I am terrible at it. My mom says you should try to gift people equal or better than what they gift you. But how are you supposed to judge the value of a gift? Am I the only one who finds this difficult??
On a separate note, my first wedding anniversary is coming up. Hubby’s birthday is on the same day too. I got him an Armani cologne set for his last birthday, but I feel like that would be too “meh” for this year. Any ideas??
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@Siren Where are you located? how much do you want to spend? what are your Hubby’s interests?
I’ll give you a few examples of what I gave to my Fiance & anything else I can think of :halo:
If you want something practical then; What about a nice watch? (Fossil, Gucci, Any brand he loves…If you want the more expensive range then look into Breitling/Hublot watches).
If you have Holt Renfrew you could take a look at a nice belt by Gucci? A Hugo Boss/ Ted Baker Tie and Shirt?
If he loves going to the gym then maybe a Nike Fuelband 2 & Weight lifting gloves? (Very useful for ppl who need motivation going to the gym–Fiance lost 100lbs within 1.5 yrs in a a healthy manner)
If its your anniversary and your husbands bday the same day then maybe a Romantic Couple Spa date & a nice romantic dinner later on to treat the both of you?
If he likes adventure then maybe bungee jumping, sky-diving, concerts etc?
I once bought a beautiful ‘vintage look diary’ online & stained the pages so they look old like the from 1400’s 
and wrote 1 thing I loved about him every day on every page with the old-school ink pen, I believe it had around 200 pages (its easier to do when you write every day) He loved it when I presented it to him with a rose on our 1 year non-married anniversary lol he was surprised and loved reading it. He then reciprocated by cooking me a 5 course Gordon Ramsey meal (he made the fettucini pasta himself and took pics while doing so cuz he knew I wouldn’t believe it!) with Homemade alfredo sauce, then mango salad, halal turkey wrapped steak with raspberry glaze, veggies, handmade samosa pastry with chicken and goat cheese and mint/chilli chutney and baked my fave danish cookies. It was a good deal 
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I'm in Canada, and those are all great ideas. Thanks Mausam!
We are both the adventurous types, so I was thinking about going skydiving with him, but we won't be able to use those for a while since winter is here already and lasts till about May (go Canada!).
I love the home cooked meal idea though! I hadn't really thought about that, but my husband loves cooking/eating good food. Will have to do some more research on it. I don't know how I'd keep that a surprise from him though since we do live together. Maybe I'll do a nice fancy home-cooked meal but on a smaller scale (maybe 3 courses instead of 5) and end the evening with a present...So many things to chose from....I want something classy but a little personal too.
I was also thinking about getting him a spiderman cake since he has always loved him and it seems to have been a recurring theme in his previous birthdays...is that too dorky?
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So a friend suggested I plan a "naughty" surprise for him. But I've never done anything like that before and don't know if I can pull it off... We have a very comfortable relationship alhamdolilah, but I've never been the one to "pursue".... I think that it seems like an appropriate idea for a first anniversary, but it could end badly no?
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I think this is the last place to ask for advice on your sex life with your husband :-/
most husbands who's wives pursue or show interest in sex won't think they're a slut. esp if it's some time into the marriage, if that's what you're worried about.
as long as you're not introducing a third partner or sex toys into the bedroom as a surprise, or set things on fire with misplaced candles, it can rarely go bad lol
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Watch
Belt
If he's into watches, a watch case.
A really nice shaving set...the old fashioned kind. I've been eyeing one of those for my dude.
Something for his car if he is a car enthusiast.
As for the naughty surprise...you're his wife...it cannot end badly for a guy to come home to a wife who's planned out some fun for him...so go for it.
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Wrap yourself in gift paper and stand next to door when he enters the home and pull out some dialog from Mohd Ali/Zeba movie such as* “janu main he aap k leyee zindagi ka sub sai bara (literally) tauhfa hoon” *
Talk about gift giving in $0.99 cents!
PS: another advise, dont take my advise.
and while we are at it, this might work too.
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Re: Gift giving....
My mom says you should try to gift people equal or better than what they gift you. But how are you supposed to judge the value of a gift? Am I the only one who finds this difficult??
I don't follow the idea that my gift has to be of equal value b/c I know people who really wealthy and I couldn't afford to give the types of gift they give. On the flip side, I won't pick up a inexpensive gift just b/c the person I'm giving it to gave me something that I consider inexpensive. For example.....when I got married, a co-worker who has a hourly assistant position came and gave me a $40 Target gift card. On the flip side, we have a good friend who is ridiculously wealthy and gave a $800 gift card to Neiman Marcus. When we had to buy gifts card for them later on....they BOTH got $150 from us b/c for us, that's what we felt was reasonable. So give based on your income level/lifestyle.....and what you feel is reasonable. If we're given items as gifts, we don't even think about how much it may have cost.
my husband loves cooking/eating good food. I was also thinking about getting him a spiderman cake since he has always loved him and it seems to have been a recurring theme in his previous birthdays...is that too dorky?
If your husband loves to cook and it sounds like you do too....then why not take some cooking classes from a professional chef? Either pick a type of food you two have always wanted to learn....or maybe classes where the teach how to make fancy desserts or whatever. It will a new experience both of you can share and you can apply the knowledge in the future when cooking at home.
So a friend suggested I plan a "naughty" surprise for him. But I've never done anything like that before and don't know if I can pull it off... We have a very comfortable relationship alhamdolilah, but I've never been the one to "pursue".... I think that it seems like an appropriate idea for a first anniversary, but it could end badly no?
No.....unless your husband is an idiot or a jerk......this never ends badly lol. Being married a year....you have an idea as to what your husband likes wink wink. Go buy lingerie......something different than the usual/something that he won't be expecting. After dinner when you guys are home......excuse yourself, go change into that lingerie, go stand in front of your husband, smile big and ask him what he thinks of your new outfit. Again....assuming your husband is not an idiot or a jerk.......you shouldn't have to do anything further. He'll get the message. :D
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^ that.
and for the lingerie.....put it in a gift box, nicely wrapped in tissue and let him unwrap it before you put it on.....
