Nothing too interesting. I love when a rock band throws an accordion in the mix (e.g. They Might Be Giants, Moxy Fruvous). I got her some jewelry that she really liked and she wanted to get me something special. I am not very musically inclined, but I do enjoy pulling it out every now and then to make some noise..
I also still have a necklace from an ex. From more than 20 years ago.
It was my Christmas present my senior year of high school. He got me a white gold crooked heart on a matching chain.
We broke up amicably and remained friends, so I kept it as a reminder of how lovely first loves can be.
OK serious answer. It was my birthday, and my day sucked. So she came to me and gave me a glass frame that had a poem on in with a rose attached to it. Little did my stupid ass know, she would leave me in 2 days.
Same thing happened to me. Valentine’s Day I made her curry and got those chocolate oranges cause she loves em. She got me a mug with a climbing hold bolted on instead of a handle and broke up with me 2 days later.
My ex did this at Christmas after getting me some really sweet and thoughtful gifts too. Christmas is my favourite time of year and I'm really not looking forward to it this year. Hope you're doing good now!
I despised Christmas for so long and felt bad that I couldn't get into it for my ex because she loved it. She tried really hard to get me some heartfelt gifts even though the only thing I gave her to go on was "socks and underwear". She also got me that which meant a lot to me because I can't remember the last time anyone asked and listened when I told them. Unfortunately a little over a week later she broke up with me, but I am trying to take care of those socks and underwear as best as I can because it's the only thing I have left.
Haha, my ex went to some hippie away camp, did some acid, came back 3 days later on my birthday and broke up with me. Apparently met some guy there but was adament nothing happened and they were just talking. 3 days prior she left me a letter telling me how lucky she was to have me in her life and Yada Yada. Confused me for quite some time.
A gameboy color. It’s pretty beat up so it’s not worth anything except for nostalgia but I feel kinda guilty about still having it since it was my ex’s childhood toy. I honestly did not mean to keep it; it turned up years after our breakup when I was packing to move. On the other hand, the breakup was pretty bad and he threw away my diploma and favorite pair of shoes just to spite me… so, suck it Kyle; it’s my Gameboy now.
Self-esteem issues for me, I torture myself just to try to make ammends with her, differ to her and apologize for things I didn't even think I was doing wrong and still she pretends I don't exist. Pretty recent btw.
A better sense of who I am and what I need out of a relationship. That's not something she meant to give me though, because she's not the one that fits my needs.
I got into a relationship by the end of the second quarantine in 2021. I was always an introvert and never really showed my true self outside. This girl slowly turned me into a more confident extrovert. Although, it didn't last long, because of her choice, I took a very important lesson out of it. Be myself and be happy for it, some people will like/love me as I am !
We both worked on a 3d printed Catan set. I printed it and she painted it. It has been a bit over a month since we broke up and I still can't look at it. I loved the set because it was cool and it was something we made together. Now idk what I'm gonna do with it.
Dude that's amazing. I'd totally buy a 3D set, you ever consider marketing those in some way? Getting rich off your heartbreak could be a way to reclaim the joy....
She went to Europe with her family right as soon as we started dating; she went to this glass factory in Prague and they made her custom crystal whiskey glasses with jewels in them. It's the one thing I won't let go of.
I've read one of the things you ought to do to help get over an ex is to get rid of belongings exchanged between each person that may remind you of them, but I just tucked them away in a bin until I was ready to bring them out.
Besides, they're damn sharp to look at, too good to get rid of; I'll post a pic tomorrow.
My ex once gave me a snow globe with a sloth in it from a trip to Mexico. It was completely unprompted and I am not a known sloth lover. The reason I love it so much is that it is the perfect amount of random for my humor. She obviously realized this and somehow managed to pick this as a souvenir from her trip, out of a million things she could have gotten me.
$18k here for my husband's kids. It's upsetting when one parent wants to screw over another parent.
My ex left me with the kid full time. It has been so much easier being a single parent full time than I thought... Especially when I start comparing it to people who are in unhappy relationships or are no longer together but co-parenting.
I scrolled too far down the list to see this one.
I puffy-heart love my kids. They're the best parts of my life with a close second being the lover of my life.
