Some people give gifts based on what they want, not what the other person prefers. If you received a gift like that, would you be honest, or would you pretend to like it?

In this story, one man received cologne from his girlfriend as a birthday gift.

While she thinks it’s good for him, he doesn’t really appreciate it for several reasons.

So he stopped wearing it.

Read the full story below.

AITA for hating my girlfriend’s birthday present?

It was my birthday recently.

My girlfriend decided to gift me a cologne.

She said she always found this type of cologne really good for men, so she wanted me to have it.

This man didn’t like his girlfriend’s gift for three reasons.

This rubbed me the wrong way for a couple reasons:

A) getting me a present that she finds attractive is a present for her, not for me. It would be like a man gifting his GF lingerie as a present.

B) I already wear a cologne every day.

C) I didn’t like the scent of this cologne at all.

She found out that he had stopped using it and called him a jerk.

I tried wearing it for her sake, but it gave me a headache.

It was so strong and cloyingly sweet, so I stopped wearing it.

She got on my case about this and said I’m a jerk for not appreciating her gift she spent a lot of money on above.

I think I have every right to not be happy with it for the reasons I said above. AITA?

It sounds like his girlfriend was trying to be thoughtful, but she missed the mark.

Let’s check out the comments of other people on Reddit to this story.

This user makes some valid points.

This person shares their personal thoughts.

It shouldn’t be a big deal, says this person.

This user thinks it’s on her.

Finally, short and simple.

Even the sweetest gift can turn sour if it’s not appreciated.

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