First things first: Buying gifts for someone you don't know, and stashing them away so you can win her love later, seems super creepy. Who buys expensive gifts for a person they haven't even met yet?
When discussing anyone's potential creepiness, it's important to see if they have a history of the creepy action. Did Drake go on a one-off Birkin spending splurge, or is this a longtime behavior? The answer, my friends, is the latter. On his 2016 album Views, Drake raps on “Child’s Play” about how he “give Chanel out like a hug, I know.” Aside from being a soft brag about his money, this line is an alarming look at a man who might be desperate to lure women into his psychotic fold by way of expensive gifts.
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But wait, you might be saying, couldn’t this just be the thoughtful habit of a man eager to please his eventual wife? It’s a fair point. Psychology Today once cited a 1993 study that found men view gift-giving as a mode of exchange ("here's a gift, now what's in it for me?") while women preferred gifts backed by emotional reasoning ("I love you enough to spend money on you"). Drake might just be channeling the science here to prove to his future love how much he really cares (and he might look into these 9 sweet carry-on bags while he’s at it).
Whether you say it's romantic or creepy, there's still one very important question that needs answering: How does Drake plan to reveal the handbag collection to his future boo? Is it going to be a grand all-at-once thing or a sneaky piecemeal thing where he comes home every Thursday and just happens to have a new bag? If he’s honest, it’s weird, and if he’s not honest, well, he’s really not starting his marriage off on the right foot, is he? Seems like a lose-lose.
Save the cash, Drake. Throw your money at some in-the-moment gifts instead (this gift guide is a good place to start).
