifts OP likes (My DH and I have been together for 20 years and it's only comparatively recently he's believed that I really would rather no present than anything from the list above). But he did at least try to apply a little bit of thought, and it seems like OP gave him no clues at all?

49th wedding anniversary last week. DH booked a restaurant and I got him a satnav as our car is a few years old and doesn't have it. We both like the restaurant and the satnav is really for my sanity as DH will never drive through a town if he can help it. We've bypassed more historic cities than I care to remember. A fruit basket is lovely but it's a lot of fruit to eat by yourself . Hang in there op . Ignore those posters who say presents are rubbish if you only have to scroll through the Internet and click. That's the way everyone does it by our age. No intention of wasting valuable time toddling round the shops.

I'd be crapping through the eye of a needle after all that fruit.

Be grateful you got something . It was our 11th this year and I probably won't be here for our 12th and I got nothing. But he makes up for not getting a gift in all sorts of ways every single day. If I want some thing I buy it and vice versa

To some PPs up here. It's not a "basket of fruit", it's a "fruit bouquet", which usually look a bit like this (pic attached). I think some people are imagining a basket with some whole fruit in it. I think this looks lovely and better than flowers.

That looks delicious-especially in this weather

Bless him. That’s a really original gift and I personally would love it ❤️

@Tattygran14 sorry but I'm laughing at those gifts 😂😂😂 what was he thinking?!

That bouquet does look pretty :)

But I think I'd actually prefer a fruit basket / fruit that wasn't cut up...

My ex DH bought me a toaster as a moving house present before we lived together and told me it was 'quite expensive' (it was ordinary tefal one) so would have to be part of my xmas present too. I already had a toaster....

It's my fourth wedding anniversary tomorrow. A fruit basket would be spot on!

I don't think I'll get anything OP. Meh.

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Married almost 24 years. I'd love a fruit basket. I normally get a crappy meal in a pub as we're usually away camping with the kids.

Been married 11 years and our gifts are usually not balanced (partly as he earns a lot more)

On our wedding day he got me a beautiful dressing table and I bought him a plastic 'bananaguard', and on our 11th anniversary he paid for a weekend away and I got him a book but we honestly don't care - some years I've bought him something and he's not bought anything, it's all good because while gifting does have a place in a relationship shouldn't be a matter of scorekeeping.

I've never had an anniversary present nor ever wanted one
Is he a thoughtful partner generally?