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I (32F) don't know how to react to my husband's (36M) birthday surprise.
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So, why exactly did he ask her what her preference is? So that he could make sure to do the exact opposite?
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It's definitely a red flag that he jumped to defensiveness. Perhaps after the hang up, he'll reflect and see the error in his ways. We can only hope.
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32-year-old wife left speechless when husband plans birthday trip with extended family despite asking her what she wanted beforehand: "I wanted it to be just the two of us"
My boyfriend is really good at getting me birthday gifts, and that is mostly because I tell him exactly what I want, and he delivers. In the first year of our relationship, I tried my best to drop heavy-handed hints about the sorts of things I'd like to receive on my birthday. For example, I really wanted a Miffy lamp, so every time I saw an Instagram reel that featured one, I would forward it to him. Sometimes I'd even add a message like, "Wouldn't one of these look adorable in our living room?"
However, about two months before my birthday, he came clean and confessed he had no idea what to get me, so I told him point blank. This has been our MO since then. It works for us since I don't really like surprises anyway — especially on my birthday.
In our story today, a young woman is similarly approached by her husband concerning her birthday trip preferences. She tells him that she wants a romantic couples trip — just the two of them. So, imagine how she felt when he surprised her with a family trip instead.