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Unholykrumpet

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Much better with getting my girlfriend gifts...but my advice is something simple. Breakfast in bed works for both sexes. Everyone loves food. Make him some heart shaped cookies. Since you don't have a lot of money to spend...maybe give something symbolic if he's that kind of guy.

And just to let you know...guys really don't care what you give them. My first girlfriend gave me a bottle of cherry coke for my birthday with a note attached, and I loved it (and her). I still have that bottle cap...
 

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Easykill post=18.70928.709321 said:
Wow, I've been hanging out with a bunch of perverts... Although that's not to say I wouldn't be happy if I got that though.
Why, thank you. (You did just compliment us, right?)

Hey Joe, I believe she said she had $5. Nobody wants to see a $5 strippergram. Similarly, if the sex is great now, why try something that might cause problems? Plenty of time for experimentation down the road when there's less chance of death by mortification.

Normally I'd say spend the day or evening doing something he likes to do but you don't, plus a card. (Specifically excluding an evening at Club Chubby's.) And if you're fairly new to each other, he may not yet have told you anything he likes that you don't. But I also just like the idea of a cake, perhaps with theme decorations, or cookies. And I like the "special day" thing, too.

Is he a bit of a nerd? If so, there may actually be some sort of action figure or other nerd paraphernalia that you can afford and he will love. Also, sometimes you can find funny tee shirts at Wally World or other such places, or you might find a value-priced CD or DVD to his taste with some effort. Finally, sometimes gag items from places such as Spencers' Gifts (or whatever your local equivalent) might be well received.
 

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Crystine post=18.70928.708229 said:
Maybe this isn't the right section of forums to post this? But I'm new, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

Anyways, my boyfriends' birthday is coming up this Friday we've been together since about May and I am completely lost on what to get him. He likes almost every game out for the 360 as well as older games, he also likes those Fat-Free gummy candies that are shaped like a dinosauric fish...totally blanking on the name. But I'm too broke to buy him a game, and I don't want to buy him the only thing I know he likes for his b-day as he'll probably already get a bunch from friends....

Guys! Please help me if you have any advice, it's MUCHO appreciated! =[
Make something. Do you have any talents? I wrote and played a song for one of my ex boyfriend's birthdays. He said it was the best gift he'd ever received.
 

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Does he drink coffee? Get him a coffee grinder. Freshly ground coffee and some good beans... you cannot go wrong with that.

/S
 

NewClassic_v1legacy

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It's really hard to tell without knowing what kind of person he is, as all the best gifts are either the personal ones that fit best for him, or the personal details between you and him that are best left unsaid.

Really, he'll like any gift you give him. As far as the sex-as-gift option goes, if that's really the neighborhood you want to browse, at least be creative with it. I mean, sending him a card with the panties you aren't wearing when he opens them is a neat gesture, but to really bring some meaning out of it, go with ideas like the coupon book.

One shared shower, if that's his sort of thing. A free back-rub, or a coupon for some free alone-time if he ever gets busy when you want to spend time with him. If you subscribe to the tao of "It's the thought that counts," then show you're being thoughtful. If he often has trouble keeping a hold of where he set his keys down, get him a key-hook. (Hell, make it yourself.) If he's a cat person, and has a lot of cats, buy one of his cats a brand new collar, possibly his favorite. If he's into gaming, see if you can get a spare case for the system in question, and make/have someone make a custom case mod.

But yeah, it's really a case-by-case basis. Just remember the few things:
- The gift most appreciated is the one that shows concern or thoughtfulness.
- The gift best shared is the gift given at the right time.
- The gift most enjoyed is the gift that lasts the longest.

Obviously, play it smart. That coupon book was a good idea, if you want to run with it. Just cater it to the things he complains about the most, or most often needs done.

And the cute stuff, honestly Susan, I'd ask you out just for that cake. =P
 

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Crystine post=18.70928.708229 said:
he also likes those Fat-Free gummy candies that are shaped like a dinosauric fish...totally blanking on the name.
you are thinking of swedish fish. also i would suggest a good multiplayer game, like mercs 2 or something where multiplayer is a lot of fun. also www.thinkgeek.com has some absolutely terrific things for sale, and they are genuinely creatively geeky things
 
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I can tell you what NOT to get him.

