I'm the spouse "in the dog house." We were at our friends' restaurant and the owner asked how long we'd been married, and I said "9 years," (it was 8) and hubby raised his eyebrow and said "How long?"
Then to make matters worse, we agreed not to give gifts (as we do for many holidays) and hubby broke the agreement (which he often does) and then I feel bad and vow next time that I need to get him a sneaky gift too. Then next time comes along, and we make another "no gift pact" and I say "no really this time, no gifts" and he'll agree - and then get me a gift and I feel like a heel.
Rinse, repeat!
Part of the problem is that hubby does all the bills, and will notice unexplained purchases. He's not a creep about it, he'll just ask what x or y purchase was, and I'm an absolutely lousy liar. Even if I have a perfectly good cover story, he'll see right through it (and the nutter butter won't let it drop. If I tell him it's a gift for him, he'll bug me until I tell him what it is. Or worse, he'll guess and either I'm very predictable, or he's psychic, because he'll usually guess within the first three guesses, and even if I tell him he's wrong, he can tell by my expression that he's not).
I've decided to have my sister help me for Christmas this year, because for once I'd like to actually surprise him. He never makes me feel like I'm in the doghouse, but I put myself there a lot.
Last edited by kaplods; 11-04-2010 at 09:24 PM.
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