This is something I’ve been thinking about for awhile, and plus I just saw the post that says “AITA for returning my VDay gift to my boyfriend” so I’m inspired I guess.  

My bf and I are in an LDR. THIS IS RELEVANT. We are 22M and 21F. I’m still in college, he graduated in December. This was our second Valentine’s Day together, but the first we got to spend in the same city. About a week or two before Valentine’s Day, he was in my town and we were in Walmart buying groceries for weekend meal planning and I saw a dress for like $10 that I thought was super cute. I decided against getting it bc trying it on would’ve took up too much time and money’s tight too so it’s Saul Goodman.  

Valentine’s Day comes and bf is here in my apartment and is waiting so patiently for me until I finish classes. I come home and he presents me with a dress from Walmart. Not the same one I saw before. It’s short-sleeved, turquoise, and quite, uh, small. Now I’ve lost some weight and fit into small clothing but this dress easily made me look like I was in a sausage casing. Plus, there was an elastic band in the middle that basically cinched my waist and cut it in half in a very unflattering way (I’m a pear shape). I later learned the dress was 92% polyester, 8% spandex.  

I thanked him (duh), tried it on and hung it up. He asked “This is the one you wanted right?” Well like I said, it was not, but I didn’t want to hurt his feelings so I said, “I’m not positive , but I’m pretty sure!” A few days later, he had left and I went back to Walmart to choose a new dress or at least get a size up. I ended up choosing a whole new one that was white, long sleeved, a size up and it was so. much. better.  

I did tell him I got a new dress bc he called me as I was leaving the Walmart. When I explained that I exchanged the dress, I could kind of hear in his voice that he seemed a bit hurt. I can understand why bc it’s his first time giving a Valentine’s gift and I exchanged it. When I modeled the new one for him later, he loved it on me.  

My mom says that as the giftee I can do whatever I please with the gift but she liked the turquoise one better.  

Plz help me y’all, AITA?