Well generic ideas are never the best. Instead stop think about your significant other. What would make their life just a bit nicer on a daily or weekly basis? What would they see or use and smile and then think of you? So something less impressive but that they will use on a regular basis and smile is the best idea.
@CaptAmehrican That’s fair. My intent wasn’t to give the exact thing someone else did, but to get some inspiration. The problem is we spend a lot of time together, so we tend to think of similar things- she ended up suggesting the first 4 ideas I had, which takes away the fun of the surprise.
@Pantheist things i would want in no particular order
tickets for the local science museums wine and dinosaurs night
Tickets for jimmy buffett
A new couch
These plimsol glasses http://www.ssjohnwbrown.org/ship-store/plimsoll-glass
A new set of dive fins
Good gym clothes
Interesting, fun, etc. experiences leave good feelings longer than stuff. Looking back at their lives the majority of people wish they had done more things and bought less stuff.
I purchased the pearl earring & necklace set from MEH (January 29)…Fingers crossed & hoping for divine intervention that the crazy weather allows for timely delivery!! Oh…PS: Ladies It’s entirely OK to get something for your male counterpart. BTW: We’re easy to buy for!! Vikki’s Secret Good/Fun for you=Good/Fun for us!! #JustSayin
@tohar1 Or… skip the expensive undies and just give him a voucher good for one intimate experience redeemable at any reasonable time and your approval to buy a case of beer. #marriedlife
@medz I like your idea, but sometimes the redeem part of the voucher doesn’t come to fruition…most certainly “on demand”. Whereas the lady saying, “I got you this” works 100% of the time…and it doesn’t have to come from Victoria. (I just put that in as a “for instance”.)
The Female of the Species is a seafood fancier, so that’s on the menu. In the past anyway jewelry failed to impress, but despite many protestations chocolate is always accepted, with flowers to cover. Due to seasonal stir-craziness etc a date/promise/voucher shall be made for an excursion, possibly VAC-related or maybe bowling. Thus shall the saint be propitiated and massacre avoided once again.
@PolkSaladAnnie@Seeds Turns out I got the wrong size for that “type” of shoe… Friggin’ women’s shoe sizes… I wear the same size in sneakers, boots, dress shows, and flip flops. Wife on the other hands, can fall anywhere in a range of like 1 and a half sizes and some might need to be wide width while others not.
Ultimately. I gave her an errand to exchange them…boo.
@medz@PolkSaladAnnie Meh, shoes can be hard to get to fit just right. Just as well to try them on, which you couldn’t do as a surprise. She happy with your picks anyway?
We choose not to celebrate. At least usually. Which made it all the more touching when my hubby made me cake pops a couple of years ago, and a homemade holder for them that was fashioned after this Simpson’s classsic:
Making my wife (and daughter) dinner – all their favorites. Plus a Coach handbag. I think that’s stupid, but I just bought myself a new tablet and didn’t want to argue about who is wasting more money.
@chienfou@RiotDemon Catholics get no alcohol, no meat, and one real meal and two snacks only.
Although as a single Catholic I guess it makes no fancy champange and steak a bit easier.
It’s probably not appropriate for me to say.
Say no more!
@aetris I didn’t.
Well generic ideas are never the best. Instead stop think about your significant other. What would make their life just a bit nicer on a daily or weekly basis? What would they see or use and smile and then think of you? So something less impressive but that they will use on a regular basis and smile is the best idea.
I would say though that things like vacuum cleaners come out of house budgets and not special, “I love you” budgets.
@CaptAmehrican That’s fair. My intent wasn’t to give the exact thing someone else did, but to get some inspiration. The problem is we spend a lot of time together, so we tend to think of similar things- she ended up suggesting the first 4 ideas I had, which takes away the fun of the surprise.
@Pantheist well what does she like? What do you two enjoy as hobbies? What is her favorite show?
@Pantheist things i would want in no particular order
tickets for the local science museums wine and dinosaurs night
Tickets for jimmy buffett
A new couch
These plimsol glasses http://www.ssjohnwbrown.org/ship-store/plimsoll-glass
A new set of dive fins
Good gym clothes
@CaptAmehrican
I could get you tickets to a buffet from a guy named Jimmy.
@CaptAmehrican
Yes! Shipboard!
@f00l https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sold-out-wine-dinosaurs-tickets-42133631827
@CaptAmehrican Sounds good except for the wine part.
