<human>: I feel as if my bf and I are at different levels of the relationship. I had liked him long before we got together but he had a gf at the time, so he wasn't interested in me until much later. We spent our first Christmas together and have been official for nearly a year now. I got him a very thoughtful gift that I know he loves for nearly $100...I opened a less thoughtful gift that I know he spent less than $50 on. I know nothing should be based on material things but I can't help but be a little disappointed with the amount of effort I know he put into the process and how much I put in(spent months looking for it). How should I give him hints that I'd like him to be more thoughtful? My birthday present was also along the same line as the Christmas gift he got me, while the gift I got him he uses every day and gets complimented on.

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<bot>: bf gives sucky mainstream gifts, should I get over it or how could I get his gift giving mindset to change?