Responses to "best gift for my girlfriend"

1. pocams

   Now is the time to start carrying a notepad (or slip of paper in your wallet) and shamelessly noting down ideas the second she mentions them, or they occur to you. Write down every single idea, even if it’s obvious, unlikely, silly, etc. The most frustrating thing is to remember that you had a great idea, but not be able to recall what it is. I guarantee you’ll think of some great things between now and then, but they’ll be gone if you don’t write them down.
   For specific ideas, seconding lia – what is she like, where is your relationship at (brand new, established, living together, etc.?) I would suggest thinking about places you’ve been, things you’ve enjoyed together, your best memories as a couple, and try to bring that into your gift – but if your relationship is two months old, that’s not going to work.

2. 3

   Well, if your a sweet musical guy, write her a song and maybe put on a CD if possible, giver her some chocolate (yum!). <– That’s just classical and old fashioned. That’s at least MY tastes…
   This is what my boyfriend did; He got me a necklace that had a V on it (V is the first letter of my name) Then on the same necklace it had a heart. He said that the V represents me and the heart represents him. That way we’ll be together forever<3 He’s so sweet. Been going out since February.
   This is a really hard question to answer because we know nothing about her ourselves… Get her something from your heart to hers.

3. rainyday

   Gifts from the heart are the best. I don’t know whats shes like so I can’t tell you what would be the best gift. I do know that creative things are always the best because they mean the most. Make her a card and draw things that remind you of times together. ex. my bf taught me two step in an empty parking lot with the music blaring so I’d draw a couple dancing next to a car. They can be stick people but its the thought that counts. Those things and times mean the most. Good luck!

4. ifjuly

   The key is how well YOU know her. Wrack your brain for the past and make note in the future of moments where she mentions offhand wistfully stuff she wants, shops she wishes she could patronize, or activities she wishes she could do, or places she’d like to see. Also imagine what she’d need but never allow to splurge on herself, or something she’d never think to get that would make her life easier (note: I am NOT talking appliances!!!!). For example, depending on her work, there might be some gadget or tool that would really make doing her work easier or more pleasant. Monogram it if it’s kind of boring or technical or gadgety…
   A good example of this mindset in action from my personal life: I fell in love with my roommate (I know, like, my bad) after living with him for about a year. I love to cook and when we first started hanging out together in our shared apartment he’d sit and talk while I made fancy dishes for fun in the evenings on my days off. Once, and only once, very early on I mentioned wistfully I missed the antique glass juicer my mom had in her kitchen while using the 5 dollar crap one we bought at Kroger to make lime juice for something. My roommate/crush doesn’t know anything about cooking and asked me what difference it made–not in a dismissive way, but a genuinely curious way. I explained citrus, the most common type of fruit one juices in this manner as cooking prep, is acidic and over time eats away nonreactive material, leaving weird plastic and lingering old flavors. Also, the glass is sturdy enough to withstand vigorous squeezing, which means more juice. Plus, it was petite, pretty, and 1 piece instead of 2 which I liked for its elegance in design. Anyway. Fast forward 6 months to the first Christmas we spent as an official couple. My now-boyfriend called his (kitchen gadget-loving) mom, browsed online and in catalogs, and even drove out east into suburban southern hell in the ice and snow and holiday mall shopping traffic to find me…ta da, a glass juice. Based on that one conversation we had, half a year before. I was so touched, I’m telling you, a diamond ring wouldn’t have meant more. Of course, I hate jewelry and love to cook so…but then, that’s the point! He knew that. He knew me.