Hannah’s husband is a biker and she used to ride of the back of his bike, but for their anniversary he bought her own motorcycle. Hannah has no interest in having her own motorcycle and has been asking to go to Italy for years, so is she ungrateful if she returns the motorcycle?
Ayla Brown: And good morning, Hannah. As you know, we try and help listeners out with problems. And today you have a major problem with a motorcycle. What happened?
Hannah: Yes. So my husband and I, we’re celebrating a milestone. We’re celebrating 20 years together.
Ayla Brown: Wow. Married?
Hannah: Yeah. And my husband owns a motorcycle, and I love riding in the back of his motorcycle with him. He loves going to bike week in Laconia. Sometimes we just take a little day trip, and for 20 year anniversary, my husband had the brilliant idea of getting me my own motorcycle.
Ayla Brown: Nice.
Hannah: My own Harley. Yeah. Yeah.
Ayla Brown: You don’t sound excited.
Hannah: Well, this is it. He got me my motorcycle. But I’m responsible for the insurance, the maintenance, getting all the equipment, my helmet, etc., etc.. But I never expressed interest in a motorcycle. I actually wanted to go to Italy, and I’ve been nudging for five years for him to take me to Italy.
Ayla Brown: Okay. Let me backtrack. So you’re celebrating 20 years. You like riding on the back of the motorcycle, but you’ve never expressed interest in owning one. But he, for your 20 year anniversary said, I love you, baby. I bought you a motorcycle. And you’re like, Wait a minute, I have to get my motorcycle license. I have to get the insurance, I have to buy a helmet. I’m now out money on something that I don’t even want. Am I getting all this correct?
Hannah: Right. You are 100% right. My question to you is, am I ungrateful that I actually want to return this bike?
Ayla Brown: You want to return it?
Hannah: I want to return it. I never expressed interest in actually owning my own motorcycle.
Ayla Brown: If it doesn’t hurt if you returned it. I’m just thinking if I saved up so much money and I bought my husband a gift and then he was like, I don’t want this honey. I never wanted this. Ayla, why would you ever buy me this and then he returned it? I’d be heartbroken. So that’s a good question. Is Hannah ungrateful for receiving this gift that she never wanted? She wants to return the Harley and instead go on that Italian vacation that she’s been actually nudging her husband about. Would you return an expensive gift that someone got for you? Thank you for calling in. Vroom, vroom.
