She did'nt open it while I was there. Which I thought was fine. However its been like 3 days and my BF still has not said anything about his Mom saying "oh I liked it, or thanks for the thought. Do you think its wrong for me to feel a little offended????
2006-12-27 06:46:18 · 26 answers · asked by peacfulwar 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
YES, i would!
she should have called you and thanked you for the gift. Shes a *****
2006-12-27 07:29:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some people don't open presents right away, so as not to look like they're eager for the presents instead of the company. How does she open other presents? Does she usually acknowledge other presents? Is she a polite type of a person who acknowledges and thanks others for their gifts? There is always a possibility that she is not - in which case, don't take her silence personally.
Good luck!
2006-12-27 14:50:14 · answer #2 · answered by Silvana 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some cultures like the Filipino culture will not open a gift in front of the giver. Regardless so what? Did you rec a gift from your boyfriend? Remember it is always the thought that counts and you have already did your part! Let it go!
2006-12-27 14:51:31 · answer #3 · answered by Brian H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, she should of opened the gift when you gave it to her. Yes you should feel offended, maybe you should ask your boyfriend if she opened it or not, maybe she did and told him to thank you and he forgot!
2006-12-27 14:51:15 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. D. AKA Evil Woman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call and ask her yourself. There must be something going on between you if your so worried about this. Go for being the better person and just call and say thanks for inviting you to christmas, etc. And that you just wanted to call. She will respond. She probably was just really busy like the rest of us and forgot her manners.
2006-12-27 14:51:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no don't be offended, she is probably waiting to thank u in person, but what did u ge her? anyway if she ses u and still doesn't say anything u can say to her"I hope u like the small gift i got u"
2006-12-27 14:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by sagie29 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, she is being very rude. You should ask your bf whether his mum liked the present you got for her or not.
What did you get her??
2006-12-27 14:48:37 · answer #7 · answered by kittykat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
old people do that. my grandma did it for the longest time but this year we made her open her girfts with us. she said, "gifts are prettier wrapped"... weird huh. i think so. but instead of feeling upset and thinking about this, just say to youself that your job is done. you wanted to give a gift and you did. what she does with it is her problem, not yours.
2006-12-27 14:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just ask him really casually - "Hey did your mom get to open her present?" and he has to reply with something! Then you can judge by his reaction whether you should press it or not. Either way, if she has any social grace I doubt she'd say she didn't like it, especially not to your boyfriend.
2006-12-27 14:48:34 · answer #9 · answered by jamie 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
when people receive gifts, the polite thing to do is to send a card in thanks, or at the very least offer verbal thanks. If she is sending out cards, it may just take her some time. However, if she thanked you for the gift when you gave it to her, that's all she needed to do. she isn't obligated to tell you that she liked it or anything else.
2006-12-27 14:50:59 · answer #10 · answered by smm 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. There should be some acknowledgment of the gift, it is the only polite thing to do.
2006-12-27 14:48:19 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