@CaptAmehrican @f00l we go to an after dark science museum thing sometimes- lots of fun.
@CaptAmehrican @Seeds I do like wine and dinosaurs…
@PolkSaladAnnie
Did you get any wine and dinosaurs?
Interesting, fun, etc. experiences leave good feelings longer than stuff. Looking back at their lives the majority of people wish they had done more things and bought less stuff.
@Kidsandliz For sure. Our main plan is an event we talked about already, but we’re getting each other a small gift each for fun.
You could get the goat @ACraigL to make them a Photoshop special picture showing how much they mean to you
@CaptAmehrican Haha, I’d feel weird having @ACraigL make her something, but I’ve thought about making something for her myself. Not sure what though.
Protein powder - definitely protein powder.
But whey or soy…?
@shahnm You don’t think beef jerky?
I’ll probably get myself a cheese danish.
@brhfl awwww…
I purchased the pearl earring & necklace set from MEH (January 29)…Fingers crossed & hoping for divine intervention that the crazy weather allows for timely delivery!! Oh…PS: Ladies It’s entirely OK to get something for your male counterpart. BTW: We’re easy to buy for!! Vikki’s Secret Good/Fun for you=Good/Fun for us!! #JustSayin
@tohar1 Or… skip the expensive undies and just give him a voucher good for one intimate experience redeemable at any reasonable time and your approval to buy a case of beer. #marriedlife
@medz I like your idea, but sometimes the redeem part of the voucher doesn’t come to fruition…most certainly “on demand”. Whereas the lady saying, “I got you this” works 100% of the time…and it doesn’t have to come from Victoria. (I just put that in as a “for instance”.)
@tohar1 True. If her wearing it never actually comes to fruition, however, I may deem it a waste of money in the long run.
@medz I thought that’s what March 14th was for.
@medz those coupons are never good when you want them.
The Female of the Species is a seafood fancier, so that’s on the menu. In the past anyway jewelry failed to impress, but despite many protestations chocolate is always accepted, with flowers to cover. Due to seasonal stir-craziness etc a date/promise/voucher shall be made for an excursion, possibly VAC-related or maybe bowling. Thus shall the saint be propitiated and massacre avoided once again.
We’re doing this:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chick-fil-a-at-tuckernuck-plaza-dinner-for-two-2018-tickets-42127138405?aff=eac2
White Castles…treat her like a queen
@SluggerOtoole
Hey there.
Someone go and heist your pants?
@f00l I was wondering the same thing.
A divorce.
/giphy just kidding dark humor
@ELUNO here.
How to make spiders loveable.
@CaptAmehrican Aww. They are all cute!
A dying hallmark holiday, at least that’s what the word on the street is.
Shoes and a DNA test.
@medz You know, she’d actually be really happy with that.
@medz @Seeds make it boots and I’d be pretty happy
@PolkSaladAnnie @Seeds Turns out I got the wrong size for that “type” of shoe… Friggin’ women’s shoe sizes… I wear the same size in sneakers, boots, dress shows, and flip flops. Wife on the other hands, can fall anywhere in a range of like 1 and a half sizes and some might need to be wide width while others not.
Ultimately. I gave her an errand to exchange them…boo.
@medz @PolkSaladAnnie Meh, shoes can be hard to get to fit just right. Just as well to try them on, which you couldn’t do as a surprise. She happy with your picks anyway?
@Seeds yes, she seemed to like them!
@medz yay!
We choose not to celebrate. At least usually. Which made it all the more touching when my hubby made me cake pops a couple of years ago, and a homemade holder for them that was fashioned after this Simpson’s classsic:
Making my wife (and daughter) dinner – all their favorites. Plus a Coach handbag. I think that’s stupid, but I just bought myself a new tablet and didn’t want to argue about who is wasting more money.
bummer that valentine’s fell on ash wednesday this year.
@chienfou why?
@chienfou @RiotDemon Catholics get no alcohol, no meat, and one real meal and two snacks only.
Although as a single Catholic I guess it makes no fancy champange and steak a bit easier.
@CaptAmehrican ahh, thanks.
@CaptAmehrican Get a burger at the drive through and toss the trash in a bin before you get home. Nobody will find out.
@medz God will!
/image God sees everything
@RiotDemon Don’t worry. He also knows you are a good person without having to follow any rituals to prove it.
@acraigl for your goatlyness today.