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Husband upset, christmas gift money

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Countrybumpkin90 · 30/12/2023 08:06

Just wanted some outsider perspectives, not sure AITA. My parents have been incredibly kind and generous and have given me some money for Christmas (couple of hundred £) to spend ‘on something just for me’. My husband has taken offence as he believes this should be shared as we are married, and he thinks it should just go into paying down some debt we have. The debt is money we owe his parents that he borrowed before we were married and isn’t too much and we are already almost down to nothing else owed. We are in a good financial position and both are lucky to have good jobs.

On the one hand I do understand that as we are married everything is shared. However, on the other I don’t understand why he can’t just be happy for me. My parents say they should be able to gift their daughter something without him getting involved and I think that’s true too. Turned into a row last night and don’t know aita for wanting to just spend it on something I’d love as my parents intended.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 30/12/2023 14:06

So he got a nice present from your parents

But wants a share of yours to be to be paying off his loan he took out before he met you

Yes your name is on the property now but what he Ie asking is totally unfair

Blondeshavemorefun · 30/12/2023 14:08

Plus he earns double to you so hope he is paying double I to the bills /mortgage

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 30/12/2023 14:13

@wronginalltherightways is absolutely spot on, @Countrybumpkin90. Unless your dh is planning to return/sell all the presents he got from your parents, to,put towards the debt, he has no right whatsoever to insist on having your present!

Frankly, I’d be telling him that being as tight as a gnat’s chuff is deeply unattractive.

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