SINGAPORE: A woman took to social media to share that she was stumped when her boyfriend asked for a ridiculously expensive gift for his birthday: a fancy, luxury shirt that costs S$800. Sharing the full story on r/sgdatingscene, the woman explained that after they went on a date in the Orchard area, where her boyfriend was eager to explore high-end luxury fashion brands, he told her he wanted a specific shirt costing around S$800 as a birthday present. “His birthday is in a few months from now.
Separately, he wants another shirt that costs S$1700 as a present for our anniversary next year,” she wrote. “He also said, ‘If you get me the S$1700 item, I’ll be loyal to you forever.’ Implying that he’d cheat or leave me if I didn’t get it for him? I’m not sure how to take that.
” When she asked her boyfriend what he would get her for her birthday and their anniversary in return, he merely told her, “I don’t know what you like or what I could get you that you can’t get for yourself.” Admittedly, this response made her feel like he wasn’t genuinely interested in her and was more focused on receiving gifts than giving them. “I repeatedly said that I cared more about the thought behind the gift rather than its monetary value, but I don’t know how much that sank in,” she said.
Things got more complicated when he asked about her finances. “I stupidly told him. Rounded to the nearest 10k, but he still has an approximate idea of how much I have.
Major .