Exchanged gifts with bf, we do it before Christmas as we spend the day itself at our respective families'. I knew I'd overspent but it's not really the money aspect, I don't really care about the value it's just the gifts in particular don't seem very thoughtful, almost like the first thing he saw he bought if that makes sense. I like to take time to thoroughly look and decide what to get everyone, and I know not everyone has the time to do this (or wants to) and that's OK.
I'm posting because it's actually surprised me how disappointed I feel. I wasn't expecting anything in particular, and in fact I don't dislike the gifts, they're still nice, so feeling this down about them has really surprised me. In particular, one of the items is a piece of jewellery, but it's costume style jewellery (not real silver/gold or anything), just the sort of thing I'd possibly buy myself as a small treat. I think it might be because jewelley can be something of a statement, so I'm reading more into it than I probably should. Again, it's not a horrible piece, just if I'm being honest nothing special, and it's been our first full year together this year. Everything I got him I spent ages choosing and he absolutely loves all of them, put them on immediately etc, which does make me happy.
I'm posting to vent as I would never in a million years tell anyone if I was disappointed in what they got me, it would break my heart to tell anyone that, and also possibly for advice as to how to hide this, as like I've said I've never really felt disappointed like this before and it's taken me by surprise, I'm struggling to hide it at the moment. I also feel maybe a bit embarassed about spending slughtly more on him and thinkng so much abojt the hifts. I'm sure many other people have experienced something similar, and was wondering how you process it or conceal it, especially over rhe holiday when under more social pressure etc.