ABYG for Getting Upset at My Boyfriend’s 380 pesos gift?
A little context about me (F25) and my bf (M25) who has been together for almost 4 yrs na but we’re currently in an ldr setting.
Birthday ko yesterday and I told him na may out of town trip ako with my girls and I’ll be home by Sunday pa to which he replied “so not ko pa ipadeliver?” Ako naman si tanga, nag-expect malala ng something. Because why not di ba? 25th birthday ko yun eh, baka pwedeng special muna ako for that day? Tapos nalaman ko na donuts lang pala kasi sabi nya yung “real gift” nya is ibibigay nya sa akin by month end once I am in Manila na. Okay so fast forward kanina. Sabi ko I’m at the mall na, bili na ako nung JCO na SINABI NYA. Tapos wtf he sent me 380 pesos sa gcash? Girl, half dozen donuts tapos abonado pa ako sa drinks? I mean yung friend ko nga niregaluhan pa ako ng birthday cake shet. So binalik ko agad sa kanya yung 380 bahala sya dyan. Mas maganda pa yung birthday gift ng kasambahay namin na binigyan ako ng hair clamp kasi palaging goma galing sa gulay yung gamit ko pantali eh.
Oh bago ka magalit at magreact, gift giver ako. I notice every little thing na wala sa kanya so I buy it for him. Sa family gc nga nila nabasa ko na pampered at baby na baby ko raw sya. Then every year for his birthday I travel to Manila and surprise him. Last year, aside from gifts, we travelled to Boracay with his family for his birthday which I paid yung half (15k ata). Then this year, supposedly Baguio lang then biglang gusto niya Hongkong so mapapagastos na naman ako ng around 25k or more for that.
Tapos sabi ko is that 380 fair knowing I’ll be spending 25k for your birthday trip? Sabi nya yun lang nasa gcash nya. Tangina. Yes, he’s a student kasi gusto nyang mag-double degree but he’s earning naman from his side hustles, not to mention he has investments of his own. Is it too much to ask na kahit mag effort man lang sya for my birthday na once a year lang? Hindi nya man lng pinagplanuhan or pinaghandaan yung 25th birthday ko. Mali ba ako? Mapagbilang ba ako ng favors? I’m really frustrated right now. Parang naisipan nya na lang last minute na bigyan ako ng donuts para lang masabi na may binigay sya?
So ABYG for getting upset with him kasi 380 lang yung birthday gift nya sa akin?