It is my bf's birthday in a couple of weeks time. We are in a newish relationship (coming up for 3 months) but it is quite serious, we spend a lot of time together, met each others friends and so on.
My birthday was literally a week after we got together, he bought me a card but no present because he didn't really feel he knew me well enough then. Which was fine with me, I'd have done the same.
Anyway, the other night we were chatting about some new book he really wanted to read, and how he might treat himself for his birthday - and I said 'well I'd be happy to buy it for you as part of your present' and he said honestly he didn't want me to, because he never got me a present for my birthday and so didn't feel it was 'right' that I bought him anything.
I do want to buy him something, but then I'm not sure - given he said not to - whether it's the right thing to do or not, I don't want to force him to accept a present or to cause any awkwardness, especially given our relationship is a really happy one.
So what do I do?