Rolexes, Rental Property, And Instagram Slander

First, before you all start taking things very personally and start attacking me remember this relationship is not our own. Let’s all collectively just chill. Take a dead breath and realize you may not like your current or ex significant other but that has nothing to do with this. To help you reach this place of peace, in my opinion, in the video when the boyfriend brought up the other gift options he would’ve been grateful for it was done facetiously. Her knowing her man’s humor responded with, “what I tell you”. Confirming she knew his reaction and that he wouldn’t really want the rental property as a gift.

Now that we cleared that, are we good ? Now moving on, to all you debaters out there; I stand by and will always stand by, “Do not get people what you want for their birthday. Get them what they want/ asked for.”

Now I don’t know about yall but I’m not appreciative of things someone knows for a fact I don’t want. Call me ungrateful, selfish, or whatever helps you sleep at night but I promise you I will never be that person. If I asked for a tennis bracelet and my partner said, “Nah babe I got you a gym membership instead because I want you to be healthy for the rest of your life with me.” Look. Point to the girl that would be tight. And that girl would be me.

I know there’s also the generational wealth commenters that keep expressing that her gesture was to level him up. Venting how she is surpassing him in mindset and should leave him. However, again I’m laying on thick that if you know that’s not what I want for my birthday don’t get me it. You could gift me it on any other day or even gift us it as a couple, just not my birthday. In spite of this, gifting someone with a house, even if it is a turnkey, is a lot of work. Real estate is not only a risky market but also taxing job. I know from being a home owner that I don’t want to be a home owner. It’s expensive, tenants are annoying, and all of this is full time.

Imagine someone gifting you with not only an expense but a job on your birthday and not one that you’re definitely going to reap rewards for. Someone who is interested in real estate this is thoughtful. However, for someone who doesn’t want to invest in contractors, calls about boilers bursting in the middle of the night, or taking tenants to court for failure to pay rent but still taking months to evict, this is an overall annoyance. Also if you are focusing on the Rolex request, Rolexes can actually hold their value and depending on the model appreciate down the line. So it’s not really such a bad investment. Not the best watch in the word, but it’s the one most people within the business sector purchase to showcase success in their specific industry. So even if you’re only purchasing a Rolex for PR purposes, it’s still not a bad investment.

Basically the moral of this story is know your partner and get them things they want. If you feel their wants reflect dreams that are less than yours, just save your money all together and leave them.