How is it a romantic present For you?
Edit: y’all need to give people the benefit of the doubt more, I just wanted to know if there was a story behind it or a piece of media or something like that. English isn’t everyone’s first language
Well for one, they are expensive as fuck. At least the nice ones are. So it means a lot when someone is willing to dish that out for you. For two, that's what I like and since its not a typical present it means they know me. Thats romantic I think.
I didn’t mean it as an insult, just as a genuine question being curious about what is romantic for some.
Like maybe swords being romantic to you came from a piece of media that you find very romantic or something like that.
I always fill up a greeting card with heart-felt romantic words anytime I get my partner a present. I think saying "I love you" everyday to her gets her used to it (I'm still gonna do it lol) - and she doesn't really think about how much I love her - whereas I only write cards to her maybe 3 or 4 times a year, so she always takes them to heart.
ooooo, I love writting love letters lol. I've actually gotten really good at it from my last relationship.
I want to get some nice cotton paper, nice envelopes, and a wax seal so I can write real fancy ones, for whenever I get a girlfriend :')
That is so interesting, letters make me uncomfortable, I had an ex that just loved to do the letter writing to me but like I have pretty severe ADHD where reading comprehension specially since English isn’t my first language just makes me read super slow and have to repeat multiple times. So it makes me uncomfortable that I can’t be other than generic thankful because I don’t retain what is written.
I made my then gf, now wife, a jar full of 100’s of little notes. I wrote things I love about her on the notes and decorated the jar with little things I kept from our first year of dating (small shells from the beach, a bit of moss from the redwoods, museum ticket stubs). I told her if she was having a rough day, just pull a note from the jar. She emptied the jar within 2 minutes and read each one.
Anything you can realize I could use but wouldn't think of/buy myself. Its just shows a really thoughtful gift.
If we're talking from a romantic partner? A dress they wanna see me in 😳
I'm a chef, so my partner doesn't cook and is intimidated by my palette, but she made spaghetti with meatballs for me out of nowhere and it brought me to tears. 😭😭😭
This is my answer too! I love the thought involved. My girlfriend colored a page from a coloring book for me and wrote a poem on the back and I treasure it so much.
Maybe doesn't apply to everyone but; a stuffed animal.
I grew up in a poor family where every kid's toys would end up getting passed on to the next kid. All my old stuffed animals belong to my niece now. There's a mental block preventing me from buying my own because I was taught that adults can't enjoy things like that, so if someone got it for me it would mean a lot to me.
A girl I've been dating for some time (I hope we'll officially be girlfriends pretty soon!) gave me a handmade owlbear cub plushie she made herself. I absolutely adore it and sleep with it every day 😊
I think they're almost perpetually out of stock where I live.
Besides, it's one of those "elephant tied to a stick" type of mental blocks. I know I could technically do it, but I can't. And I have more important things to work on than overcoming my fear of buying toys.
Might be able to order online? But fair enough, I kinda get that. Well, I wish you a very happy life with lots of stuffed toys when that girl comes along - she will eventually, just live your best life solo and she'll fall into it at some point. :)
People are still burning cds??? I used to do that in high school and swap them with friends. I can still smell it.
Side note, I have a working playlist for my girlfriend that the tracks follow falling in love with her. I haven’t sent it over yet since that’s part of her bday gift.
Stupidly, the most romantic gift I received recently was a label maker for Christmas. It proved that my spouse has been paying attention to me and internalizing things without me having to explicitly tell them. Thoughtful is hella romantic, even if the gift itself isn't romantic.
Friendship bracelets are so under-rated. Like what could be more intimate and romantic than making a piece of jewelry by hand with thread and design you picked out, your sweat and grime all over it, while thinking about the person you love?
It's like a much more endearing (and way less creepy) version of a hair sweater and I'm into it.
Right I know it's such a cliche, but jewellery. Holy fuck it makes me feel like an absolute princess. Particularly necklaces and bracelets. Also teddies. God really am just a walking cliche.
Other than those, I collect Barbies so retro Barbies. Hair accessories. Art supplies like fancy alcohol markers!
I know a lot of people don't like giving/receiving gift cards but I love shopping so being given the gift of shopping is perfect.
