A not so serious issue.

[alessthandomesticgoddess]

DF has gone out and bought me a Valentine's gift. We have been together for three years and we've always done cards but not presents as it's his son's birthday the same day and we always agreed that takes precedence. DD1 has told me that he's bought me a book but he took the money out of our joint bank account. Looking at the statement it said he spent £30 in there but he only came home with one thing. One book.

First of all, what kind of book costs £30?

Another, what the hell do I buy him for Valentines day? I have bought him nothing, don't have a lot of money left after all of the bills have been paid. I have a card though :o.

DD1 isn't a spoil sport, by the way. She's three and doesn't understand secrets or surprises :o.

A cook-book? This is £30.

Or a DIY guide, or housework manual?

If he gets me a housework manual I'll smack him one :o. I'm a lovely fiancee, I promise! .

Ooh, I don't know! He may have bought me a cook book. That sounds like him as he hinted it would be something I would use and I'm always talking about how I'd like to learn to cook different meals than my standard repertoire of seven.

I'm going to have to pull something out of the bag for him. I have no idea. It's too late to order something online as I don't get money back into my account until Monday and next day delivery will mean we can't exchange cards in bed as we would normally.

www.amazon.co.uk/Tom-Finland-XXL-Complete-Works/dp/3822826073/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328946241&sr=1-3

This one's £135 and a nice gift for any red-blooded man

I spat my coffee out at that otchayaniye

Do you have to buy him anything? Can you get him to give you his gift first and then spur-of-the-moment-romantic-gesture offer to do something for him?
like cooking his choice out of the book

[unromantic emoticon]

Cook him a special meal instead?
If he's taken the money out the joint account, he's probably not expecting anyting in return, and it could indeed be something for the both of you really. Enjoy the fact that he wants to buy you a present :)

He explained to me this morning that it wasn't about gifts, he just saw this and thought of me and it happened to be close to Valentine's day. We're both happy with a card and a shag kind of people. [unromantic emoticon]

I'm going to cook him the best steak he's ever had though!