No you chump! Apparently buying something you need isn’t a gift, even when you get told it’s something they’d like. I’m on 30 years of marriage and still not sure of the rules.
My wife’s birthday next week and I’ve bought a Ring doorbell (among other more frivolous items), as she’s been banging on about her mate has one and it’s soooo useful. We can’t afford it, so I’m expecting a good shoeing for bothering to listen to her and getting something she wants. I wonder if she thinks I like the abuse, and maybe that’s her way of thanking me? Mind you, at our age any physical contact is a bonus!
I suspect Stockholm syndrome…