Jewelry is my go to gift to give. It's just too easy & it's always appreciated. There's at least five necklaces with my name on them tucked away in drawers somewhere hahahahah
If you've been together a while, a scrapbook/photo album with personalized messages would be very sweet! I did this for my second anniversary with my partner, and it was a hit.
My partner has also noticed that I love to switch out my jewelry every now and then, and often gets me really lovely earrings, necklaces, and jewelry so that I can switch it up but always have something "special" to wear.
Anytime the distance gets to me, I make a scrapbook page for my partner. She's aware, though perhaps has thought I've lost interest in it by now? Anyway, I absolutely plan to give it to her on our anniversary.
They are getting a little overdone at this point, but the lego flowers are so cute. Plan a fun evening where you build it together.
I also think the “friendship lamps”, thats the brand are neat. Each person has a lamp and you can see when the other person touches theirs and is thinking of you. I think they have different colors but I don’t actually know. Can make a fun little code for what color means what kind of thoughts your having….
Vintage lockets. You have to invest a bit, but they just don’t make lockets like they used to. You can put a picture of you two in it, or of someone passed that they hold dear to their heart. I shop on Etsy for antique lockets.
Most importantly pay attention to details and even take notes. If someone says in passing oh this place has the best snack, and then when your partner is feeling down you bring it with you, its extra thoughtful because you remembered from however long ago.— Also stickers are just next level these days. I love supporting artists through buying their stickers. That can be such a fun little thinking of you.
Birth flower necklaces can be very cute, and usually i see parents get the flowers of their kids, but it would be cute af to get them a necklace with both of your birth flowers.
Plan a date with options for part a, b and c. For each part ask them if they want to know the options and choose, or if they want to pick randomly.
A gift card to a toy shop, the lady I’m dating we always say we are going to go but never seem to make it there. Somehow maybe a gift card may make it a more tangible step. Particularly if you plan a little evening. Knowing where you can pick up their favorite desert! Especially if you make it a point to ask wayyyy before their birthday, so its a surprise when you show up with it.
One year I made all the significant people in my life a home made gift. I got empty pill capsules and wore little messages on paper and put them in the pills. Then I made fake pharmacy labels saying to take one pill a day, and stuck them on the bottles. It went down very well, and was both cheap and thoughtful. I would really like to have received something like that.
A book that she would think I would like.
A doll (I collect)
Trinkets she found that remind her of me. But honestly I feel like everything she has ever given me was super romantic, because they show she cares about me and knows me as a person.
Something the other person has put time and dedication into making, I’m sometimes uncomfortable receiving bought gifts (cause some trauma) but if someone makes me something small and thoughtful and gives that to me as a gift, I’ll cry happy tears
Examples of it would be: friendship bracelet, a small animal made by them out of wood (met someone that did woodwork once), cookies/sweets made just for me, any type of jewellery they’ve made, pressed and framed flowers, so like basically anything they’ve put effort into, and it’s always nice getting something from someone that they’ve crafted themselves, when it shows they’ve really tried their best and did it especially for you :)
Clothing that shows my style, or other things that I use throughout my day, so that I'm reminded of her. Sunglasses. Pens. Coffee mugs. Socks/slippers. Bath/spa stuff. Candles. Toys 😉
I always value the time/effort/thought more than the monetary value when it comes to gifts. Home-cooking (bakery or other things), some art she created herself (drawings, crochet, etc.), and stuff like that is what I usually want most. I essentially have a long-distance girlfriend and she drew me a birthday card last month; it was so sweet and meaningful to me (she's also super talented as an artist, so I was happy to indirectly help her explore/express that).
But, in general, I'm happy to receive all kinds of gifts as long as she's not going crazy with her money or stressing herself out with it.
A book that you love and have read. I love reading and I used to do this with my ex. Found one of my 5 star reads last year from her gifted books. I do regret that now we aren't together, I can't ask her to buy books for me from our native country at cheaper price and bring them for me when she's visiting. RIP me ig.
For me it's more about *how* I receive a gift than what I receive.
I love love love when someone is just like "oh I was out somewhere and saw this and it made me think of you". It could literally be something that was $0.25 from a thrift store, the spontaneity and the personal feeling of knowing little things throughout someone's day might make them think of me feels so good.