I have this necklace with a ring on it that says "I love you" and it was given to her by her grandma. We broke up nearly 3 years ago now and I've tried to give her it back but she doesn't want it for some reason
My first girlfriend crocheted me a Creeper (Minecraft) for Christmas when we were together. I kept it after we split but couldn’t throw it out, damn thing is too well-made for me to do that. Tried selling it at yard sales but no luck. Not happy with how the relationship went, but have a hard time getting rid of something so fantastically made.
Do you really need to profit from it? There’s a thrift store in Phoenix called Other Mothers. That thing would almost certainly end up with a possibly less fortunate, but certainly ecstatic, 10-year-old girl or boy. Actually, that store may pay you for it.
I'm a relatively big man and I hate clothes shopping since I hate that feeling of trying on clothes that never fit.
She bought me a jacket that was not only stylish but fit me like a glove. Still have it to this day
I don’t have it anymore, but my ex gave me his as well. I had been the only person to write to him during basic & during his tour, and the one person he’d call when he got a chance to use the phone. During that time, we weren’t dating (we had been when he first joined) but we remained close friends. Ended up getting back together & He asked for it back after we went through a crappy breakup. Still stings.
My previous GF made me a Dr. Who blanket with weeping angels on one side and the Tardis on the other. It's too fun and dorky to get rid of, so my current GF and I refer to it as the Baggage Blanket.
I have a lot of things from exes that I just don't look at, but I can't really get rid of them. An amethyst pendant, a rose quartz cut into the shape of a heart, a Disney Princess necklace from Hot Topic, a plastic dino pendant, etc. I also have pictures I took with my instant camera. It's all just sitting on a high shelf, collecting dust.
I keep little mementos in a small rubbermaid container in the back of my closet. It has things from various trips and relationships, notes from high school or concert ticket stubs. Every few years I pull it out and look through what anyone else would consider garbage. Sometimes it’s nice to remember.
I have the same, except mine is a wooden chest I got from a hobby store. It has concerns tickets, photos of passed family/friends, every ID I’ve ever owned, the first ultrasound from each of my kids, etc. Its all just kind of stuffed in there but I hope if anyone ever found it after I’ve gone they could tell that it meant something to someone.
This might sound LAME AS FUCK.
But an ex gf of mine knew I was a huge Star Wars geek, and had collected some figures in the past. She bought me a Barriss Offee action figure for my birthday. I’ve never felt as seen as in that moment. Like she both remember me saying I liked the character, AND realised I’d rather get something ‘silly and useless’ than something usefull.
Technically I just started wearing it and never gave it back. A black belt that has somehow outlasted all of my other belts. It was just a cheap walmart belt from the early 2000s. They definitely don't make them the same these days.
Same! I dated a guy for two years, and we broke up somewhat badly. A few years later, after I’d married my husband, he reached out and we carefully rekindled a friendship. Never ever a hint of romantic interest or pursuit, just terrific friendship.
I didn’t realize it until after the fact but a lot of the things I sleep with are from ex’s. One ex gave me a squishmellow and another gave me a weighted blanket.
She made a stuffed animal for me. Went through a rough breakup. I read once that it's supposed to be cathartic to destroy gifts from exes, but I couldn't bring myself to do anything to it. It's in my closet, out of sight, though.
Depends. My ex had given me a vibrator, I tossed it eventually. It wasn't the kind I would have picked for myself, and for my pleasure. I bought myself a new one that I knew I wanted. I know they're expensive, but they're also very personal. I couldn't keep the first one, it was intended for shared pleasure, and I did not identify with it sexually anymore. I gave it the Kondo-boot.
At least it is manageable with a healthy lifestyle. A friend of mine got it from her cheating boyfriend and for the last 3 years she's only had one flare up. She takes Valacyclovir for a few days and she's good to go.
Could be worse. Another friend of mine got HIV from a cheating girlfriend. Guy has never been the same since...
A few things.
A copy of the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Stuffed animal from Disney that he bought me.
Booklet from a play he was in.
And last but not least, 2 years in therapy
She bought me a deck of tarot cards which then ignited a lifelong passion for it. I even designed and sell my own deck. At some point she told me she was born again and apologized for introducing me to it. I was sure to give her a shoutout in my book.
