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Useless husband (birthday edition)

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thetimehascomeandso · 17/12/2025 10:12

Today is a milestone birthday. Totally outing but beyond caring. 10 years marred DH. He’s never been great with presents (example - asked me what I wanted one year and I picked out a Pandora bracelet. On my birthday I was presented with a bag of cheap beads from eBay as he thought it was a better option to make my own, despite me being the least crafty person on the planet). Last year picked out a top I liked in the hope he would simply have to follow the link I sent and press purchase. Nope. He took it upon himself to buy the male equivalent in a US size XL and was genuinely perplexed as to why I was insulted.
This year I thought fuck it, I won’t even bother to make any plans or send hints.
Today I have woken up to being presented with…
a pair of stress relieving bollock balls. £5.99 from firebox.
Even our kids were saying he could have at least organised a cake. He says he hasn’t had time, as if my birthday is some kind of event that sneaks up in suprise?

I literally am gonna LTB.

OP posts:
disappearingfish · 18/12/2025 07:48

Happy birthday OP ❤️

Missey85 · 18/12/2025 08:29

Happy birthday to you and sorry you have a idiot for a husband 🎂🎉💕💕

Borgonzola · 18/12/2025 13:31

bigboykitty · 18/12/2025 07:33

All the posts about possible neurodivergence are simply derailing the thread (and it seems to be happening on most threads about shit men). The man is a cunt. That's what's wrong here.

@bigboykitty absolutely. Even MN have commented on derailing recently. A ‘derailing’ button would be very useful

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