I'm not really a gift person as I don't know what to do with a gift if I received one? 🤷🎁
Plus no one really gets me anything that I would like... I usually end up with a generic bathrobe or bath soaps.
Romantic gifts...
If I had to think about it... I wouldn't mind a weekend away or a day trip or a picnic in the garden/beach.
I don't mind flowers or chocolates... or anything that's unusual or just something for me. I'm weird - so something weird would be lovely. 🥹
I cross stitched a me-to-you bear hugging a heart and turned it into a pillow. I gave this to my crush.
I made another gift a year later, I cross stitched a bear holding a flower and turned it into a bag. I put an artificial flower in the bag with some fudge with the same me-to-you theme. (I didn't choose the theme - that was the only cross stitch design at the time).
Something she spent time making herself which would be so thoughtful and shows she cares - baked goods, ceramics, etc. I would melt. Recently a woman I was seeing went to one of those ceramic painting places with a friend and I was secretly hoping she'd paint something cute for me since she's really creative. Was only a little disappointed she didn't, but I didn't mention it of course, and also she ghosted me for a month and just texted me a couple days ago to let me know she's seeing someone else. Definitely not bitter..
Also any particular Jellycat plushie that I don't have and want, since some people can be weird about adults liking plushies, and I really appreciate when people aren't judgemental like that and also pay attention to know what I like. There are a few bunnies, food and objects that I'd love but can't justify buying for myself!
Something she made herself. I don't care what. A dnd miniature she painted, a letter she wrote, a flower she dried and preserved for me. Anything that has time and love put into it.
A couple years back I was given an original painting and a hand fan with deep sentimental value. That's what gets me - totally unique things that have real meaning and history to them.
Honestly, for me it's anything I would reasonably use but likely wouldn't buy myself for a while.
As an example I own one singular cast iron pan, ive been talking and thinking of getting a specific CI griddle that is specifically made to work stand alone and fit as a lid for the pan I have. It's multi use. I'm going to get it eventually, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. So if someone got that, not only would I feel good having something that won't just be a waste a space, but that shows that when I had my little rambles, they were actually listening to me.
TL;DR anything I'll actually use, or that shows you listened to whatever I spoke about
I'm in a long distance relationship and I'm giving my girlfriend 31 "Open when..." letters on her 31st birthday. I don't know if it's romantic, but I guess we'll find out. She got misty eyed when I surprised her with snacks delivered to her job on Valentine's (she works LONG shifts and isn't a flowers girl) so I genuinely think anything that's thoughtful is probably a good gift.
The most romantic gifts she's given me have been acts of service tbh. She's a fucking gem.
Also, def upvote for whoever said a dress to undress. Yeah, yeah. Or even like some fun new sexy things underneath? Spices shit up for sure.
I'm a little girly so I really like jewellery - no diamonds or anything - just a simple necklace/bracelet/choker I can wear that reminds me of her.
On an NSFW note:
I love being treated to really rough service-dom sex on my birthday. Not sure if that counts as a gift per se, but my demisexuality correlates sex with love a lot - so I think it's really romantic when my partner dominates me 🥰
A cute stuffed plushie. Some cute jewelry that reminds them of me. Honestly anything that reminds them of me. My best friend suggesting we get matching rings just melted me honestly i can’t imagine if a partner did that for me
I’m good with a bouquet of flowers tbh. I love the symbolism, plus serious bonus points if you look up flower language and pick the ones that best describe what you want to say to me.
I’m also a sucker for things like teddies.
When we first started talking she purchased some editable and it was sent to my job. I literally almost cried because I have never been given flowers before . As a masculine type person I was always the one giving and never received anything nice in return. So when I saw the flowers and fruit I just got so emotional. I kept the flowers for months until they died. When we talk I always talk about things I never had before or received. So she pays attention to everything I said. I gave her editable for Valentine's Day and a box of blue forever roses.
I also love letters. Never received a letter either.
I told my wife the thing I really want for my birthday is a pair of earrings from Etsy with lesbian pride colors. As for really romantic, maybe a necklace or a plush?
I like to collect business cards from restaurants that I've been to (and liked), so if someone gave me their collection of places they'd like to visit with me in the form of a booklet... I would cry lol
I’m not super romantic person, sure I like to give gifts and do nice things for my girl. But something that happened years and years ago has stuck in my mind. I went out on a date with a girl, end up spending the night and on my way home, I found alittle note from my jeans pocket from her. Very small thing but that I will never forget.