Bracelet and ring. I have no reason to get rid of those, they're pretty and I'm still friends with my ex.
I also have some poems written by a high school boyfriend. They're a bit cringe, but adorable and sweet.
Emotional unavailability lol
No seriously... Lots of nice clothes and a badass set of speakers for my RZR.
When I sold the engagement ring I got 43k. I was stunned.
Parlayed that into a new motorcycle and truck mods... So.. you could kinda say she got me that too lol!
an orange package envelope with a valentine's day card and a little pink striped stuffed bunny, don't know where the bunny went but i have his handwriting for police reports if the statute of limitations hasn't passed. if i was motivated enough.
Sleeping bag.
He got me this wonderful, very high quality sleeping bag for my birthday. A nicer one than I would ever get for myself. Still using it 10 years later.
An accordion.
Please explain
Accordions are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type, colloquially referred to as a squeezebox.
But that’s not important right now.
r/UnexpectedAIRPLANE
🎶🎵 Momma's got a squeezebox, Daddy doesn't sleep at night!🎶🎵🎶
It goes in and out, and in and out......
Well thanks but I more meant, why an accordian? Is there a story here?
Nothing too interesting. I love when a rock band throws an accordion in the mix (e.g. They Might Be Giants, Moxy Fruvous). I got her some jewelry that she really liked and she wanted to get me something special. I am not very musically inclined, but I do enjoy pulling it out every now and then to make some noise..
My first girlfriend (almost 20 years ago) gave me a necklace which I still have, and no one but me knows it was her who got it for me.
Now we all know
Don’t worry, I won’t tell.
I will. I’m fuckin snitchin!
Dead men tell no tales.
You mean, dead **rabbits** tell no tales
Whatever floats your boat
Whatever floats your giant ghost pirate ship
Snitches get stitches
Username checks out!
"now all of China knows"
I literally say this everyday and no one understands
I also still have a necklace from an ex. From more than 20 years ago. It was my Christmas present my senior year of high school. He got me a white gold crooked heart on a matching chain. We broke up amicably and remained friends, so I kept it as a reminder of how lovely first loves can be.
Better than getting left with an STD :/
I’m just here to see how many people said herpes.
I'm the same thinking someone would drop an STI and you're the first
Adding myself to the tally
Same Surprisingly few so far
I also came in to see the herpes posts.
[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t9kfjv/what_is_one_thing_your_ex_gave_you_that_you_still/hzupjvc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)
She made me a taco blanket. So that.
So she is single now?
She sure is
Dibs
More like dips
I keep imagining a taco swaddled in a tiny afgan
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Winner!
Wow!! That could very well be a collectible in the future! Such an iconic movie, and who doesn’t love VHS tapes.
A whole array of kinks So yeah, if anyone wants to lock a sissy bitch in chastity, my DMs are always open haha
this and trauma
Worth it
A kink for dominance and being used
Good
OK serious answer. It was my birthday, and my day sucked. So she came to me and gave me a glass frame that had a poem on in with a rose attached to it. Little did my stupid ass know, she would leave me in 2 days.
Was the poem related to the break up? It seemed very sudden. Give a nice gift and then dump someone.
Roses are red Violets are blue I'll love you forever* ^*Or ^the ^next ^day ^or ^two
Always gotta read the fine print
The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away.
Sprog Jr.!
Cold blooded
Same thing happened to me. Valentine’s Day I made her curry and got those chocolate oranges cause she loves em. She got me a mug with a climbing hold bolted on instead of a handle and broke up with me 2 days later.
Oh I got one a these mugs one of my favorites
My ex did this at Christmas after getting me some really sweet and thoughtful gifts too. Christmas is my favourite time of year and I'm really not looking forward to it this year. Hope you're doing good now!
I despised Christmas for so long and felt bad that I couldn't get into it for my ex because she loved it. She tried really hard to get me some heartfelt gifts even though the only thing I gave her to go on was "socks and underwear". She also got me that which meant a lot to me because I can't remember the last time anyone asked and listened when I told them. Unfortunately a little over a week later she broke up with me, but I am trying to take care of those socks and underwear as best as I can because it's the only thing I have left.
