Saturday, 26 February 2011
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I Need 1-Year Anniversary Gift Ideas!
We've surprisingly made it to that first anniversary, and I have no idea what to get him. I had the same problem last year for his birthday, and Christmas, and Valentine's day. It's not that I don't know him well, it's that he's not a materialistic kind of guy. He doesn't have any hobbies. He reads, but not all the time and I really don't know what he reads. He just reads random things. All he really does is go to school, play video games, and sleep.
I'm planning a romantic night, considering he planned Valentine's Day. We're going to go back to the park where he asked me out, and I'm going to have a candle lit dinner set up. We'll have lunchables, just like we did for our first date. And then maybe go back to his house and play Pokemon Stadium.My ideas so far:A letter: Yeah. It's kind of cheesy. I thought about writing a letter about how much he means to me, and other such things. Telling him what kinds of things I think are cute about him. Stuff like that. But, I don't know. I don't really like the idea for him.A simple picture book: I did this for my best friend for Christmas last year. I cute construction paper in half and put a picture on each page. Alongside of the picture was a quote to remind him of our friendship. He loved it. But, I feel like this is just silly for my boyfriend.An engraved ring: I found a sterling silver, plan band ring. I thought about engraving with our names and our anniversary date. I'm afraid it might be too feminine of an idea, or embarrassing or something.Oh. And nothing sexual please.So, what would you suggest I get him? What would you think is a good anniversary gift?
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This is semi-time consuming, but you could find 365 love, life, or whatever else kind of quotes fit you guys. Write them in a notebook or something.
I basically got my boyfriend something that had to do with something he loves--fishing. I got him a fishing rod case. Because he got me tickets to see my favorite band [PARAMORE!!] so I thought it was fitting. It doesn't HAVE to be something cheesy romantic. =] My boyfriend likes things he can use. So maybe you should try paying attention to his likes?
First off: Pokemon!!!! :D I like you already haha. Um, I think A ring would be too...forward? And a letter seems tooo mushy for a guy... I think a scrapbook of all of the pictures you've taken, and places you've gone would be a cute idea.
I also think that the ring is way too forward for a one-year anniversary at this age.
I actually think that the entire dinner and replication of your first date thing is a very nice idea that is probably not going to come off very very cheap, and you really shouldn't be obligated to do something more. After all, if he isn't a materialistic guy, then I think he'll appreciate the idea itself much more anyway. And to add to the whole reminiscence, you could buy him a notebook, and then you can describe your first dates and the most special moments in it. And of course, leave it unfinished, so that he'll know that the notebook will be updated in the future.lol sounds like you got it planned out pretty good! if he's not a materialistic guy then maybe dont focus so much on getting him a gift. just plan the day... like you already have! idk a love letter sounds pretty mushy for a guy... but i dont know him so maybe he would appreciate it, you know better than we do. a scrapbook would be kinda cool! an engraved ring? well idk that seems weird, but again you know him better than us so maybe he would be the type to like that! when in doubt cooking a good meal is always a great gift for any guy! otherwise i'd just not stress out about it.
My and my boyfriend's anniversary and his birthday. So under the circumstances I got him a picture of us for his car (he had been talking about wanting one) and a note. I also made us a picnic with his favorite food, pizza (it was homemade, french bread pizza) and mountain dew.
I think as long as your gift to him is thought out he will love it.
woohooo congratz! they're all great ideas! but i personally like the ring idea.
for my 1 year anniversary with my boyfriend, I designed a t-shirt for him with his favourite song title and band on it ^^ hopefully he'll like it.
i honestly think that whatever you get your guy, he'll be thrilled with joy!
Unless your boyfriend is a romantic or will honestly and truly appreciate it, I'd advise against the letter. I did that for my boyfriend on our two year anniversary; it took him over three days to read the thing and we broke up a few months later. Not saying that that happens to everyone (our relationship was hardly a perfect one) but unless it's a sentiment that you're sure is going to go over well and be reciprocated, I wouldn't do it.
The ring idea is also probably not a good idea as well. I mean, you're only 18 and I'm assuming he's around the same age - rings are usually pretty symbolic of some serious commitment. It's a very forward gift to give some at this age, particularly for a girl to give a boy.
Out of the ideas you came up with, I do think that a scrapbook is a sweet, fun idea. It's not too serious or too forward and it's something that you can add to as the months and years go by.