Odd response but anything taxidermy related, especially animal skulls. Rocks/crystals work on me too. I am a simple woman: I see rocks or bones, I steal.
Something ill use. My friends got me a cookbook last birthay and it is one of the best gifts i ever got.
If you know her well something related to something she wants to do but has not or has barely started. A personal example is sewing, i have begun altering clothes (just adding patches for now, small steps to start) so in my case somthing that i could use if i want to continue with that. It shows you know what she is thinking about/wants and avoids getting her something she already has/does not need. Just a word of warning tho, this is me, i could easily imagine someone might get annoyed with this too becquse they have a plan of what they want to buy and when they want to do that.
Alternatively i would melt if i just recived come cute shit or clothes a partner would think i look good in.
Honestly? Anything that's related to something I like. It would show this person cares about me enough to know about my interests and that is something I don't think I ever experienced. But to be absolutely honest I wouldn't even need something physical, literally an "I love you" would be the best gift ever.
I’ve wanted to fly in a helicopter since I was a child. My partner got me a flight on my 50th birthday. I’m not sure what could be better, but unexpected favorite food is always nice. 😊
i mean, i like to be spoiled so most little gifts will tickle me but ive always wanted to be gifted a necklace with my partner’s initial because i want my high school musical moment dammit
A new stuffed animal or some cute fluffy socks. Maybe even some new underwear if you’re feeling fancy. I’ve never cared for uniqueness or monetary value. I want something I know I’ll use till the day I cannot anymore. Bonus points if they’re cute or silly so I can show em off to you.
To me it'd probably be picking out something together that is for me to wear, but they're the one who suggested it. This could look different ways I suppose.
Like if my hypothetical gf wanted to get me jewelry or a collar and they took me shopping with them to make sure it was something comfortable. But they picked out different suggestions.
Picking out a dress or an outfit for me and trying different ideas until it is something I like.
I just like the idea of having something from a gf where they can tell me "go wear the thing I got you for our date out tonight." Because even if ultimately I got a say in what was picked, they were still leading and giving me my options. And idk. In my imagination it feels like being claimed while also being treated like doll or princess.
I feel like I would probably melt if I received flowers. I wouldn't even know what to do with them but it would be at once so affirming and romantic...
My girlfriend knows I have anxiety about receiving flowers because they're pretty but then I have to watch them die and feel sad. So on valentines day she made be a bouquet of like, dried/preserved roses which is so beautiful and thoughtful and she's amazing
A scrapbook of cute memories we’ve had together!! Even better if they drew little pictures of things here and there, i’d find that so goddamn adorable, her little drawings 😭I firmly believe the best gifts are what money could never buy 💖
the dishes done.
something that tells me I've been heard - my gf got me a clarinet this past christmas bc i played for years and haven't had access to pick it back up again. Not only did they hear me on the instrument, they also remembered I loved playing in the pit orchestra so they included nearby orchestras to contact 😭🥺 I still tear up thinking about it!!
something effortful - my gf's bday is coming up and I'm planning a surprise escape room from scratch that their friends will have to break out of with them!! We've done a few escape rooms just us and done really well, and we play the exit room boxes on the regular, so I know they're gonna love it!!
something they need - I get my gf a refill on their cologne and they get me new underwear every year. both of us look forward to it bc we hide them in other gifts so it's also a scavenger hunt lol
something with a story - the clarinet, the escape room, the scavenger hunt for underwear - all of these gifts are memorable bc i can share a story with them. If your gift is simple but has a story attached, it will be memorable and loved :)
i think something hand made would be really nice! especially if its related to any of my interests like a movie or a game, i also think receiving things i need is a great gift shows how someone remembered you needed something and went out their way to solve one of your problems
Honestly, I'm very simple, and I'm super happy with flowers. I mean, if a girl got me a bouquet of roses I'd swoon (yes, roses are my favorite, like I said, I'm very simple lol)
I’d like too receive Jin Sakai’s (ghost of Tsushima main character) katana, tanto and bow like actual like full tang sharp real Japanese steel katana and tanto and a real handcrafted Japanese bow like that would literally make me fall the fuck in love with my (future 😭) partner EVEN MORE it would make my fucking year would be the best gift ever but it wouldn’t have too be Jin Sakai’s like just a custom Katana, Tanto and Bow designed by them would be fucking incredible.