Handkerchiefs, Socks, Smellies.

One of my female friends once got me a notebook with an rainbow oil pattern on it. Still have it now. It's really the little things that make so much more of an impact.

If all else fails, ask his mum.
 

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If one more person suggests sex in this thread I am going to collectively punch the internet.
 

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A night together under the stars, or a day together, gazing at the clouds... unless he'd rather have something else... then get something you can do together =P or just go to a game store and ask for the cheapest 360 game ... they usually have one of those in the wrapper so no stickers so it'll be your little "secret"... thats what i do for birthdays... no complaints yet
 

ThaBenMan

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Print out all the text in this topic, show it to him and let him pick something.
 

NewClassic_v1legacy

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Evilbunny post=18.70928.709841 said:
If one more person suggests sex in this thread I am going to collectively punch the internet.
Come to this of it, I like this idea the best. You should get him a collective punch to the internet.

ThaBenMan post=18.70928.709884 said:
Print out all the text in this topic, show it to him and let him pick something.
And the poster whose idea he picks gets a cookie.
 

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I liked the idea to do what he loves. Is there anything hes realy into at the moment? A game, a hobby or interest, etc. Just do a day of all the stuff he loves! The best thing you could do is take interest in his stuff, maybe try it yourself?
 

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He has the same day as my sister...


Anyway, why no just be cheap and give him sex or something of that nature.


Or, you know, The Orange Box.
 

ElephantGuts

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A girl having trouble getting someone a gift???? Well I certainly have no suggestions but atleast I don't feel so guilty now.
 

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Crystine post=18.70928.708229 said:
Maybe this isn't the right section of forums to post this? But I'm new, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

Anyways, my boyfriends' birthday is coming up this Friday we've been together since about May and I am completely lost on what to get him. He likes almost every game out for the 360 as well as older games, he also likes those Fat-Free gummy candies that are shaped like a dinosauric fish...totally blanking on the name. But I'm too broke to buy him a game, and I don't want to buy him the only thing I know he likes for his b-day as he'll probably already get a bunch from friends....

Guys! Please help me if you have any advice, it's MUCHO appreciated! =[
Buy him beer.

EVERY man likes beer.

unless you're underage, then just get enough wrapping paper to fit you, a load of sellotape, and a bow.
 

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Susan Arendt post=18.70928.708331 said:
I made my boyfriend a birthday cake one year (rectangular sheet cake), then iced it up to look like a level from Space Invaders, but the invaders were the logos for the PS2, the Dreamcast, the Xbox, and GameCube, and the cannon was the Atari logo. His birthdate was the score at the top. It wasn't perfect, but it got the point across, and he absolutely loved it.
Damn. That's awesome. Do you think they'd put that up on Oprah?
 

Reaperman Wompa

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Vouchers. Find his favorite store and get him vouchers for it. Good gift and simple.

Special day with all his favorite meals etc.
 

Ares Tyr

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TsunamiWombat post=18.70928.709217 said:
Okay, seriously, stop suggesting sex. She's already said no. Their intimate life is healthy and none of our business and your perpetuating the stereotype internet people are a munch of horney sex obsessed dingleberries. Congrats on scaring away the new person and spitting on a persons honest question with sophomoric humor- it was only funny the first 10 times someone suggested naked intimacy in some form would be the perfect gift.
....who's scruffy lookin' a dingleberry?
 

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Admittedly it's slightly hypocratic for me to be insulting anyone for not taking the internets seriously. I just didn't want the poor girl to leave in disgust and never come back when there were some good idea's being put forth.

We have the first tentacles into her soul. Soon, she shall be one of us. One of us... one of us... one of us...
 

Ares Tyr

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TsunamiWombat post=18.70928.710991 said:
Admittedly it's slightly hypocratic for me to be insulting anyone for not taking the internets seriously. I just didn't want the poor girl to leave in disgust and never come back when there were some good idea's being put forth.

We have the first tentacles into her soul. Soon, she shall be one of us. One of us... one of us... one of us...
Being a member of the internet for a large portion of my life, just the mention of the word 'tentacle' instantly conjures sexually perverse imagery in my mind...

What hast thou done to me, Japan?!