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Do you and your SO open each others gifts in front of family?
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:36 am
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:36 am
By family I mean in-laws, brothers, sisters, cousins etc. Not talking about your own kids.
My SO wants me to open my gifts from her at her parents house, I said no I don't feel that's right. (I don't get my in-laws the same magnitude of gifts that I get my SO, I don't want them to feel like I short changed them, and I think our gifts to each other are our business). I feel like we should open our gifts for each other at our house. We don't have any kids yet. I think I'll just open and have her open two or three small gifts at the in-laws. What say you, OT?
My SO wants me to open my gifts from her at her parents house, I said no I don't feel that's right. (I don't get my in-laws the same magnitude of gifts that I get my SO, I don't want them to feel like I short changed them, and I think our gifts to each other are our business). I feel like we should open our gifts for each other at our house. We don't have any kids yet. I think I'll just open and have her open two or three small gifts at the in-laws. What say you, OT?
This post was edited on 12/19/15 at 11:59 am
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Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:37 am to 13SaintTiger
We don't buy each other gifts.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:38 am to 13SaintTiger
In before your SO asked for a toy that can reach farther than your member.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:39 am to 13SaintTiger
Why would your in laws expect you to get them the same magnitude of gifts as your wife though? Don't you think they understand that?
My wife and I open ours together and then head to my family and her family's houses for the day.
My wife and I open ours together and then head to my family and her family's houses for the day.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:40 am to King of New Orleans
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My wife and I open ours together and then head to my family and her family's houses for the day.
This is what I want to do.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:41 am to 13SaintTiger
Me, my SO, & our kids open our gifts at whatever location we're at.
We also travel for the holidays too so we don't have much of a choice.
We also travel for the holidays too so we don't have much of a choice.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:43 am to 13SaintTiger
No
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:43 am to 13SaintTiger
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My SO wants me to open my gifts from her at her parents house
Because it's going to be a positive pregnancy test and she wants to surprise you in front of everyone.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:44 am to 13SaintTiger
Always separate from extended family. Do her parents wait and open their gifts to each other in front of their parents? No. You need to go to each of your parents house as a team with gifts for other people, not gifts for each other.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:45 am to 13SaintTiger
No .. Christmas Eve morning we exchange gifts - just us - no other family
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:52 am to 13SaintTiger
Know what I want for Christmas? Pics of said girlfriend.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:55 am to 13SaintTiger
We do in front of her family, when we are with her family. We don't really in front of my family – my family is weird about gifts.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:56 am to 13SaintTiger
How do you live with her if you aren't married?
Posted on 12/19/15 at 8:56 am to 13SaintTiger
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I don't get my in-laws the same magnitude of gifts that I get my SO
I don't either, and I think that that's pretty true for most people.
My wife and I budget ~$30 per gift for friends and family, but will spend around $100-200 on each other.
My wife's parents spend a ridiculous amount on their kids and grandkids and would never bat an eye that we can't match their dollar amount.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 9:00 am to el Gaucho
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How do you live with her if you aren't married?
Where in my op did I say we weren't married? In-laws implies marriage.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 9:02 am to tigeralum06
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Always separate from extended family. Do her parents wait and open their gifts to each other in front of their parents? No. You need to go to each of your parents house as a team with gifts for other people, not gifts for each other.
This is my view as well. Trying to get her to understand it.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 9:03 am to 13SaintTiger
One of my presents is the traditional Christmas morning bjay. So no, that would be awkward.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 9:07 am to Bmath
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My wife's parents spend a ridiculous amount on their kids and grandkids and would never bat an eye that we can't match their dollar amount.
Same. But it's not that we can't match it, because we can, it's just I don't think it's right to place that pressure on someone to match it.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 9:09 am to 13SaintTiger
I've never felt that kind of pressure.
Posted on 12/19/15 at 9:14 am to 13SaintTiger
You need to ditch her now before it gets too bad. This is not the kind of family you want to be mixed up in.
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