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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me start by saying that my DH is an awesome guy.  Great dad (we have a toddler and infant, so no small feat), does more than his fair share around the house, etc.  But EVERY holiday he waits until the very last second to buy gifts for me, and it bothers me.  I buy the vast majority of gifts for both of our families, our kids, etc - and think about the stuff weeks if not months in advance so it has time to get where it needs to go, etc.  I really do like giving gifts and get a kick out of knowing I got something someone will love.

So today, as usual, he says that he has to go to the mall to buy stuff for me.  He says he has 'something in mind, and hopefully they'll have it.'  So - if they don't - what?  It's Dec 23 - he'll just wander around hoping he finds something decent?  I just don't get why he can't think about this a few weeks in advance and try to put thought into getting something I'd really like.  He's done it basically every year, for every birthday and Christmas, since we've been together (over 10 years) and it just bugs me.  It's like he can't be bothered to put some thought into it, when I spend a lot of time trying to get nice things for him and his family (not necessarily monetarily nice - just things I know will be special for them).  I even did it this year at a few weeks postpartum (not trying to emphasize my own awesomeness, but more trying to explain why I really don't think spending a thoughtful half hour shopping online is a big deal).

I know how lucky I am to have a great guy, and this is obviously a relatively minor issue - it just frustrates me every year, and then the next year it's the same song and dance again (him running to the mall at the last minute, as if he didn't know when Christmas was going to be).  Can anyone relate?[/quote]

You're not complaining about the gifts you get, you're complaining about the time in which he picks them out?

Good grief.  Some people really just have to have something to bitch about, don't they?  [/quote]

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