{"id":376441,"date":"2026-03-09T20:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/376441\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:28:15","slug":"man-bought-his-partner-an-expensive-painting-worth-1400-for-her-birthday-but-she-got-upset-when-he-didnt-include-the-frame-that-cost-extra-850-twistedsifter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/376441\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Bought His Partner An Expensive Painting Worth $1400 For Her Birthday, But She Got Upset When He Didn\u2019t Include The Frame That Cost Extra $850 \u00bb TwistedSifter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Woman<\/p>\n

Pexels\/Reddit<\/p>\n

Gifts are supposed to bring joy, not unexpected bills.<\/p>\n

In this story<\/a>, a man surprised his partner with a $1,400 CAD painting from one of her favorite artists.<\/p>\n

Instead of being happy, his partner was upset that the painting had no frame.<\/p>\n

With a special frame costing about $850 CAD, they\u2019re arguing over who should be shouldering it.<\/p>\n

Check out the full details below\u2026<\/p>\n

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I gave my partner a painting for her birthday by one of her favorite artists.<\/p>\n

She already owns several pieces from this artist.<\/p>\n

A while back, the artist was having a sale. My partner mentioned she was thinking about buying one.<\/p>\n

She decided not to when she realized the price was in USD and not CAD.\u00a0 That made it too expensive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This man bought the expensive painting as a gift for his partner.<\/p>\n

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I ended up buying the piece as a surprise for her birthday. It cost me about $1,400 CAD.<\/p>\n

Afterward, she told me that it would cost around $850 CAD to get the piece professionally framed.<\/p>\n

Apparently, this specific artwork required a special frame and glass to properly preserve it.<\/p>\n

That is also what the artist recommends. The pieces also tend to appreciate in value.<\/p>\n

Proper framing matters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

His partner got upset, saying she couldn\u2019t afford to buy the frame.<\/p>\n

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My partner is now upset because she feels that she is stuck paying for the framing.<\/p>\n

She says it is not affordable for her.<\/p>\n

She believes that since I bought the artwork as a gift, I should have agreed to cover the framing as well.<\/p>\n

She says otherwise, it is not really a gift if she now has to spend $850 because of it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He thinks it shouldn\u2019t be his obligation to buy the frame.<\/p>\n

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From my perspective, I already spent a significant amount on the gift itself.<\/p>\n

I did not realize framing would cost that much.<\/p>\n

I did not intend to give her a financial burden.<\/p>\n

I just wanted to surprise her with something meaningful.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

His partner continued to bring it to his attention.<\/p>\n

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She has also expressed frustration that she had to bring this to my attention.<\/p>\n

She is upset that I did not realize or come to the conclusion on my own.<\/p>\n

AITA for not paying for the framing?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Let\u2019s see how others reacted to this story.<\/p>\n

This user makes a valid point.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an idea.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/p>\n

An art consultant speaks up.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/p>\n

Finally, here\u2019s an honest opinion.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/p>\n

Seriously, how hard is it to be appreciative of a gift you couldn\u2019t afford?<\/p>\n

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don\u2019t hold up their end of the bargain.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pexels\/Reddit Gifts are supposed to bring joy, not unexpected bills. In this story, a man surprised his partner…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376442,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[267],"tags":[5409,18890,365,362,363,364,366,18,117,173387,68426,19,17,825,2577,5417,3408,4612],"class_list":["post-376441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-aita","tag-artist","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-frame","tag-gift","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-money","tag-painting","tag-picture","tag-reddit","tag-top"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116201108609025331","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}