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[–] MasterBlaster 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Obviously, the assumption is one spouse supplies all the money, housing, trips, etc., while the other receives adoration and gifts. It's the huge social stereotype some of us are expected and/or forced to play out.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think the point is that it's unrealistic to get someone a 60k gift unless you're upper class.

[–] MasterBlaster 1 points 11 months ago

...Unless one makes the above assumption. A long time ago, this was the way it actually was. Back in the 1950-1970 range the man was expected to do this things for his wife, though usually on a smaller scale.