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To think my boyfriend doesn't think I'm clean?

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pinkflowerss · 27/10/2021 12:13

This is gonna sound nuts but new boyfriend of 5 months.
He keeps buying me household items.
He bought me a cutlery set saying it looks like yours has seen better days.
Then he bought me a new pan as he said he couldn't cook "on my cheap pan"
Then last night he bought me a new duvet set and a tefal casserole dish.

Now I'm not gonna lie when I moved in I spent a lot on decorating and furniture that I skimped on pans etc

Aibu to feel a bit meh about this?

OP posts:
BigFatLiar · 29/10/2021 22:18

II think she's gone now.

lisaandalan · 29/10/2021 23:10

Keep excepting the gifts, 🤣🤣. It would not bother me at least he's generous. X

savannahnights · 01/11/2021 03:29

[quote TheGirlCat]@calvados Read the OP, he called her things cheap, worse for wear. Read other people's posts as to how his behaviour is classic abuse and controlling. Wake up. Anyone who uses the word 'snowflake' shows how ignorant they truly are.[/quote]
He said her cutlery set had seen better days and that her pan was cheap (if he has insulted her other belongings, she hasn't said) and she admitted that she skimped when buying pans. That is not classic abuse and controlling, kitchen items do wear out and not many people frequently replace items when that does happen (I have many that desperately need to be replaced but haven't gotten around to it because I would rather spend my money on other items) and there is a huge difference in quality between cheap and expensive pans. Nothing the OP has said, suggests that her boyfriend is abusive and controlling. Based on what she has said, it sounds like she is assuming that he thinks she's not clean and that he is unaware about how she feels because she hasn't told him. For all anyone knows (including the OP unless she has talked to him about her feelings over him buying her new stuff to replace her old ones) he could just be generous and has no hidden motive.

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