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One person who found this out the hard way recently was a devoted husband who had been planning a surprise gift for his wife. A Taylor Swift fan, he had built her a replica of the Lover house for her to keep trinkets in.
Before gifting it to her, he showed a picture of it to his brother, who then showed it to his 13-year-old daughter who was also a Swiftie. The teenager said that she also wanted one, so his brother began pressuring him to give it to her for her birthday.
When the man refused but offered to help her build another one, he faced increasing pressure from his niece, brother, and mom to give in. It led to him questioning if he had the moral high ground.
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AITA for not giving the 'dollhouse' I built to my niece, but to my wife as a gift?
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Unsurprisingly, everyone was on his side.
They felt like the rest of his family was displaying some seriously entitled behavior, and he should ignore it for the sake of his relationship and his sanity.
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Man builds dollhouse for 28-year-old wife, brother gets offended when he won't give it to his 13-year-old niece for her birthday: 'He told me that I was teasing her'
Gift-giving can be a very fraught process for something that is supposed to be a kind and happy gesture. Sometimes, doing it for loved ones is even more stressful than thinking about acquaintances. A thoughtful present that the recipient will enjoy will undeniably boost a relationship, but a hasty or inconsiderate one could expose some things about a dynamic that nobody wants to confront. That's before you even get into the potential headache of others coveting or judging a gift that you want to give to someone.
Unless you are in need of advice, it is probably best to keep your present ideas a secret from other people because you never know what the consequences might be if you don't. In particular, it is exactly this kind of small and seemingly insignificant thing that can cause real issues if you are not careful about the whole process of sharing your generosity.
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