Husband Wants An Expensive Gift? How do I handle this?

[anika99]

So, if a man posts about planning to get his wife a Coach purse as a gift, and instead of appreciating the effort, she tells him "Coach is cheap, I only want Louis Vuitton", followed by "I don't think you will get me a Louis Vuitton and I don't expect you to, because you always change your mind when you do have the money. You also would get football jerseys and other stuff"... that's totally fine and not manipulative/demanding at all?

 

I would ask him if it's true that he buys himself jerseys that cost up to $200 and if he said yes then I would tell him he to buy his wife the damn $500 purse. Let's not forget that he has been using the same wallet for 10yrs and he's been asking his wife for years for a replacement, and she even told him one year she was going to get it but then she let him down. Meanwhile she buys herself useless dolls. Lets say she has bought herself 2 dolls a year for the past 5yrs. That's $2000 dollars spent indulging herself so why doesn't her husband deserve a $500 indulgence?

 

If my husband thought it was okay to spend hundreds or possibly even thousands dollars on gifts for himself but then became all thrifty and frugal when it came to my gift I would feel that he is selfish and that doesn't value me very much at all.