Man Says Girlfriend Gave Him Artwork That Looks Like She 'Sat in Paint,' and He Doesn’t Want to Put It Up

Mar. 15, 2025

Young couple decorates their new apartment with painting on the wall.Photo:Getty

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A man turned to the internet after his girlfriend gifted him some homemade artwork that he didn’t love, and didn’t want to hang up.

“I agreed,” he added.

However, the Redditor said that things went south after she came over one day “and found the painting in my closet.”

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So he decided to be brutally honest, saying that he told her he found the artwork “weird” and that he felt “very uncomfortable hanging up something like that.”

“She asked if I truly wasn’t going to hang it up,” he added. “I told her no, I will never consider putting that on my walls but I appreciate the thought.”

Then he said that she “started crying” and took it to hang up at her place. “She said her friend’s boyfriend loves the one he got so she can’t get why I’m being such a jerk about this,” he added. “I love her and her uniqueness and I appreciate what she does but I do think some of their habits and interests are unusual.”

“There’s nothing wrong with not wanting that or wanting to put it on the wall. Seems like they just have different thresholds of what they like,” read one reply.

“It’s totally reasonable to have boundaries about what kind of art you’re comfortable displaying, especially with family around," another commenter wrote. “You appreciate her effort, but everyone has different tastes when it comes to personal or intimate decor. It’s more about mismatched expectations than ungratefulness.”

Another commenter, who said they were familiar with this type of painting said that while “it’s a reach to say it’s a borderline nude,” ultimately, “you’re allowed to decide what you want on your walls.

Another reply put the issue quite plainly: “Unfortunately that’s kind of the risk you run with a handmade gift; they might not like it!”

source: people.com