Tomorrow I’m going to visit my girlfriend of 6 months who lives a few hours away. I’m going to spend the weekend with her, which I often do.
I’ve brought flowers a few times, which she totally appreciates. But this time I’d like to give her something a step above flowers, or at least something different. Something that falls between the $10 - $20 range . . . I just want to give a small gift that shows I care.
Any suggestions? Doper ladies . . . what would you like to receive under these circumstances?
You like wine and cooking, do you tend to eat together just the two of you? If you havn’t got any yet, get a nice pair of candles and candlesticks. Then dinner by candle light.
Depending on how intimate you are small clothing items (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) can be a good idea as well.
Another vote for a stuffed animal. I’m 46, and I STILL love them. I’ve got a couple of computer pets, and a realistic looking kitten that goes to the hospital with me to keep me from missing my real cats quite so much.
Write a little note, punch a hole in it, and tie it on the animal’s neck with a ribbon.
Another vote for small jewelry - maybe a nice little bracelet. I also love Bippy’s idea of the candles and candlesticks - maybe you could find a nice pair in an antique shop. It would be a little something that she would keep for a very long time.
DVDs are nice, but how sentimental are they?
Whatever you give her, include a nice love letter with it. And have a great weekend!
When I visited fizzy for the first time, I brought a present for her that I’d actually gotten more than a month earlier. I’d told her I’d gotten her something, and figured the best thing would be to give it to her in person (this was not the sole reason for my visit:)).
She, and her friends, were awwwwww-ing for a solid week thereafter. Any tension that might have arisen was gone. Utterly gone.
And the present? “Someone at [school I was attending] loves you” on a t-shirt on a little stuffed brown bear cub … not much bigger than your hand.
She still has it, along with a bigger one I got her to replace the one her ex had given her (she sleeps with a stuffed bear for the comfort).
I think a stuffed animal would be a great idea. I don’t know if there are any in your area, but there are a couple stores around here that let you pick out a toy animal’s fur color, clothes, and accessories, then let you stuff it yourself.
If she likes displaying things on her desk or nightstand, you could get her something from Hallmark. I think those little delicate crystal roses are just gorgeous. Even though they might be a little cheesy, the Precious Moments figurines are very cute.
Anyone giving me a stuffed animal after six months would merely be proving that they did not know me. I’d be pissed off. Unless a very personally specific joke was involved.
If you don’t yet know her tastes well enough to pick for yourself (after 6 months? why?) some fairly safe things are scented candles, bath oils, classy chocolates, fancy foods. But it would be so much nicer to choose something personal. A CD or book you know she’d like. Accessories for whatever her hobby is - whether that be a set of wild LED blinking glowsticks, quality needlework scissors, a pair of gardening gloves, or a miniature dragon figurine…