To be really disappointed with this present

[ToMeetOrNotToMeet]

I might sound like an ungrateful twat...

The gift is from my boyfriend (on/off - "on a break" at the moment, but he wants to get back together... and I wish we could as well... which is why I'm upset about this. We're just not the same.

We're at his mother's to celebrate my and her birthday. She puts on a big show, champagne, cake etc. There are six of us. We do gifts at the end. We're in a rented holiday cottage.
We swapped gifts. All very nice: ornaments, plants, choccies, jewelry, wine...

Then boyfriend pulls out a bag of apples and another bag of tomatoes and a piece of bamboo. He tells us to close our eyes and imagine being somewhere where these things are grown and being in a hotel and looking out of the window and it's raining.

Then there are three wrapped boxes. One for me. One for his mother. One for my daughter (aged 4) or his brother (aged 30). He still hasn't clarified. He says it doesn't matter who opens what, but if we get the wrong box, we won't like it.

It's three external hard drives.

We don't know whose is whose. We have no way of checking here.

He collects DVDs and Bluerays. He's obviously put a load of films on these hard drives.

I've told him in the past that I don't care about DVDs (his entire house is full of them - I mean so FULL that I can't visit. Hoarder full.). I have about 30 minutes a night to watch TV and I'm happy with Prime and Netflix).

So now, I've got to go home with a hard drive full of films that might be for his mother. She'll go home with one that could be meant for me or my kid.

I know he's probably spent time doing it (a lot of time) but I've already told him many many times that I have enough with what I have. I'm just not interested in all these fucking films.

And what the fuck are the fruit and vegetables all about?

Everything always has to be weird and cryptic and about him. If he'd asked me I'd have liked an Etsy voucher or a sodding candle.

Now he's really upset that nobody cares about his hard drives. But he hasn't even said what's on any of them.

It's mad. He's not talking to me for being so ungrateful and I just feel upset that he's given me something so weird.

AIBU?

I'd much rather have the cat and a melon than a random load of copied movies tbh.

@Hellocatshome

Place marking to find out what the hell is going on.

I have no idea, but I would imagine it's going to be interesting after a few more glasses of wine.

I also would like a Cat and some Rocket, please

Seriously fuck that😭

You must be so baffled! I’m baffled and I’m not even there. Did he explain what the apples, tomatoes and bamboo were for?

A lot of gardens in the UK have tomatoes, apples and bamboo growing in them...how very bloody weird !

I couldnt be dealing with all that crap and then him sulking cos you didnt understand his twattery! How did his dm react to it all?

OP, he sounds like a weirdo. Why do you want to get back with him?

This is such an odd post. Value yourself more and walk away.

Why would your DD and/or his brother get a present?

It isn't their birthday.

We'll, I just don't give a shit. I rescue cats. I run a cat sanctuary. Should I give everyone a cat for their birthday... with a bag of rocket and a fucking melon and then go in a strop when they don't look happy about it?

This has made me laugh so much😂😂😂 ffs he sounds like a nightmare. Why give people a present based on your hobby when other people aren't interested at all. Sounds so annoying

Anyone else googling where all those things grow?

@Saucery

I also would like a Cat and some Rocket, please

Me too

I tried Googling ‘apples, tomatoes, bamboo, rain where?’. After a lot of greenhouse references, one came up for India. It didn’t mention apples though.

I don’t want to have to sit an exam to work out what my damn birthday present is.
I’m completely lost as to what you’re supposed to do with a hard drive, are there clues in it? Some big reveal ? ( and it better be a big reveal after going through all that)
I’d give up, on the gift and him, too much hard work.

The comment about the cats made me laugh.

It's just so weird. I'm not into films and wouldn't want a hard drive with random films on. I don't understand the bamboo bit either.

Sounds like this is the icing on the cake. Not sure he is the man for you?

I love this thread

His DM just laughed it off and they went for a walk. The apples, tomatoes, films and bamfuckingboo are still on the dining room table.
I have the lurgy... plus three glasses of booze... I thought there was something I wasn't getting.
He's often like this though. He bought a unicorn alarm clock for his sister. She was quite happy with it because she's another quirky type. Then he took it off her, gave it to my DD and said it was all a joke. This was the last time the family was together. I just don't get it.

Did his mum and brother react as if this were normal or were they baffled and embarrassed?

Should I give everyone a cat for their birthday... with a bag of rocket and a fucking melon and then go in a strop when they don't look happy about it?

😂

I’d also love a cat please 🐈‍⬛ I’m fairly certain you forgot my last birthday op, or I didn’t get your card and gift.. so I’ll have two cats to make it up?

🐈‍⬛💖🐈‍⬛💖🐈‍⬛

People who go out of their way to be cryptic with stuff tire me. Kick him to touch for good.

You need to stay do we can find out what’s going on?

Do you have to share a bed with him tonight?

That sounds pretty annoying. But now I’m placemarking to find out what’s on the hard drive.

What's his brother like!?

Sorry OP, this is hilarious, are so yours and other posters comments.

I thought it might be an exotic holiday too, ease keep us updated about the content of the hard drives, I'm hoping against hope they don't contain carefully curated movies.

I agree that his poor mum is probably thinking here we go, he's scared off another normal woman.

Can you at least stay with him till Christmas and update us all on what he gives you then?