Is your wife/husband a bad gifter?

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will I need to do this every year

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My husband is really good at picking out gifts. Not just for myself but for others as well.

I thought I was just getting the kindle I asked for this year for Christmas. Nope he also surprised me with jewelry from Tiffany's and a couple other places as well.

People who must be told exactly what to buy year after year are sad. If you can't ever think of a halfway decent gift for your spouse, there's probably something wrong with you.

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People who must be told exactly what to buy year after year are sad. If you can't ever think of a halfway decent gift for your spouse, there's probably something wrong with you.

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Problem with getting gifts for my husband....he just buys whatever he wants for himself when he wants it year round.

Inconsistent. Sometimes she’s good, even great and sometimes shite.

I’m cool with it because she does virtually all the Christmas shopping for everyone else which can be overwhelming so I just get what I want anyway.

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Inconsistent. Sometimes she’s good, even great and sometimes shite.

I’m cool with it because she does virtually all the Christmas shopping for everyone else which can be overwhelming so I just get what I want anyway.

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Same here. She screwed up pretty bad for my birthday this year, but she was 8 months pregnant so I just let that slide. You would think she could have ordered some little gift from Amazon for the kids to give me but there was literally nothing to open. We had a nice dinner and that was it.

But this year she surprised me at Christmas. I ordered the one thing I wanted from amazon and she wrapped that. I honestly thought that would be it but she had a few other things for me that were thoughtful and already very useful.

No it doesn't. The last few years we just basically told each other what we wanted and got it for each other for Christmas. Works for us.

I did feel bad this year cause I only gave a him a couple small gifts(again...I thought he was only gonna spend 100 bucks on a kindle for me)...and he clearly spent much more on my gifts. But I think he knew he would be and wanted to anyways cause he knows I've had a really shitty year. I'll make it up to him for his bday.

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i'm a bad person to get gifts for

My wife and I don't spend frivously on ourselves throughout the year, so Christmas and birthdays are considered occasions to buy for ourselves guilt-free. That said, we check with each other to make sure we know exactly what the other wants. We'll usually get a little something extra on top of that, though, not mentioned by the other to show some extra thought.