A woman’s husband was left ‘annoyed’ with her after she admitted that she wanted to return or change a £230 gift he’d bought for her birthday – but she had a good reason to not want it
Receiving expensive gifts from loved ones can make you feel on top of the world, but when one woman’s husband bought her a £230 present, she immediately knew that she wanted to return it – yet she claimed she had a good reason for not wanting it.
The woman explained that about three weeks ago, she noticed that a beloved necklace was “gone” from her neck. It was a necklace her mother had given to her “25 years ago” before she went travelling, and she admitted the “gold chain with a small St. Christopher pendant” felt like a “good luck charm”.
Taking to Mumsnet, the woman shared that a “couple of days later, the chain of the necklace weirdly turned up” on her doorstep as she was cleaning her car, “but there was a gap in the loop, which is why the pendant fell off”. She explained that she “looked around” but couldn’t find it, so she gave up hope it’d turn up.
“Then last week, whilst sorting out some washing, out fell the St. Christopher. I was so happy it wasn’t lost and said so to my husband as I felt it was extremely lucky to find both parts”, she shared.
The woman explained that this week was her birthday, and her husband had bought her a “new chain and pendant”, which he’d obviously bought before she found the sentimental piece of jewellery.
She explained to her husband that she wanted to “return or exchange” the jewellery, but her husband was mad because “he thinks the one he bought is better”. She tried to share with him that the original was “meaningful” to her, rather than particularly liking the necklace style, but he was having none of it.
“He then tried to diss the original necklace and said how he had spent £230 on this new one. This then annoyed me a bit because I always tell him I don’t need or want expensive jewellery (and never wear expensive items) as I prefer more simple stuff”, she fumed. “It just seemed to me like he spent that much for his benefit and not mine, and he has a habit of always telling me how much he has spent, which I find a bit off.”
The woman tried to explain to her husband that the necklace her mum got for her “couldn’t be replaced”, but this didn’t prevent him from being “annoyed” that she wanted to swap it for something totally different.
In the comments, one woman wrote: “If he doesn’t understand this, I don’t think he ever will. He sounds like a complete idiot. You’re not wrong at all.”
Someone else made a suggestion, sharing: “I would keep and wear his one and put your mum’s one away to keep safe as it’s special and irreplaceable.”
Another defended the man, however, penning: “Your husband was probably really pleased to have thought of buying you this special gift to make up for the one you lost. He may now be very hurt that his gift means absolutely nothing to you, no sentimental value at all, whereas your mum’s is everything. To be honest, I think you’ve been thoughtless and may have some bridges to build!”