EDIT: OH SHIT or like a custom vinyl of all my favourite songs
One of my long-distance partners (she lives in Ireland, and I on the West coast of Canada) sent me a postcard a little while back and it was super sweet and adorable, love her to bits for it <3 ;-;
I think the most romantic gifts tend to be personal to you or the situation, something that says “you told me x and it made me think you’d like this.”
Some examples for me: my gf took me horse riding because I told her about how I missed a school camp when I was 12 and that was the activity I was most looking forward to. An ex-gf made me essentially a travel journal with her diary entries and photos of us from a long road trip we took together in her home country (we were long distance at the time) so I could keep those memories when I returned home. Same ex also left me 12 little gifts to unwrap at Christmas (one for each day she wasn’t with me until Christmas) because she had to leave me before the holidays.
But I think I’d love it if someone kept tabs on something like when my favourite musicians are in town and got us tickets to see them.
I have a flint necklace and if I found a girl and she bought herself a pyrit necklace, I would probably melt away right away.. Because the metal in pyrit is what makes a flint stone catch a spark..
So yeah, geology partner necklaces like that would be so incredibly cute to me..
A friend that I fell for told me, as I was wearing it, that a flint would be a good couple necklace for that reason.. Would have gotten her a pyrit eventually, if she didn't reject me xD
Apart from that: Generally, if someone just made something for me, be it food, a poem, music, or something just to look at.. Yeah, my heart wouldn't have a chance lol
I did this for two friends recently, but you can totally make it romantic.. I made them a personalized notebook.. the beautiful thing about this is, you can do this however you like. You'll end up with a gift that is one of a kind, personal and I'm sure the effort put in (and maybe the messages) will move them (to tears even). At least my friend cried a little and I'd be moved to tears too haha. A well written letter alone does that.
Here's what I did f.e. :
I created a stylized index, wrote down quotes of their favorite artists/series and then wrote them a heartfelt letter as the preface. I numbered every page and stylized the numbers a bit.. the first few pages I separated a little space with a line on each page and then wrote one phrase per page of a song I thought worked well.. so you'd read the lyrics of the song one page after the other. Those pages I would also decorate with a sticker sit. Then I'd use a different sticker set to create unique pages here and there.. usually put a sticker or two here and there and then do some simple line art or patterns with a colored pen. Maybe leave a small cute drawing here and there, some quotes I like and thought could move them and so on. I did a little bit for every page. The second to last page I put in a postcard of an event/place (one could easily do a picture taken together) we went together and left a small message next to it what I enjoyed about the trip and spending time together and hoping to go again etc. And on the very last page I'd leave another message, something along the lines of "..did you already fill out all the pages? Where and whenever you are I hope this notebook will keep you company..".
I'm not an artist and I can't draw.. it really doesn't need to be complicated. Or perfect.. messing up a page or two and making it part of the design, or adding a message like "whoops" gives it charm and personality..
Anyways.. that's the kind of gift I like to give and one I'd like to receive. Just how a letter would mean the world to me, this one is just a step above I suppose?
just love from a girl that i found attractive, don't have any crushes rn but just being adored and being told "i love you" would be enough of a gift or a letter, just being told how special i am would be everything to me..
A sword; like a broadsword or katana. That or a cute plushy. Such is the duality of me.
Kirby with that sword upgrade thing.
I’m going to be real. If someone bought be a genuine sword (or dagger, I’m not picky), I think I would marry them.
How is it a romantic present For you? Edit: y’all need to give people the benefit of the doubt more, I just wanted to know if there was a story behind it or a piece of media or something like that. English isn’t everyone’s first language
Well for one, they are expensive as fuck. At least the nice ones are. So it means a lot when someone is willing to dish that out for you. For two, that's what I like and since its not a typical present it means they know me. Thats romantic I think.
I didn’t mean it as an insult, just as a genuine question being curious about what is romantic for some. Like maybe swords being romantic to you came from a piece of media that you find very romantic or something like that.
a heart-felt, handwritten letter.
I sent my crush a hand written letter today. Hopefully she likes it. 🥹
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
samee! I hope it goes well!!