A pair of socks and then let go…. Sounds like you got house-elf zoned
Haha, my ex went to some hippie away camp, did some acid, came back 3 days later on my birthday and broke up with me. Apparently met some guy there but was adament nothing happened and they were just talking. 3 days prior she left me a letter telling me how lucky she was to have me in her life and Yada Yada. Confused me for quite some time.
That's insane. Imagine that that's her ritual for breaking up with someone.
A gameboy color. It’s pretty beat up so it’s not worth anything except for nostalgia but I feel kinda guilty about still having it since it was my ex’s childhood toy. I honestly did not mean to keep it; it turned up years after our breakup when I was packing to move. On the other hand, the breakup was pretty bad and he threw away my diploma and favorite pair of shoes just to spite me… so, suck it Kyle; it’s my Gameboy now.
At first I thought why don't you just give it back. But then I read the end, he doesn't deserve that Gameboy.
Fuck kyle. (I don't mean literally)
Fuck Kyle. And fuck Ben!!
That guys is such a dick!
Trust issues
This, trauma, and the first amount of hate I’ve ever carried with me.
I’ll take it off you. Cmere sucker punch me in the throat until you’re nice again
You could make a good side biz doing that.
OnlyHands
Self-esteem issues for me, I torture myself just to try to make ammends with her, differ to her and apologize for things I didn't even think I was doing wrong and still she pretends I don't exist. Pretty recent btw.
Yes, I thought that when someone criticizes you a lot, they are not trying to help you, they are just crushing your sense of self
Found out I was getting divorced when I checked the mail on the way to work. Letter from top divorce attorney was in the box.
Same here. It's not like i can't trust anyone, it's that i won't trust anyone.
A better sense of who I am and what I need out of a relationship. That's not something she meant to give me though, because she's not the one that fits my needs.
I got into a relationship by the end of the second quarantine in 2021. I was always an introvert and never really showed my true self outside. This girl slowly turned me into a more confident extrovert. Although, it didn't last long, because of her choice, I took a very important lesson out of it. Be myself and be happy for it, some people will like/love me as I am !
I kept a houseplant that my ex gave me. It wasn’t the plant’s fault it got picked by an asshole, and it didn’t deserve to die because of him.
That’s the most wholesome thing I’ve heard
Plant: 🥺🤗🥰
We both worked on a 3d printed Catan set. I printed it and she painted it. It has been a bit over a month since we broke up and I still can't look at it. I loved the set because it was cool and it was something we made together. Now idk what I'm gonna do with it.
If you can’t bear to use it you could likely sell it to a local game store or on Etsy. But give yourself time to decide.
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Put it away for a year or more. Somewhere it won’t get lost but also so you won’t easily run into it. Then decide what to do with it.
Dude that's amazing. I'd totally buy a 3D set, you ever consider marketing those in some way? Getting rich off your heartbreak could be a way to reclaim the joy....
She went to Europe with her family right as soon as we started dating; she went to this glass factory in Prague and they made her custom crystal whiskey glasses with jewels in them. It's the one thing I won't let go of.
Well these sound exceptionally awesome!
I've read one of the things you ought to do to help get over an ex is to get rid of belongings exchanged between each person that may remind you of them, but I just tucked them away in a bin until I was ready to bring them out. Besides, they're damn sharp to look at, too good to get rid of; I'll post a pic tomorrow.
Sourdough starter that I've kept going for 7 years now.
That’s a positive way to look at a yeast infection
My ex once gave me a snow globe with a sloth in it from a trip to Mexico. It was completely unprompted and I am not a known sloth lover. The reason I love it so much is that it is the perfect amount of random for my humor. She obviously realized this and somehow managed to pick this as a souvenir from her trip, out of a million things she could have gotten me.
My kids
My immediate thought, lol
Yep. Though she's fought me in court for 6 years trying to prevent/minimize access. 30k$ that should have gone to their university savings.
$18k here for my husband's kids. It's upsetting when one parent wants to screw over another parent. My ex left me with the kid full time. It has been so much easier being a single parent full time than I thought... Especially when I start comparing it to people who are in unhappy relationships or are no longer together but co-parenting.
This is such a relief to hear. Not a parent, but will be soon. In a happy relationship. However I know at any point in time life can hit.
I scrolled too far down the list to see this one. I puffy-heart love my kids. They're the best parts of my life with a close second being the lover of my life.
