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Feeling under appreciated by husband

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Homebuddy · 14/02/2021 13:47

Am I being irrational to feel under- appreciated by my husband? The past year I have been feeling this way. We have had a lot going on, saving for a house, buying a house etc and in all that chaos we forgot our wedding anniversary. My husband remembered a few weeks afterwards but I never got anything but I was okay with it at that time because I knew we had so much going on. My wedding anniversary falls a few weeks after Mother’s Day and his sisters birthday which he didn’t forget and made sure to gift them. Fast forward a few months down the line when it was my birthday he got me airpods as a gift knowing fully well I’m not that into that stuff. He is into his tech and I got him airpods as one of his birthday gifts the year before, as he really wanted one for himself. When it was his mothers birthday a few week later he got her £600 designer watch. I don’t want to seem spoilt but he has never gotten me anything that expensive and always makes it out to me that money should be carefully spent. He also got his sister a beauty designer necklace for her birthday much more expensive than the boring AirPods I got. Now it’s Valentine’s Day, the one day that I’m thinking I can feel a little special and yes he got me flowers and chocolates which made my day. Only then in the next hour to say he’s visiting his sister and mum for Valentine’s Day to gift them flowers for Valentine’s Day. I know he’s being a good son and brother, but I can’t help but feel I’m secondary in his life and undeserving of the best by his standards. I mean if I was treated equally as special as his sister and mother, I guess that would be me being greedy for his attention and love but. I am actually feeling like they get more love from him than I do. He acknowledged that his mums love language is by gifts, and I even told him an the same so why does he not spend time and thought on the gifts he gives to me? Just feeling a little unloved and under appreciated that’s all.

OP posts:
LouiseTrees · 14/02/2021 15:22

You need to have this conversation but tomorrow not today

StephenBelafonte · 14/02/2021 15:29

Don't confuse money with love .

Your dh sounds like a nice man.

soonm · 14/02/2021 15:37

I get you OP. I'm in the same boat. He'll get me flowers, but then he'll get his mother and sisters flowers too. It's like there's nothing to mark us out as special isn't it?
BTW,
I got nothing for today, not even a 'Happy Valentine's Day' remark.
I am seriously beginning to wonder if I should find myself a bloke to have an affair with, considering you get bought fancy knickers, and lipstick and stuff.
I am joking about that comment.
Probably.

seensome · 14/02/2021 15:40

Next time he spends hundreds on someone else , say oh that's a very special present, isn't she lucky.
Maybe he isn't thinking from your point of view.
Never mind go and splash out on your own present, reward yourself instead of waiting for him to.

Tal45 · 14/02/2021 16:48

Tell him how you feel o it will only lead to resentment. Whatever his intentions it is making you feel less important and hopefully he will want to resolve that. £600 on a watch for anyone seems absolutely ridiculous to me.

Homebuddy · 14/02/2021 17:38

Nice to know I’m not alone! I always blame myself in the end thinking I’m the one that’s making an issue in my own head! Hahah that is too funny! I know right what happened to the special gifts that separate you as a lover/ wife right!? I don’t want to be classed as the same as your sister and mother all the time, and in my case I’m getting less love and showering of gifts than them anyways!

OP posts:
TheVanguardSix · 14/02/2021 17:52

Don't confuse money with love. Your dh sounds like a nice man.

Nice... to others. And that can actually feel very unloving when you're repeatedly not on the receiving end of thoughtful gifts. Diagnosis: Emotionally lazy husband. I've got one of those. He buys me antiques. He's a collector. I am not. I hate 'things'... I hate antiques... he knows this. For Christmas, I got a bronze putto. Google it and cry for me. It presses ALL of my buttons, I hate it so much. Who knows. Maybe if I sell it on ebay, it'll pay for a session with a good divorce lawyer. Confused

Figgyboa · 14/02/2021 17:58

OP, this is your second post on this today with a slightly different title and spin on the issue. Out of curiosity, why?
You need to talk to your DH and explain how your feeling. No point keeping it bottled up, feeling like this and potentially starting to resent him when he doesn't know how you feel.

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