If you are in your late 20's/early 30's or have children that age...

[Pollywallywinkles]

How much is spent on you/do you spend on them for Christmas?

FIL usually buys DH and I a big box of chocolates from M&S so maybe about £15?

DM usually spends about £20 on DH and £20 on me but this year has said she's just going to buy for DS and baby no.2 which is due in Nov. as she's really short of money.

I guess i just figured that once you get married, you become one family as such. Dh is son in law to my parents so they treat him exactly as by brothers and his family do the same with me.

It's the same as birthdays and Xmas. I have to admit I'd feel weird if my parents gave me £50 and dh less considering we've been married 12 years and are adults!

I'm 29. I honestly don't quite know, but my parents have very generously been giving us substantial amounts of money (with the cheerful 'we'll die, and we don't want you paying capital gains tax' argument! ) once a year. Actual presents, I would guess maybe 30-50? They do spend a lot.

In all honesty, I slightly wish we'd go for more token-y presents.

I think part of it is also because my parents gifts from us generally come from our money (even if we buy separately) so it would seem weird them reciprocating less for him given most couples will have contributed equally to the parents gifts once married.

Ahh, I always buy presents for my side/friends and DH the same for friends (he has no family) out of our own money. Also within my family, blood relatives have always had more spent on them than inlaws. So I probably look at things slightly differently.

I'm 30 and hate getting gifts although they are always appreciated I always say not to bother with me and DH. My mum and dad still insist on giving us gifts. Probably to the value of £100 each. Inlaws are the same. Other gifts are normally a small token from family, chocolates, baileys a DVD and they are again not expected but very well received. I'm much more of a giver. I suppose it depends on circumstances. Some late 20 year olds may be single, no kids and it's different.

i'm 27 and have a few siblings and since the dawn of time we have had £50 for christmas and birthdays and a few wrap ups for about another £10.

our partners have £20 each spent on them and our children have around £50 spent on them by my parents.

DP 29 has around £30 spent on him and the same for me nd DS off his parents

Late 20's here.
Dm spends around £60-80 on me (don't know for sure), usually a jumper and some smellies. She spends about 50 on my dp and the 3 gc.
Df buys for the 3 gc, spends around £25 on each of them.
Mil around £150 on each of the five of us.
We have enormous families.
Dp and I either agree not to do presents for each other or spend up to £1,000 on each other.

I'm 31 and got sfa last year off my parents