Valentines! What do you buy for a man?

[newstartamiready]

So it's my first Valentine's Day with my bf but our 1 year anniversary is around the same time! What I want to know is what others buy for valentines? Also do I then buy a separate gift for the anniversary?

Or instead of spending lots of money on stuff (he's not very materialistic, I am more than him) has anyone got any idea for something lovely and thoughtful? For xmas I made him a card from moonpig which he loved but I can't do that again can I?

Our first valentines my boyfriend booked us a weekend in a cottage in the Lake District. I said I'd get the food and did a picnic basket, with cheeses, bread, deli meats, olives, stuffed peppers, that kind of thing! We sat and shared it in front of a open fire with a few bottles of wine. Would be quite a easy idea to do at home, throw some blankets and cushions down, light some candles. And as it can all be prepared earlier, you're not spending the evening in the kitchen!

Cards for each other. Have never celebrated a getting -together anniversary....can't remember when that was?! Wedding anniversary cards and usually go away for the weekend if we can, otherwise we go out for dinner.

I've got him a card. He's offered to cook. I might make him his favourite cake, if I have time.

Last year we had champagne and I bought him a chilli plant, chocolate and a book, he got me a bracelet (costume jewellery but pretty) and a blanket coat/cape thing, but this year we've agreed not to spend money on gifts.

Sorry to be crude but just give him a blow job. That'll keep him happy 🙈🙈

That's march 14th moonchild

DH and I don't buy stuff either.

What's far more important is spending quality time together and making memories. So we plan things to do together, and not around the 14th Feb as it's too busy and expensive!

As our anniversary is the following month, we tend you do something special for that instead.

I think it's nice to do something for valentines in a new relationship. I'd get something foodie - good coffee, bottle of whiskey etc

We used to mark it with a card and smallish gift like a book. But I really can't be bothered now, especially as my bday is just before. We make it a day about family and do nice food for kids and usually get them some little heart choc or something. Im trying to preempt the crap feeling when you are a teenager and don't get a card by making it a nice time at home!

We got married a few months ago and I really can't see us celebrating our anniversary either. We always acknowledge the day we got together tho.

Fancy underwear (for me)🙈 he's romantic in a small way most days so it only seems fair ;)

I got him some nuts one year. He loves nuts. Can't remember other than that

Married 20 years this year - always thoughtful cards for valentines and token gift. Celebrate our wedding anniversary with meal out/weekend away etc

Eachtigertires 👌👌😂😂😂😂

We do Valentine's cards. Our first Valentines day he sent me a dozen red roses. It was lovely but I'm v pragmatic and kindly explained the mark-up. Ever since I've bought fab flowers on the 15th

Oh, and I usually put a chocolate heart on his pillow. Together for 28 years.

Been with DH 18 years. We have never celebrated Valentine's Day. We go out for a meal on our anniversary, it was the anniversary of when we met, it's now changed to our wedding anniversary.

From time to time we do silly romantic things - romantic for us. I once filled his washbag with hundreds of tiny cutout hearts when he was away on business- they kind of exploded all over the hotel bathroom or he'll arrange the red pepper on my half of the pizza to the shape of a heart. Small silly stuff like that, but on random days. We don't buy Christmas presents for each other (beyond a can of Guinness for the stocking and a favourite choc bar), so who am I to say what's romantic?

I have friends who take it in turns to book a holiday - one year him, one year her - without the other knowing where they are going. That works for them.

Little packets of Lovehearts hidden in various places....😊

A prostitute or tickets to a sporting event

I normally do nothing. However, DH is generally much more thoughtful than me and buys me random gifts throughout the year, so this year I will make a guilt induced exception. He's getting a coffee machine - just a little one.