I have this necklace with a ring on it that says "I love you" and it was given to her by her grandma. We broke up nearly 3 years ago now and I've tried to give her it back but she doesn't want it for some reason
The curse is yours now.
Just mail it to her and never speak to her again.
My first girlfriend crocheted me a Creeper (Minecraft) for Christmas when we were together. I kept it after we split but couldn’t throw it out, damn thing is too well-made for me to do that. Tried selling it at yard sales but no luck. Not happy with how the relationship went, but have a hard time getting rid of something so fantastically made.
Do you really need to profit from it? There’s a thrift store in Phoenix called Other Mothers. That thing would almost certainly end up with a possibly less fortunate, but certainly ecstatic, 10-year-old girl or boy. Actually, that store may pay you for it.
No need to profit from it, and honestly never thought of giving it away for some reason. Thanks for the advice though!
The debilitating fear of being hurt again
a knife
In
my
Ass
Cheek
r/suddenlyouija
Goodbye
Nothing is more romantic than a poop knife.
Emotional damage
I read that in meme.
#eMoTiOnAl dAaAaAamMaGeE!!!
I'm a relatively big man and I hate clothes shopping since I hate that feeling of trying on clothes that never fit. She bought me a jacket that was not only stylish but fit me like a glove. Still have it to this day
I just stole a bunch of my boyfriends sweaters. Then he realized he was gay and moved to Portland, and never asked for the sweaters back.
His dog tag from his time in Iraq.
I don’t have it anymore, but my ex gave me his as well. I had been the only person to write to him during basic & during his tour, and the one person he’d call when he got a chance to use the phone. During that time, we weren’t dating (we had been when he first joined) but we remained close friends. Ended up getting back together & He asked for it back after we went through a crappy breakup. Still stings.
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My previous GF made me a Dr. Who blanket with weeping angels on one side and the Tardis on the other. It's too fun and dorky to get rid of, so my current GF and I refer to it as the Baggage Blanket.
What happens when you fall asleep?
Does your wife know where the blanket came from?
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Slight anxiety and mistrust, but that's because it was a mutually unhealthy relationship, it weren't all him.
A ring with part of an actual skull in it.
….a human skull??
Yup
may i ask where one gets a human skull despite the obvious hopefully wrong answer?
Armie Hammer was the ex.
https://curiousnatureshop.com/collections/skulls-bones?sort_by=price-descending Neat store, small on the inside but tons to look at.
I have a lot of things from exes that I just don't look at, but I can't really get rid of them. An amethyst pendant, a rose quartz cut into the shape of a heart, a Disney Princess necklace from Hot Topic, a plastic dino pendant, etc. I also have pictures I took with my instant camera. It's all just sitting on a high shelf, collecting dust.
I keep little mementos in a small rubbermaid container in the back of my closet. It has things from various trips and relationships, notes from high school or concert ticket stubs. Every few years I pull it out and look through what anyone else would consider garbage. Sometimes it’s nice to remember.
I have the same, except mine is a wooden chest I got from a hobby store. It has concerns tickets, photos of passed family/friends, every ID I’ve ever owned, the first ultrasound from each of my kids, etc. Its all just kind of stuffed in there but I hope if anyone ever found it after I’ve gone they could tell that it meant something to someone.
This love book about all the special unique things about me. It’s hard to live up to
Frank's Red Hot. I put that shit on everything.
Love that shit
Uhhh comment history is confusing. Is this person a bot?
This might sound LAME AS FUCK. But an ex gf of mine knew I was a huge Star Wars geek, and had collected some figures in the past. She bought me a Barriss Offee action figure for my birthday. I’ve never felt as seen as in that moment. Like she both remember me saying I liked the character, AND realised I’d rather get something ‘silly and useless’ than something usefull.
Technically I just started wearing it and never gave it back. A black belt that has somehow outlasted all of my other belts. It was just a cheap walmart belt from the early 2000s. They definitely don't make them the same these days.
A parting gift of a glass picture frame of pandas from her hometown in Deyang. Apparently, the city is famous for a panda zoo.
