My husband of 5 years bought me reddit gold for our anniversary

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A Reddit user (F) shared that for her 5th wedding anniversary, she expected traditional silverware from her husband, while she bought him an Apple Watch. On the day of their anniversary, she logged into Reddit to find dozens of her posts and comments gilded.

Her husband, a bit of a jokester, gave her Reddit gold as an anniversary gift, but it’s been a week and she still hasn’t received the silverware. She is now wondering if she should address the situation or just buy the silverware herself. Read the original story below…

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‘ My husband of 5 years bought me reddit gold for our anniversary’

My 5 year wedding anniversary with my husband was last week. The traditional gift for 5 years is silverware. I wanted a new set and told my husband which he could get me as a gift. I knew he wanted an Apple Watch and bought that as my gift to him. On the day of our anniversary, I logged on to Reddit to find dozens of my posts and comments gilded.

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I found it odd as I don’t post terribly often and the guilded comments were old. It’s also the first time I’ve received reddit gold. When the time came to exchange gifts, he gleefully opened his Apple Watch and began setting it up. I figured I’m all the excitement he forgot to give me my gift so I gently prodded him. He told me to check reddit.

Ladies and gentlemen, my husband GILDED me 24 times as an anniversary gift. He’s a bit of a jokester, so I figured my real gift was coming. But Reddit, it’s been a week. Do I say something? Buy the silverware myself? Some combination of the two? I feel if I don’t say something then the cycle will repeat itself.

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Here’s the input from the Reddit crowd:

Froot-Batz −  You should have posted this to your main account.

caeye-chaos −  Tell him exactly that – just say that he’s taking his time if he is getting you an equivalent gift. If he’s surprised then ask if he really thinks virtual stamps are worth spending real money on :/ good luck

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[Reddit User] −  Maybe tell him that the gold anniversary isn’t until your 50th. You’re at 5, which is silverware, so you’re still waiting for an appropriate gift. (Also make absolutely sure that something wonky isn’t happening with your finances that sent him “shopping” with reddit coins. He could have cheaped out because he didn’t have the cash, but he didn’t want to tip you off and endanger his own gift.)

globaltetrahedron67 −  why the f**k do people buy awards for posts anyway? you’re seriously giving 5 bucks to a for-profit company for… what?

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[Reddit User] −  Was he the one that awarded this post too?

frostyribbit −  Uhm is he always this stupid?

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russiandobby −  <\_< this is kind of stupid with a few extra steps of i**ot, especially after the wife gives you an idea of what she wants.

Imperfecter −  You got gold on this post. Was that him or someone else? Because if it’s him and he didn’t actually read this post… oof. Reddit awards do not come close to a freaking Apple Watch, buddy.

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Alleandros −  Who gets the reddit account in the divorce?

lilpiglet1 −  Say if I got my husband reddit golds for a gift, thinking it would be cute/funny and not expecting to exchange “real gifts”, and then my husband got me an Apple Watch I would be MORTIFIED. I would be scrambling to be like “haha that was a funny joke wasn’t it! Here’s your real gift now!”

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On that note, is gift giving big in your relationship? Men are dumb and he may not have realized you were taking this gift giving session seriously if it’s not something you guys usually do. That being said… he should have read the room after he opened your gift!

Sometimes, a lighthearted gift can be fun, but it’s important to balance humor with fulfilling expectations. How would you handle a situation like this? Would you confront your partner or make the best of it by buying the silverware yourself? Let’s discuss!

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