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AITA for not buying my fiancée’s brother an expensive wedding gift and giving second thoughts about our relationship?
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I (32M) have a successful business in NYC, and I’m engaged to my fiancée (26F). We’ve been together for a few years, and we’re planning to get married in June 2025. I’m doing pretty well financially, and I recently bought a house where she’ll move in after the wedding. I’m really close with my younger brother (30M), and we’ve been best friends for as long as I can remember. He got married in April, and as a wedding gift, I surprised him with a Rolex he’d been eyeing for a while. He didn’t expect it and was over the moon about it, which made me feel great because I love him to death. Now here’s where things get sticky. My fiancée’s older brother got married two weeks ago, and leading up to his wedding, she kept making comments about how much her brother loves Rolexes. She’d mention it here and there, but I didn’t really pay much attention. For her brother’s wedding, I decided to gift him a $2,000 prepaid credit card as a honeymoon gift. I thought it was a generous gesture, and he seemed grateful. But after the wedding, my fiancée started acting strange. Today, she finally told me she was disappointed in me. Apparently, she’d convinced herself that I was going to get her brother a Rolex, just like I did for mine. She even hinted to her brother and some of her friends that I was going to buy him a “fancy” gift, like a Rolex. Now she’s saying that I was cheap because I “only” gave her brother a $2,000 gift, and how it doesn’t compare to the $20,000 I spent on my brother’s watch. I’m honestly shocked and upset. Why would she think I’d spend that kind of money on her brother just because I did it for mine? I love her brother, but there’s no comparison between him and my own brother, who’s my best friend. I feel like she’s completely overlooking the fact that I gave her brother a gift that most people would consider very generous. Now I’m starting to have serious second thoughts about this relationship. I never imagined she’d put this kind of pressure on me or act like I owe her family the same kind of money I spend on my own. I’m thinking of confronting her, but I’m wondering if I’m missing something here.

AITA for not buying her brother a Rolex and being upset about her reaction?

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