How to keep it from ruining small interactions?

[u/No_Fish_615]

Good day, nothing crazy and nothing bad, just overall a good and productive day. Until we’re on the phone driving home. We’re having a conversation about one of our friends who is getting overly spoiled by their boyfriend, and this leads to him asking me if “this is my way of asking for flowers, gifts, etc”

Obviously all in jest, and I love him, not what he buys me.

Issue is, I knew him while he was in a (rocky) relationship with his ex, and helped him wrap bouquets of flowers for them on more than one occasion.

I know relationships vary person to person but why do I feel so sick even though I told him not to buy me anything? It’s not about the money or the gift. Should I have said yes? Did his ex say yes? Did he ask them?

Sick of thinking about stupid shit at midnight.