Am I the asshole for giving a gift to someone who would actually like it?
So at solstice I got a female I like a necklace. I waited to give it to her alone but my brother found out and basically forbid me from even talking to her. She’s his mate’s sister and I don’t get why he has to meddle in my affairs, but by the time I left his office, she had put the gift back in the box. She clearly didn’t want it.
Yes I was a little upset my brother basically cockblocked me for no reason but I didn’t want the gift to go to waste. I took it a priestess and told her to give it to a friend but don’t tell her it was from me. No one is going to know the gift came from me but my other brother says I’m an asshole for doing it. So am I? What should I do to fix it?
Dear Anonymous,
I feel like there is a lot that was left out of this story. Why, for example, would your brother forbid you from seeing this female? There has to be more going on behind the scenes than a simple—how did you put it?—'cockblock'.
That said, regifting is a tacky move even if the other party doesn’t know the gift came from you. For one, you bought that gift with intention for one specific person. Does the other party share her taste? Is there a chance that the priestess and the original person this necklace was intended for will meet? You had best pray not!
Next time, just return the gift to the store and either find something new, or get your money back. It’s easy, far more tasteful, and runs less of a risk than the social faux-pas that possibly awaits you here.
Good luck - it sounds like you’ll need it.
