I didn't read through this whole thread, just wanted to add my two cents. I'm sort of thinking that it's not so much the gift that bothered you, but more the lack of thought that went into it. Personally, I would prefer a thoughtful gift to an expensive one. My husband sometimes gets it right.....I remember one Christmas a few years ago, my husband bought me a purse as one of my gifts. I know what you're thinking, a man buying a purse, that can't go well. But, he told me that he was trying them on in the middle of the department store - he knows that I am picky about the length of the strap. I like my purse to be right at my hip when it's on my shoulder. So he tried a bunch on to find one that sat in the right place. The thought of my husband trying on purses in a department store was so funny and sweet, and that gift meant more to me than if he'd have gotten me expensive jewelry. Because of the thought that went into it. He is not always so thoughtful, believe me, but I was just thinking that maybe you are upset because he didn't really think it through. I know you also said that there are some other things going on too, so maybe it's everything at once. Does that make sense? ((((hugs)))) And of course I don't think you are being a diva, not at all! Our feelings are our feelings, and no one should tell us how to feel!