AIBU to be disappointed and quite frankly let down and pissed off with dh for getting me slippers for xmas?!

[pinktree]

Ok so am I or am I being spoilt?

I am angry, 30 wks pregnant and hormonal so don't be too harsh!

Oh and I made a detailed list for him back in November! Although we did only get paid on 20th Dec (Own business,long story, whole other thread!)

I've ordered him to take back everything and he's just gone out now

I dont think her husband would actually end the marriage.

Perhaps the slippers are really just a symptom of other things that are wrong and in that case the OP is not unreasonable.

But if he is a loving partner who just bought a naff present ( something my dp does) then she is being harsh.

Might also depend on how you feel about being pregnant. For some it is a fabulous time (twins I am guessing you fall into this group) whereas for others (I count myself in this group) it really isn't. I got pregnant one Christmas morning and was five months pregnant the one before. I can tell you which one I enjoyed more . The second Christmas dh got me a very large nightie (resulting in said pregnancy) if he'd given it to me the year before I think I would have been in floods (it was somewhat large...)

I did love being pregnant yes nooka.

I recognise that not everyones does and have tried to ackowledge that in the OP even though I dont agree with her,

Not meant to be a dig at you twins! I'm glad you had a good Christmas and I think practical Christmas presents beat fancy frippery every day. My dh got snow boots, hat, gloves, scarf and jacket this year. He needed them, and they made nice big parcels. I got new PJs and slippers for pretty much the same reason. Which is fine if that's what you are expecting and wanting. Not so good when you had your heart on something else (and OP didn't say she wanted lots of cash spent on her, just something she actually wanted).

I didn;t think you had had a dog

Dog? What dog? Although that is what dh really wanted in his stocking.... Sadly I wasn't able to deliver that this year...

dig not dog, sorry have had a lot of wine!

I think we are getting a bit off topic here - clearly dittanys dh wouldnt really take her rings away- he would be wondering why hed given them to her in the first place because behaviour like the op described isnt what dittany and her partner have and possibly would want.

Twinny although i dont know her and dont wish to offend her in any way has a different approach to how she enjoys xmas and i for one am glad she is able to do what makes her happy over xmas especially when she has mentioned sad times in the past,regardless of gifts im quite sure that she if she wants to can buy herself a sweater or a chunky necklce or god forbid slippers if she wants she doesnt need her dh to buy them for her as a gift when as are many, they are economising,her gifts to dh were practical and yes thoughtful but if it were september she would have got him a jumper because the thoughtfulness does not equate to gift giving at xmas but all year round.

Equally my lesbian chavvy fairies may not have been to my choice but my dh bought them and i appreciate the sentiment.

I think its called maturity not stroppy princess behaviour.

I think you ABU. But - I also think you feel as if DH is not looking after you very well, by not realising that you would have liked a gift which made you feel pretty and feminine, loved and cherished. Maybe you just need to be a little more honest with him. Its not really about slippers at all!

Thanks jolly.

I agree Light I think this is about much more than slippers and suspect that even if a much bigger present is bought the issues will not be resolved.

I can remember in the dying days of marriage being furious with dh who bought me a box of chocolates ( it was actually a lovely box from Fortnums so I was being an over pampered princess). This issue was not really the gift but the way they were given without thought and that I was using the chocolates to have a good moan about our relationship generally. If I got the same present from my dp I would be delighted because I adore him and he loves me.

"Well just to annoy you all even more dh apologised to me when he got home! Runs and hides."

glad he knew he was wrong - these men MUST be put in their places

but what else did he buy you apart from slippers?