Gifts can be a hit or miss, as far as we know. Whether it’s a book, a piece of clothing or a gag gift, there’s always a possibility that the recipient might not be as thrilled about it as you had hoped.
And this is exactly what happened when u/Throwaway920390 received a rather puzzling gift from her breadwinning husband, who appears to have a wicked sense of humor. “He told me it would be hilarious if I wore it and I should lighten up. I gave it a nervous laugh and told him I thought it was funny too,” she writes in her recent “Am I The [Jerk]” post. Of course, she didn’t get the joke and that’s when things got a bit heated, requiring assistance from the gleefully judgy AITA community.
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Stay-at-home wife shared how she and her husband got into an argument over his unexpected gift
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The husband lashed out at her for not getting the joke which she thought was rather humiliating
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Turns out, there’s more science to gift gifting than we might have thought
It’s been said that “a good gift is one that is more valuable for the recipient than it is for the giver.” According to one fascinating piece of research, giving a giver-centric gift “may not only be somewhat easier but it may also carry its own positive relationship consequences and increase feelings of closeness.” Of course, gifting a beef jerky-making kit to someone who’s not that into jerky will most definitely be a misfire. The same rule applies to borderline-humiliating gag gifts – especially if you want your significant other to catwalk wearing it in front of your football buddies.
One study has revealed that 31% of individuals unabashedly cling to unwanted gifts, refusing to toss them into the trash the moment the giver turns away. While 1-in-3 people engage in the clandestine art of re-gifting these underwhelming ‘treasures’ – something that half of Americans shamelessly admit to doing.
There is, however, a reason why some gifts work better than others. As the economist Joel Waldfogel explained to The Atlantic, the uselessness of a gift can be attributed to a discrepancy between the perceived desirability and practicality of a product or service. Let’s say “your friend bought you a fancy wearable fitness tracker [and] probably thought it was a really cool and helpful gift,” Waldfogel explained. “To you, it seems like a massive headache to figure out, requires an app download and a monthly fee, and offers data that will either make you feel terrible about yourself or turn into a life-ruining obsession.” Most likely, it’s collecting dust at the farthest corner of your drawer if it’s not already sold on eBay.
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There isn’t a single one-fits-all formula that would guarantee a flawless gift
Things get even more complicated when it comes to clothing – particularly one that can make guys hot under their collar. “You can’t just buy the first strappy, see-through thing that makes you horny,” Inside Hook’s sex and relationship editor remarked. Of course, she has a reason for this: almost 1-in-3 women in Britain admitted that the lingerie gifts their husbands picked out, however flattering and spicy, left them “embarrassed and disappointed.”
Finally, there are those who like to splash on luxurious gifts hoping to be rewarded with a reaction. However, this appears to be a double-edged sword. According to one 2019 survey from CompareCards, 46% of respondents felt guilty for being unable to give a gift worth as much as the one they received. And while there’s no one-fits-all formula to make sure your gift doesn’t backfire, after today we know a gift idea that we can definitely rule out.
People unanimously decided that the husband’s gift was a total miss
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