This might sound silly but here we go: my girlfriend’s birthday is coming up and I’m trying to think of something to get her. She’s big into jewelry. Recently we went to a store and she identified some jewelry that she thought was nice. Later on that day, she was browsing the store’s website and started pointing out more jewelry that she thought looked nice. The prices ranged from $250-$1,000. I asked her if she would like something like that for her birthday, and she specifically said, "No, not from *you*" (not in a snarky or mean way, but she definitely emphasized "*you*"). I think she’s trying to be modest about the price and not make me spend too much, but I could be misreading the situation.
I’ve outright asked her what she would like for her birthday but she won’t give me any ideas outside of some really small stuff (a new face scrub, a mango cutter, stuff like that); I’d like to get her that and some more.
Next I asked her sister what I should get her for her birthday. She shot down my other ideas (a new sound system for her TV (which my GF said she needed), tickets to see her favorite band, etc.) and said I should get her jewelry. Now I’m thinking of getting her a necklace in the ~$500 range–not a small purchase for me, but it won’t break the bank either. Would I be the asshole for going against her expressed wishes and getting jewelry, or do you think she’d appreciate it?