Am I a terrible person :-)

[Mr Anderson]

So for my hubby's 50th birthday I planned a surprise romantic getaway for us. I know how he thinks, and he's going to want to do something special in kind for my 50th (although that is not for over 4 years). He is very good at picking up on subtle gift idea hints from me. Is it awful that I have begun dropping hints about my dream Disney getaway "someday" including the deluxe resort I'd love to stay at, restaurants I'd love to try, tours I'd love to take...?

Oh, and just because nobody has said it yet... YES you're a TERRIBLE, awful, horrible person for dropping hints about wanting to go on your dream trip to Walt Disney World. How dare you.

 

[epcotisbest]

Since the day we met 19 years ago, he's been quite good at paying attention to my subtle hints, and I like to be surprised at least somewhat about the details of his gifts! LOL



I probably don't even have to say "celebrate my 50th" there if I continue to drop hints about my "dream Disney vacation." Oh, and I think I'd actually like it if the kids came too. They'll be old enough by then (19 and 17) to do some things on their own so my hubby and I can have some romantic time alone together.

I love to see romance is alive and well @Dog Ate Mouse and @epcotisbest! She'll probably love the cruise.

So I did the subtle hinting talking to my wife tonight about maybe taking a cruise. She said it might be something she would like to do if we went with several other couples. Well, one thing I have learned the hard way is I don't like traveling with others, so I guess the cruise is off the table. I'll surprise her somehow without her input and make her happy as I love to see her smile. And honestly, me doing something special for her 50th is more important to me than to her.

 

[Allym146]

I am on board with hints. I wish my husband gave me hints...or even told me outright what he wants.
I am horrible at gifts for him. I've bombed a couple years for our anniversary. He is always so great at it that I feel horrible! I don't hint or anything and he always manages to pick something I love and wanted even if I didn't know I wanted it! It's sort of a running joke: the year I got him a muddler.

Also, if your significant other has Pinterest, that's pretty much Mecca for gift ideas. Whenever my brother in law asks me what he should get my sister, I direct him to her Pinterest!

 

[epcotisbest]

I am on board with hints. I wish my husband gave me hints...or even told me outright what he wants.
I am horrible at gifts for him. I've bombed a couple years for our anniversary. He is always so great at it that I feel horrible! I don't hint or anything and he always manages to pick something I love and wanted even if I didn't know I wanted it! It's sort of a running joke: the year I got him a muddler.

Also, if your significant other has Pinterest, that's pretty much Mecca for gift ideas. Whenever my brother in law asks me what he should get my sister, I direct him to her Pinterest!

I don't know what a muddler is, but one time many years ago, I got a 20 gallon fish tank. Never used it and I think she sold it in a yard sale a few years later.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Probably but who am I to judge.

 

[Chernaboggles]

This thread is full of awesome, considerate people.

 

[Allym146]

I don't know what a muddler is, but one time many years ago, I got a 20 gallon fish tank. Never used it and I think she sold it in a yard sale a few years later.

A muddler is a bartender's tool, used like a pestle to mash—or muddle—fruits, herbs, and/or spices in the bottom of a glass to release their flavor.

That's it, and it was like $15.

Taken from Wikipedia haha. If nothing else, we now laugh about it over a delicious cocktail. I got a fish tank for a graduation present! After I killed the tenth fish I just put it in the garage until the next yard sale. My PSA is never give people pets as a graduation present. I don't know what that friend was thinking?