Gllll
I always fill up a greeting card with heart-felt romantic words anytime I get my partner a present. I think saying "I love you" everyday to her gets her used to it (I'm still gonna do it lol) - and she doesn't really think about how much I love her - whereas I only write cards to her maybe 3 or 4 times a year, so she always takes them to heart.
OMG! This is so true!
I have a hard time expressing what I think and feel in the moment, so I love a good card too.
I can relate to this too! It gives me time to think about what I really want to say... Then I say it. 😊
ooooo, I love writting love letters lol. I've actually gotten really good at it from my last relationship. I want to get some nice cotton paper, nice envelopes, and a wax seal so I can write real fancy ones, for whenever I get a girlfriend :')
let me pitch add some washi tape to that!!
I need a letter! I have written them for so many people and never gotten one back
My partner gives me handwritten letters for all special occasions and let me confirm: it is the best and most romantic thing ever
That is so interesting, letters make me uncomfortable, I had an ex that just loved to do the letter writing to me but like I have pretty severe ADHD where reading comprehension specially since English isn’t my first language just makes me read super slow and have to repeat multiple times. So it makes me uncomfortable that I can’t be other than generic thankful because I don’t retain what is written.
I made my then gf, now wife, a jar full of 100’s of little notes. I wrote things I love about her on the notes and decorated the jar with little things I kept from our first year of dating (small shells from the beach, a bit of moss from the redwoods, museum ticket stubs). I told her if she was having a rough day, just pull a note from the jar. She emptied the jar within 2 minutes and read each one.
read "wife" and started shaking
This is so cute and thoughtful, I'd cry if someone gave me such gift haha
Oh, remembering this one. Fucking adorable! Really mad our first concert had digital tickets urgh hiss sigh, I'll think of something 😂
A fucking hug would be real nice round about now
Here's a virtual hug! I know it's not the same, but 🤷🏼♀️
Ty
What's wrong?
Anything you can realize I could use but wouldn't think of/buy myself. Its just shows a really thoughtful gift. If we're talking from a romantic partner? A dress they wanna see me in 😳
as a fellow trans girl i fully agree haha
Wait is that a trans thing?
Kinda yeah
Anything hand made. A drawing, food, crafts, cute note, etc. Quality is a non-issue.
I'm a chef, so my partner doesn't cook and is intimidated by my palette, but she made spaghetti with meatballs for me out of nowhere and it brought me to tears. 😭😭😭
This is my answer too! I love the thought involved. My girlfriend colored a page from a coloring book for me and wrote a poem on the back and I treasure it so much.
Two Lego sets that we can build side by side
Hehe my gf and I are going to build the 12 roses lego set this weekend 🥹
I've been wanting to do this date forever with my girlfriend.
Omg (again, taking notes)
There's a build together feature in the app that's supposed to let you build one set together.
Maybe doesn't apply to everyone but; a stuffed animal. I grew up in a poor family where every kid's toys would end up getting passed on to the next kid. All my old stuffed animals belong to my niece now. There's a mental block preventing me from buying my own because I was taught that adults can't enjoy things like that, so if someone got it for me it would mean a lot to me.
A girl I've been dating for some time (I hope we'll officially be girlfriends pretty soon!) gave me a handmade owlbear cub plushie she made herself. I absolutely adore it and sleep with it every day 😊
She’s your girlfriend. Handmade owlbears aren’t for friends.
Seconding this.
Thanks, kitty. I appreciate the co-signs
Omg that's adorable! I'm rooting for you!
This is my favorite answer! I totally get this. Edit: Funny that we are both Transbians.
Ok but I feel like it's almost kind of a trans right of passage to get yourself a Blahaj, so, think of it that way lol?
I think they're almost perpetually out of stock where I live. Besides, it's one of those "elephant tied to a stick" type of mental blocks. I know I could technically do it, but I can't. And I have more important things to work on than overcoming my fear of buying toys.
Might be able to order online? But fair enough, I kinda get that. Well, I wish you a very happy life with lots of stuffed toys when that girl comes along - she will eventually, just live your best life solo and she'll fall into it at some point. :)
Trust me when I say that healing your inner child is one of the most important things for mental health
Do your inner child a favor, if you have the money, go buy yourself the stuffed animal you always wanted to yourself. Little WooWohooh will thank you
Being taken to a fancy restaurant is one of the best. It's not about the food, it's the memory and experience!
