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To not buy a £1,000 present for DH birthday?

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DandyReader · 19/01/2026 18:20

Usually, dh and I buy each other an experience for each other's birthdays. But this year, DH is turning 30. He said he'd prefer if I get him a gift. Fair enough, he'd like something to keep.

He has been banging on about getting a 'nice watch' for years. He could afford to buy one himself but knows it's a splurge. He has shown me multiple watches around the £1,000 mark and keeps dropping hints how he really wants a nice watch but can't justify that for himself. He hasn't explicitly asked, but I think he's hoping.

I could easily buy one for him, but I don't want to. I have savings targets to meet and don't want to start a precedent of spending silly money on gifts. AIBU?

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Starlightsprite · 22/01/2026 23:08

MarriedinMaui · 22/01/2026 22:06

This. ExH is 2 years older than me. I brought him a Rolex for his 40th. Turned out he was cheating. By my 40th I’d left him and got nothing.

Sorry lovely, they’re disgusting! I hope you’re doing better now.

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