Christmas is officially less than a month away, but what we're looking forward to the most is the arrival of December so we can tuck into our advent calendars.
There's just something about jamming through cardboard to retrieve a small chocolate treat that makes the lead up to Christmas Day even more exciting.
While many of us are used to having received them from parents in our younger years and now begrudgingly buy our own - it turns out some fully-grown adults still receive them as gifts.
One person on Reddit took to the AITA (Am I The A*****e) forum to ask whether she's a bad person for not making one for her boyfriend - and the responses flooded in.
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The unnamed person wrote: "I [22-year-old female] have a cat. I love her to the moon and back, and I made her an advent calendar from cat food for "special occasions". (Meaning things for her hair, bone structure, special treats and "christmas-y" food like one I found with deer and cranberries. It's really high quality and special things I normally wouldn't get her (don't worry, she always gets good food, just not THAT GOOD).
They continued: "Now the problem: my boyfriend [28-year-old male] is jealous, cause I wouldn't do that for him, and he doesn't feel appreciated/
"Okay, I can get behind not feeling appreciated, so I offered him we could make each other some calendars, maybe themed? I think it would be cute.
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"He thinks he shouldn't do one for me, because "l obviously like doing that", and "I'm willing to make one for the cat, why not for him?!?" I made one for him at the beginning of our relationship, like 4 years ago, and he didn't appreciate it (it was a really low key one cause I didn't have much money back then), but obviously stopped after he didn't like that one."
They then jokingly concluded: "Thinking about getting him 24 packs of high quality cat food, since he's jealous of my cat."
One person responded: "NTA [not the a*****e] - he has a few red flags showing. He’s jealous of a cat, did not appreciate your advent calendar you HAD made for him years ago, and refuses to make one for you. I would really question your relationship with this person moving forward if this is how he acts."
Another said: "The fact that you suggested to make calendars for each other and he said he shouldn't have to reciprocate is the biggest red flag here. He is trying to convince you that your effort is how you should show him love, while simultaneously saying that he is not willing to put the same effort into showing you that you are loved. Don't make this man a calendar."
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A third added: "I'll be honest: his being upset is a red flag, no matter how much he says he loves you. But, for me, it's not something so wrong as to break up over just that. It's a warning though."
Topics: Christmas, Cats, Sex and Relationships, Reddit
Kya Buller