I made my DH upset :(

[mommy259]

I didn't mean to, but this is what happened....He bought me an IPod touch for Valentines and usually I will keep my mouth shut and not say anything, but since they are like $200 when DH asked me this year if I liked my gift I was honest with him and told him it was a great gift, but not something I would use especially since he just bought me the kindle fire for Christmas.

I didn't mean to make him upset and usually i will just tell him I love the gift instead, but I knew I would not use the ipod touch and that is alot of money for something i won't use so I was honest with him..

***EDIT***I normally would have just kept quiet, but 200 is alot of money especially when money is tight right now and I really would have never used the Ipod touch so to me that is alot of money to waste on something I wouldn't use....I did tell him thank you and that it was a great gift and I appreciated the fact he put thought and effort in to it, but after him spending all that money I didn't think it was fair to him to lie and then never end up using it.

[.betty.white.]

Keep your mouth shut next time....

[Luv.My.Kidz]

:( that sucks. But at least you were honest. My DF would rather I be honest with him than lie. 

[nazgor]

Sometimes being that honest isn't worth it...

[bluerose26]

Yea i wouldnt of said anything. I would of been happy to get an ipod for valentines day. He probably thought u were unappreciative. Next time say you love it. Its the thought that counts.

[MammaPaparazza]

You prob shouldn't have that...but then again....lol...i said somethng stupid too...lol...i told dh all I wanted was a handwritten love letter...and I wrote him one too...when he read mine all huggy and mushy.. When I read his..i was like wtf...lol...it was like this..."our life changed so much when we had kids.." I felt like he was complaining.. And I told him that...then he explained he meant it to be..even tho we have all this responsibility...we are still same old kids....
I felt bad after that. Lol

[Nintendomommy]

I wouldn't have said anything. You might use the ipod touch more than you think though, it's more of a mp3 player and the kindles more of an ereader. Great gifts though, it sounds like he was just trying to make you happy! :)

[mom2cheesebug]

I would of told him. Then asked him if he wanted to return it and use the $200 to do something together, such as a night at the hotel with no kids....

[mymuneca]

Why shouldn't you be able to be honest with your husband? If he asks a question he should expect an honest answer. We shouldn't have to soften the blow just to protect a man's ego for anything.

[mommy259]

BUMP!

[Freela]

I don't think it's terrible to be honest.  You appreciate the thought, but if you really aren't going to use an expensive gift, I would rather someone spoke up.  My dh does the opposite and always tells me it's great even if he doesn't like it... this has led to me buying him plenty of clothes that sit in the closet because they're not quite his taste.  I would honestly rather he just tell me he wants to exchange the shirt than leave it in the closet gathering dust... I'm a SAHM, my part-time work is very sporadic, I have student loans, and don't have money to spend on something that isn't getting used!