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First anniversary of going out together - should I write a love letter?

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chicka · 30/12/2019 09:21

Not sure whether this is a bad idea or not?
We’ll have been going out for a year next week and as it was his birthday early Dec and it’s just been Xmas, I’m stuck for ideas.
So I wondered whether a love letter would be a good idea? Smile
We aren’t a particularly soppy couple - we say we love each other but there’s never been much romance as such and I didn’t know whether he’d think I was a bit of a dick!
I’ve never written a love letter before (I’m 43 and was married for 20 years he’s only 33).
What other ideas do people have? I don’t want to spend a fortune as I’ve already done that. That’s why I thought something more personal would be better?
TIA.

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Lololololola · 30/12/2019 10:02

Will he even remember? Do you need to do anything at all? Takeaway and great sex would suffice, I'd have thought, if the occasion needs to be marked in some way.
I'm female and I would not like to receive a love letter at all. Maybe he would, you know him...

mindutopia · 30/12/2019 10:25

A ‘love letter’ as a gift is a bit odd. Dh and I lived on opposite sides of the world before we got married and wrote each other lots of cards and letters. But sharing your feelings with someone is a normal healthy part of a relationship, not a gift per se.

A nice card with some thoughtful words about your relationship and then maybe make a special dinner at home and have a relaxing night in.

Rutheroot · 30/12/2019 11:07

Yes, I’d write a card with a couple of sentences in rather than a full on love letter.

RantyAnty · 30/12/2019 11:16

What does he do for you? Birthday, Christmas etc.?

IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 30/12/2019 11:42

I wouldn’t do anything at all. Celebrating the first year of dating is what teens do imo.

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