To feel somewhat upset with this Valentine's card from my husband?

[Boysgrownbutstillathome]

My husband is a typical last-minute card and present-buyer, but this really takes the biscuit. His excuses - it was the last one left in Tesco Express, Asda was too busy and he had forgotten his glasses. Excuse for not buying one earlier - he is recovering from his Covid jab ( he had it on Thursday). Excuse for not buying one before then - none.

People should probably read the OP's posts before replying. If someone is bothered about something like this after 28 years of marriage there are clearly bigger problems involved. Which the OP has now herself admitted is the case.

I got my son a card once saying nephew because I don't have my glasses on. We still laugh about it. You should too. It's funny and at least you got a card

That takes the biscuit after 24 years of marriage unless he is blind.

Sorry OP but it’s funny! 😂 It reminds me of the time my lovely Grandad bought my Nan a card that ‘Happy Anniversary to my Brother and his Wife’ bless him!

This has made me laugh 😂 if I had received that I would be silently questioning things 😂

Sorry op but think you need to laugh this one off! At least you got a card, tell him you expect a nice dinner making for you to make amends 😂

I would have rolled around laughing at that.

It's obviously not about the card given the last update from OP.

I got my DH a card that said; 'To my wonderful wife'. The checkout operator actually said 'Are you buying your own Valentine's cards then' and I STILL did not twig until it came time to write in it!

I was a bit distracted at the time.

TBF DH is vulnerable and at home so i also bought a card for myself that said 'I bloody love you' so I just swapped them.

Check-out operator shouldn't have said that - how did they know you were straight?

It's a teeny tiny village and I know her. :) (And she knows me).

Ah that is sad maybe that's why your expectations are higher. We haven't really celebrated this year, however dh shows my love in others ways such as making me coffee every morning, defrosting the car before I go to work or running me a bath when I home late. These actions mean more then any card or gift on a particular day.

@MyFavouriteIsWhoeverlsQuietest

It comes down to whether you share the same sense of humour or not

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Didn't the OP say her DH didn't have his glasses with him? Absolved then, in my opinion. I could grasp around the supermarket for what I need without my glasses but I'd struggle to actually read something specific without holding it right up to my face (not ideal in covid times).

Its a hilarious error, give him a break.

TBH, I think that's a funny story, wouldn't bother me

I think it's funny. But point him in the direction of Thortful or Love Layla next time

After a very similar Valentine's Day card situation several years ago, DP and I go out of our way to find the most ridiculous cards we can for each other - bonus points if they have to be opened in front of ours families! I haven't opened my card yet this year but I can't wait to see what nonsense he's come up with this year

I'd laugh - it has a massive heart on and a teddy!

I had to buy some flowers for a colleague who was leaving work on Friday. Only when I got back to the office did someone point out the wrapping said 'happy valentine's day'all over it.
In my defence, it's not easy to get non valentine's day flowers on Feb 12th.
So I feel empathy with your dh

YABU.

You're an adult not a child - no need to get upset over it. He clearly felt pressured to buy one which is why you've ended up with one that's shit.

I got husband a to my wife card for Christmas. I didn't even notice until it was sitting next to mine on the side.

We laughed a lot.

I always thing that if this sort of thing bothers you then there's something not quite right in other areas of the relationship though.

That’s pretty rubbish. I would tease him about that for a long time. My husband once bought me a Mother’s Day card that said something like ‘to someone who is like a mother to me’ and signed it from our daughter. I asked him if he’d read it! 😂😂

“Look, mine got me a ‘congrats on the birth of your baby girl’ because it was the only one left with a pink heart on it.
I can’t have children.“

All aboard HMS Fucketyup......

Mind you, my colleague kept being congratulated at primary school about her daughter getting a little sister ( the OW’s child....)

You say he doesn't show you love in any other way, OP. Are you thinking this was done on purpose? Cause to the rest of us, it just looks like a man who was actually trying to do something nice for you..

Maybe he thinks you’re a handsome woman