If he's not materialistic, he honestly won't care about a gift and will just enjoy spending the time with you. I've never really given gifts for anniversaries anyway (other than that failed letter attempt) and just stuck to birthdays and Christmas for gift giving.
i like the letter idea. thatd be cute. also i think maybe you could make kind of a scrapbook if you took enough pictures, and just put in fun quotes and memories of days or things he said. you might even have some movie stubs, or concert tickets, little things to add in. i think something sentimental and hand made is a good way to go
i didn't get my man anything haha. i worked all day. he got me cake flowers and cookies though. sly devil. he knows my weakness for junk.
i always get him awesome stuff like video games, i got him a grill... uhhh next thing i'm getting him is this bad a gaming chair. get him something he'll love and use everyday. so every time he uses it he thinks of ***youuuuu :)
I think the ring is a bit much for the first anniversary. If it were me, I think it would be cute if you got a large basket or tin/steel bucket (like the ones you would chill champagne in) and fill it up with a bunch of random things you know he loves/likes, such as his favorite food, drink, game, movie, clothing item.. pretty much any random thing you could think of. The more random the better! :) As a cherry on top, you could write him a letter and/or get your favorite picture together framed and place it in there as well. My sister did this for her boyfriend one year, and I thought it was the CUTEST thing. She decorated and wrapped it really nicely too. :)
I know it sounds simple, but a gift like this will show him that you actually paid attention to the little details about him that probably no one else noticed except you. And, really, it doesn't get any sweeter than that.
Happy anniversary!
Does he like music? Go to a concert together!
I got my hubs tickets to a Trans-siberian orchestra concert, because he'd wanted to see them for years.
@SpOnTaNeOuS_sPiTbAlL@xanga - I got my hubby a gaming chair for Christmas! I can see why men don't listen to their s/o when they're gaming in one, you can't hear! The speakers surrounding the head drown you in the game!
He let me use it to play WoW for a while and it was my turn to be like "Huh? Oh.......... yeah sure honey.... mhmm... mhmm..." XD
I didnt get my boyfriend anything for our first year together. He didn't get me anything either. We went out and did something fun together, had a nice dinner. Maybe if you guys have a common interest you could go out and do something together. A comedy show? A play? A concert?
I agree with everyone. A ring? Too forward. He'll probably thing youre pressuring him for marriage. A Letter? Probably too mushy.
How old is your boyfriend? I once got my boyfriend a beer making kit for his birthday (he is obviously of age). He loves it. And any guy appreciates video games lol
Good luck!
For our one year, I bought my boyfriend a picture frame from AC Moore (the one where you can fit 20 or more pictures) I put in pictures of us that I collected from when we had been going out. I had also saved all our ticket stubs and concert tickets so I put some of those in the frame as welI...I also came up with 70ish reasons why I loved him. I wrote them all down on little slips of paper and put them in a vial that I had decorated (i put a cork on it so they wouldn't fall out) Kinda cheesy, but he loved it
Most of these ideas suck. Are you getting a present for a guy, or a 12 year old girl? Get him a present of something he actually WANTS... not a book of quotes or something.
Go for the ring. Seriously do it, if my boyfriend got that for our one year I would really appreciate it.
@JaydenWolf@xanga - haha yeah he always uses a chair from our kitchen, so he needs one.. he has some turtle beaches though... maybe i'll inherit those if he uses his chair a lot!
Watches! You can never go wrong with a watch. Guys seem to love them. Sometimes they just don't wear one because they don't want to spend the money. I gave my boyfriend a Fossil for his 18th, and another Fossil for our anniversary a few years ago (yeah, we've been dating quite a while...) and he still wears one of them every day. I had to replace the band on the first one recently because it was so worn out.
these are all the things that I'd like a bf to do for our anniversary. I should forward this to future candidates. after the lunchables candlit dinner and hours of fun with pokemon stadium, then look at the picture book that you made for him while eating chips & salsa dip and directly tell him something from the heart instead of writing a letter.
a letter and a bouquet of origami flowers. i gave my bf 22 origami spiders for his bday and he loved it(he kept taratulas as pets-___-)
@The_Tudor_Rose@xanga - ^_^ ahh! They do! I just got my bf a Fossil wallet for our 1 month (as silly as that is, he was in need of one.) For his birthday, I'm planning on getting him a Fossil watch and ipod.
instead of the ring, maybe an engraved keychain or neck chain with both of ur names and the date of ur anniversary
Guys don't want rings... well, speaking for myself, I don't want rings. Can't really help, don't know him... I know from experience though it's really less about the gift and more about the time spent together. Good luck.
P.S.- I have a lot of random stuff... reminders of past times, etc. Could be in the minority for a guy, probably am, if he likes you (and after a year he probably does) it won't really matter.
i got my boyfriend an ipod touch. not romantic or anything, but it was something he needed and he uses it all the time!