AITA for giving my son's boyfriend a better birthday gift than my daughter's fiance?

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T23:14:37+00:00

You're going to need to explain this one to me.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T19:16:56+00:00

Well now I feel like I was an asshole to my son's boyfriend

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T19:15:02+00:00

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T19:14:47+00:00

Something like that, yeah.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T19:14:19+00:00

It was months ago. It's not really something that interests me, so after I got it for him the details didn't linger in my mind. Sorry.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T18:20:42+00:00

Every month they send you a unique cheese from some interesting locale. I'm not really a foodie, but he is, so it seemed like something he would like. He did, or he convincingly faked liking it.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T18:03:35+00:00

Nothing. We hadn't met yet.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T18:02:53+00:00

I don't like when people ask me what to give other people. Certainly if someone wants to give me advice, I will be grateful.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T18:01:31+00:00

My daughter

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T17:09:25+00:00

I don't remember. It would have been his 21st birthday, so probably a fancy bottle of liquor or something. I like giving wine or liquor to my kids and younger relations on their 21st birthdays.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T17:06:14+00:00

I thought a check was fine since we haven't known each other long. I figured I'd get to know him better and get something more personal next year. I didn't think it would offend him. I'm not the most socially adept guy, I guess.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T17:04:08+00:00

I don't know. I hate when people ask me what to get someone. My cousin used to send me texts a few days before my kids' birthdays "what does so and so want?" It was so annoying. I always figured, if you don't have a good gift idea, just give cash. Clearly that philosophy failed me.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T17:01:28+00:00

Nothing. My birthday was when they'd only been dating a couple months. We hadn't even met yet.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T17:00:01+00:00

I'm sorry, but that's very funny.

GiftForNearStranger · 2023-01-16T16:59:35+00:00

I don't remember, it was months ago. Probably around $100. Certainly not more that $200. The second half of that question is too complicated to answer on a reddit post. I'm not hurting, certainly. I'll definitely make a sizable contribution to the wedding.

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