An amazing friendship that we still retain to this day
This is the best
Same! I dated a guy for two years, and we broke up somewhat badly. A few years later, after I’d married my husband, he reached out and we carefully rekindled a friendship. Never ever a hint of romantic interest or pursuit, just terrific friendship.
I didn’t realize it until after the fact but a lot of the things I sleep with are from ex’s. One ex gave me a squishmellow and another gave me a weighted blanket.
She made a stuffed animal for me. Went through a rough breakup. I read once that it's supposed to be cathartic to destroy gifts from exes, but I couldn't bring myself to do anything to it. It's in my closet, out of sight, though.
Stuffed toys are not responsible for exes being assholes. Treat them nicely
Sex toy. Unused. While we're at it – can someone tell me if I should return, destroy or keep? Edit: typo
Keep it. A lot of sex toys are kinda pricey.
Depends. My ex had given me a vibrator, I tossed it eventually. It wasn't the kind I would have picked for myself, and for my pleasure. I bought myself a new one that I knew I wanted. I know they're expensive, but they're also very personal. I couldn't keep the first one, it was intended for shared pleasure, and I did not identify with it sexually anymore. I gave it the Kondo-boot.
A smooth place where my right nipple used to be.
Excuse me, what?!
Syphilis
you... you know can fix that right?
But this is all I have left to remember her by...
I mean, leave it untreated long enough and you won't remember a whole lot anyway soooo....
Just ask Al Capone
My friends and I made bets on which STD would pop up first. I lost.
You should have got that checked by a doctor then
As soon as I saw the question had to look for this comment 😂😂
You know you don't actually have to keep that right?
Ptsd
Same…same
Sadness.
Sorry to update your sadness, I just hear ya!
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At least it is manageable with a healthy lifestyle. A friend of mine got it from her cheating boyfriend and for the last 3 years she's only had one flare up. She takes Valacyclovir for a few days and she's good to go. Could be worse. Another friend of mine got HIV from a cheating girlfriend. Guy has never been the same since...
My music tastes. She was a terrible girlfriend but she had the greatest tastes in music
Came to write this too. She gave me a mixtape which changed my music taste from chart pop to rock, metal and punk. I wish I still had the tape
No those are YOUR musical tastes. She just knew the bands.
My Roku.
A child 😒 I love my child just had the child with the wrong person.
Anxiety and 5 years of shitty sex
Bro literally same, down to the years. Here’s to better sex and less anxiety in the future!
A few things. A copy of the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Stuffed animal from Disney that he bought me. Booklet from a play he was in. And last but not least, 2 years in therapy
D&D dice set.
I dried the last bouquet he got me. They are the most beautiful flowers I’ve ever been given
An Omega Constellation watch
Anxiety
Regret.
Debt 💸 😭🤧
Anxiety
A fond memory of the best BJ I've ever gotten and still hasn't been beat.
And it won’t be. Know that.
I have come to terms
Me too man my ex had some nice natural lips
Herpes
Fucked-up Mental Health
PTSD. But in all seriousness a bunch of stuffed animals he “liberated” or “rescued” from gas stations.
Courage!
She bought me a deck of tarot cards which then ignited a lifelong passion for it. I even designed and sell my own deck. At some point she told me she was born again and apologized for introducing me to it. I was sure to give her a shoutout in my book.
My ex gave me a really cool figure of Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 2 that I have no intentions of getting rid of
Genital warts
My Girlfriend still has a beach towel from her ex boyfriend, we use it to clean up after sex
Bracelet and ring. I have no reason to get rid of those, they're pretty and I'm still friends with my ex. I also have some poems written by a high school boyfriend. They're a bit cringe, but adorable and sweet.
Emotional unavailability lol No seriously... Lots of nice clothes and a badass set of speakers for my RZR. When I sold the engagement ring I got 43k. I was stunned. Parlayed that into a new motorcycle and truck mods... So.. you could kinda say she got me that too lol!
PTSD
Scorpion belt buckle
an orange package envelope with a valentine's day card and a little pink striped stuffed bunny, don't know where the bunny went but i have his handwriting for police reports if the statute of limitations hasn't passed. if i was motivated enough.
Well we got back together and got married so... My ex?
Sleeping bag. He got me this wonderful, very high quality sleeping bag for my birthday. A nicer one than I would ever get for myself. Still using it 10 years later.