12 April 2023 , 11:43
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A woman hatched a plan to re-gift her husband a previous birthday present as it has just sat in the drawer all year, unopened.
Her husband is not a big gift-giver, but she is the opposite and always puts a lot of thought into her presents, so she is hurt by his attitude.
Last year she got him a present he had asked for specifically, but it now just sits collecting dust in the drawer, which frustrates her to no end.
So, this year she plans to give him the same gift again.
She wants to give him the same gift as last year (stock photo) (Getty Images)Airing her frustrations on Mumsnet, the woman, who remained anonymous, wrote: "I enjoy thinking about gifts and gifting something I think the recipient will like.
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"For the last few years, the gifts I have given him have been left unused or put in a drawer. Last year, I specifically asked him what he wanted and bought that. Once again, it's nearly his birthday, and the gift I gave him last year isn't used.
"He wanted to make Kombucha. So I bought him a decent kit and it had the scoby (the live ingredient) included."
However, when she asked him why the present is still sat in the drawer unused, he got very defensive and so she has not confronted him about it again.
"To add insult to injury, he doesn't do gift giving. It was my birthday recently and he hadn't bought me a present but took my son to choose some chocolates. Maybe I'm over thinking this but I'm offended and hurt by his attitude," she wrote.
"So am I being unreasonable to re-gift what I gave him last year?"
In response, many sided with the wife and suggested even re-gifting him something could be more effort then is required if he does not do gift giving.
One person wrote: "Why would you bother doing that? Take your son and pick him some chocolates, why make the effort for him if he doesn’t for you?"
Another stated: "I wouldn’t do that but I would just get something small that requires no effort."
A third penned: "I wouldn't give him anything as it's clearly not appreciated or required. Just some chocolates."