Woman Saves Up To Buy Befitting Birthday Gift For Her Husband Only For Him To Reject It, Redditors React

"She has been short with me ever since"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• April 10, 2024

Giving gifts is a universal means of expressing oneself and fostering relationships. The majority of people feel at ease accepting gifts, but very few are at ease turning one down.

You see, the majority of us lack experience with appropriately declining gifts. Nonetheless, there are instances in which accepting a gift is appropriate.

Unreasonably large gifts from clients and coworkers are the most frequent cause of gift refusal. Declining a gift with gratitude is the appropriate course of action when accepting it could jeopardize a business relationship.

But if you want to maintain a positive working relationship with the giver, you have to do it with dignity. It's advised to never decide to turn down a gift too quickly as this may have consequences.

A gift from a close friend, member of your family, or other loved one is typically given out of affection. Turning down their gift could be interpreted as turning down their love.

If the gift you carefully selected and saved for was turned down because it was too much, how would that make you feel? The joy that one would have expected from bestowing such a gift would be dashed.

This is what happened to the OP of today's story but in this case, he was the one who turned down the gift. Read the full story below to find out all that transpired.

The OP writes

The OP said if she has that much money floating on the side, they can use it on the family

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the a-hole:

I hurt my wife's feelings by rejecting her buying me a expensive gift and asked her to use that money towards her and my son.

We've gathered some of the most upvoted comments from other Redditors for you to read through below

She also has that same sentiment to the OP

The OP ruined the moment his wife had looked forward to

She thought of an activity that brings the OP joy and made it happen

Telling her to buy something for herself as your gift

Expensive gifts makes this Redditor feel guilty

It's obvious that both the OP and his wife are willing to sacrifice luxuries for the family

She alloted the means to get it for the OP

The gift was actually for him and their son and the OP rejected it

OP's wife was proud to be able to afford something that will keep her husband and son happy

Relationships with others can be challenging. Gifts exchanged and received within these relationships have the potential to exacerbate the situation.

Accepting the love and generosity the giver intended may be a preferable course of action to hurt sentiments and destroy a relationship. As a result, it's critical to know when and how to respectfully decline something and to receive things with gratitude.

Maryjane