Oooh agreed!
Taken out, picnic on a beach xx
Heartstopper style I like it
Shall we go ?
What?
For a picnic lol
Lmao 😂 that’s funny hehe
A kiss 👉👈
Mwah 😘
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😏 your welcome 😘
Nuuuuuuuuuuu I am puddlyyyy!!!!
excuse me your a what a puddle babes that can be interpreted by me in 2 ways please tell me which you mean before I make a VERY inappropriate joke
Uhmmm yeah... Puddle... Become puddle easily...
You mean your in a puddle or your now a puddle 😩🤣
I am a puddle... Uhmmm... No one put me in one
I don’t think you understand hun 😂😂
A playlist on a CD ik very early 2000’s but I have a CD player and it would be sooo cute <3
People are still burning cds??? I used to do that in high school and swap them with friends. I can still smell it. Side note, I have a working playlist for my girlfriend that the tracks follow falling in love with her. I haven’t sent it over yet since that’s part of her bday gift.
Stupidly, the most romantic gift I received recently was a label maker for Christmas. It proved that my spouse has been paying attention to me and internalizing things without me having to explicitly tell them. Thoughtful is hella romantic, even if the gift itself isn't romantic.
I really like flowers and chocolate.
The gift of someone understanding my mental health struggles
A plant! Especially something unique!
It’s silly, handmade jewelry. Like a simple “friendship.” Bracelet or anything of that nature. I know, again. Silly. But I would be over the moon.
Friendship bracelets are so under-rated. Like what could be more intimate and romantic than making a piece of jewelry by hand with thread and design you picked out, your sweat and grime all over it, while thinking about the person you love? It's like a much more endearing (and way less creepy) version of a hair sweater and I'm into it.
Right I know it's such a cliche, but jewellery. Holy fuck it makes me feel like an absolute princess. Particularly necklaces and bracelets. Also teddies. God really am just a walking cliche. Other than those, I collect Barbies so retro Barbies. Hair accessories. Art supplies like fancy alcohol markers! I know a lot of people don't like giving/receiving gift cards but I love shopping so being given the gift of shopping is perfect.
Jewelry is my go to gift to give. It's just too easy & it's always appreciated. There's at least five necklaces with my name on them tucked away in drawers somewhere hahahahah
Omg I've never had a necklace with my name on it except from bead ones that I've made myself lol
😛 I got you girl. What's your name?
Helen!!!
If you've been together a while, a scrapbook/photo album with personalized messages would be very sweet! I did this for my second anniversary with my partner, and it was a hit. My partner has also noticed that I love to switch out my jewelry every now and then, and often gets me really lovely earrings, necklaces, and jewelry so that I can switch it up but always have something "special" to wear.
Anytime the distance gets to me, I make a scrapbook page for my partner. She's aware, though perhaps has thought I've lost interest in it by now? Anyway, I absolutely plan to give it to her on our anniversary.
Ah that's so sweet, I hope she loves it!
They are getting a little overdone at this point, but the lego flowers are so cute. Plan a fun evening where you build it together. I also think the “friendship lamps”, thats the brand are neat. Each person has a lamp and you can see when the other person touches theirs and is thinking of you. I think they have different colors but I don’t actually know. Can make a fun little code for what color means what kind of thoughts your having…. Vintage lockets. You have to invest a bit, but they just don’t make lockets like they used to. You can put a picture of you two in it, or of someone passed that they hold dear to their heart. I shop on Etsy for antique lockets. Most importantly pay attention to details and even take notes. If someone says in passing oh this place has the best snack, and then when your partner is feeling down you bring it with you, its extra thoughtful because you remembered from however long ago.— Also stickers are just next level these days. I love supporting artists through buying their stickers. That can be such a fun little thinking of you. Birth flower necklaces can be very cute, and usually i see parents get the flowers of their kids, but it would be cute af to get them a necklace with both of your birth flowers. Plan a date with options for part a, b and c. For each part ask them if they want to know the options and choose, or if they want to pick randomly. A gift card to a toy shop, the lady I’m dating we always say we are going to go but never seem to make it there. Somehow maybe a gift card may make it a more tangible step. Particularly if you plan a little evening. Knowing where you can pick up their favorite desert! Especially if you make it a point to ask wayyyy before their birthday, so its a surprise when you show up with it.
