Maybe this is petty, but I am irritated!?

Question

I know this is silly and I am being petty, but! My dear husband of thirty years decided today he wanted a new cell phone.
He had shown me the Cingular website before he went shopping and I told him what phone I wanted. He came back with a top of the line phone for him and a basic phone for me. I was not happy. I am not usually one for the latest gadgets etc, but I was looking forward to having a phone where I could snap the odd picture or two in order to send pics to friends, family etc.
The phone he picked up for me is as basic as it gets. You can call and recieve calls, that is about it. Just like my old phone!. I know it sounds silly but I would like to be able to choose my own ring tone at the very least. I can't even do that, there are no ring tones for this phone available.
I do know I am being petty, but I am very annoyed, because I feel like I am a second hand citizen. His reason? It costs another ten bucks a month for me to have the same phone as him!

Don't get me wrong, my husband is a good man but at times he just baffles me and others. He is for the most part a kind and generous person. There are just certain things he does not relate to. In this case he rationalises that I do not go out that much, so therefor my phone is not that important. I have a disability! On the other hand disability or not we do travel extensively and I like to stay in contact with family and friends elsewhere. I guess he figures I can just use his phone to send pics etc. I dunno, but I am probably being silly. According to him I am acting like a baby, when I voiced how I felt about the phone he picked for me. Everyone in the household has a photo/video capable phone, all on one plan that he pays for. When I was able and working this would not be an issue, as I would pay my own way.But for some reason it just seems wrong. The reasoning on his part is that the phone is mostly idle sitting in my purse. This is true, but I do have other reasons to call pepes

Answer 1

WOW!!!!!! He knows better than to come home w/ a phone that is all nice and bring u the played in the 90's phone, that is so beat up. Don't be mad but If that is the phone u want pay the extra 10 bucks a month, since he won't. But u have to remember he is a man, at least he remembered the phone, lol!

Answer 2

Tell him you'll pay the extra 10 bucks that way you get the phone you want.

Answer 3

that's not fair,if you share a plan than it shouldn't cost extra to have a camera phone,and if it does than tell him quit being so darn cheap and spend the extra ten.

Answer 4

I don't blame you. Instead of being bugged hand it back to him and nicely say..upgrage mine like yours......it is only fair.;

Then give him a look that says you expect him to do it.

Answer 5

thats bs. the phone isn't billed monthly you pay once. tell him to get it in gear and get you something useful.

Answer 6

Grow up woman!