Some people feel uncomfortable being in the spotlight, especially during their birthday when they’re the center of attention.

This man’s girlfriend refused to open gifts in front of others – but she refused to open the one from his parents at all.

Read the whole story below and tell us what you think.

AITA for opening my girlfriend’s gift that she did not want to open?

My girlfriend recently had a birthday.

We had a small get together at our apartment, but my girlfriend feels uncomfortable opening gifts in front of people because of the pressure.

And all of our friends know that.

She opened them privately that evening.

His parents gifted her with something special.

Two days later, my parents’ gift arrived.

My parents are on the wealthy side, and bought her a designer handbag she had been openly admiring the last time we visited.

They had purchased the bag that weekend, and had been saving it for her birthday.

She responded a thank you before she opened it, and “would let them know” when she did.

His girlfriend wouldn’t want to open the gift yet.

The box sat on our dresser for about two days before my parents sent a text wondering if she had opened it yet.

I asked her when she would open the gift, and she just shrugged and said “soon.”

I was also really excited to see her open this gift.

I knew that it was something she really wanted.

Apparently, it’s making her uncomfortable.

A few more days passed, my parents checked in again about whether she had opened the gift.

At this point, my girlfriend came to me and asked if I could tell my parents to back off.

She said she was feeling too much pressure around opening the gift, and it was making her not want to open it.

He doesn’t understand why she’s feeling this way.

I admit that I have never really understood this, and I told her that I didn’t get why she wouldn’t open it.

My parents weren’t there, and all it would require is a thank you text at the very least to acknowledge it.

To me, it was the same as our friends leaving the party before opening her gifts.

She got really frustrated with me and said, “you just don’t get how uncomfortable it makes me.”

He thinks it’s rude not to open the gift.

About a week after the gift arrived, my parents texted me outside of our group chat and asked if she liked the bag.

I told them she still had not opened the gift.

They asked me if they had made her uncomfortable, if they had overstepped in any way or something.

They’ve gotten her gifts before that have never gone over like this.

I truly did not understand why she was not opening it, and at this point, I thought it was borderline rude to not open it and acknowledge the gift.

So he opened it for her and displayed the expensive bag.

She went out with her friends yesterday evening.

And I opened the box for her, displayed the bag on the dresser, so that the pressure of opening it was removed, and we could just move on.

I really thought I was doing her a favor and ending this awkward situation.

She was mad and thought what he did was wrong.

When she got home and saw it, she was annoyed.

She said she had guessed it was the bag she had wanted, and felt awkward knowing it was an expensive gift, and that she did not feel comfortable opening it yet.

I tried to explain that she was being a bit rude putting it off, but she said it was more rude of me to open it for her.

We went to bed shortly after, and she was very short with me this morning.

The bag is still sitting on the dresser where I left it.

So, AITA?

Yikes! Let’s see what other people think about this story.

This user thinks the whole situation is weird.

This one shares what he would do if he were in the situation.

She got problems, says this user.

How about some counseling?

This is so spot on!

Get over yourself, girl.

It’s just a present!

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