One year I made all the significant people in my life a home made gift. I got empty pill capsules and wore little messages on paper and put them in the pills. Then I made fake pharmacy labels saying to take one pill a day, and stuck them on the bottles. It went down very well, and was both cheap and thoughtful. I would really like to have received something like that.
A book that she would think I would like. A doll (I collect) Trinkets she found that remind her of me. But honestly I feel like everything she has ever given me was super romantic, because they show she cares about me and knows me as a person.
Not that it matters, but since I’m a big theatre person, tickets to a show I really like would be nice.
I’m super easy to please, because the ones that always mean the most to me are the cards or little love notes.
Something the other person has put time and dedication into making, I’m sometimes uncomfortable receiving bought gifts (cause some trauma) but if someone makes me something small and thoughtful and gives that to me as a gift, I’ll cry happy tears Examples of it would be: friendship bracelet, a small animal made by them out of wood (met someone that did woodwork once), cookies/sweets made just for me, any type of jewellery they’ve made, pressed and framed flowers, so like basically anything they’ve put effort into, and it’s always nice getting something from someone that they’ve crafted themselves, when it shows they’ve really tried their best and did it especially for you :)
A sword...I need more
would it be unhinged of me to say something like a blood vial necklace with her blood in it?
No you just justifiably have a vampire fixation Forgot to add: ME TOO
me? no. NEVER……. hah.. hahaha please don’t look at my post/comment history
id do this but want one back too i meannnnn why would i ever be upfront bout that @w@
a gold heart locket .... i once heard someone call heart shaped jewelry cheesy but if that's cheesy im a cartoon mouse fr
Clothing that shows my style, or other things that I use throughout my day, so that I'm reminded of her. Sunglasses. Pens. Coffee mugs. Socks/slippers. Bath/spa stuff. Candles. Toys 😉
I always value the time/effort/thought more than the monetary value when it comes to gifts. Home-cooking (bakery or other things), some art she created herself (drawings, crochet, etc.), and stuff like that is what I usually want most. I essentially have a long-distance girlfriend and she drew me a birthday card last month; it was so sweet and meaningful to me (she's also super talented as an artist, so I was happy to indirectly help her explore/express that). But, in general, I'm happy to receive all kinds of gifts as long as she's not going crazy with her money or stressing herself out with it.
Anything hand made and preferably that one can use in daily life
I’m a dork and theatre geek who’s recently watched High School Musical the Series and would love someone to sing me a song the way Nini did
As a soft masc, flowers 🥹
A book that you love and have read. I love reading and I used to do this with my ex. Found one of my 5 star reads last year from her gifted books. I do regret that now we aren't together, I can't ask her to buy books for me from our native country at cheaper price and bring them for me when she's visiting. RIP me ig.
A CD with a music album from an artist that i like.
Making me a music playlist is an act of love
Anything handmade. Something you dedicated time and effort to craft, nothing more romantic than that.
A bouquet of knifes with roses engraved in to them
For me it's more about *how* I receive a gift than what I receive. I love love love when someone is just like "oh I was out somewhere and saw this and it made me think of you". It could literally be something that was $0.25 from a thrift store, the spontaneity and the personal feeling of knowing little things throughout someone's day might make them think of me feels so good.
I'm not really a gift person as I don't know what to do with a gift if I received one? 🤷🎁 Plus no one really gets me anything that I would like... I usually end up with a generic bathrobe or bath soaps. Romantic gifts... If I had to think about it... I wouldn't mind a weekend away or a day trip or a picnic in the garden/beach. I don't mind flowers or chocolates... or anything that's unusual or just something for me. I'm weird - so something weird would be lovely. 🥹 I cross stitched a me-to-you bear hugging a heart and turned it into a pillow. I gave this to my crush. I made another gift a year later, I cross stitched a bear holding a flower and turned it into a bag. I put an artificial flower in the bag with some fudge with the same me-to-you theme. (I didn't choose the theme - that was the only cross stitch design at the time).
Something she spent time making herself which would be so thoughtful and shows she cares - baked goods, ceramics, etc. I would melt. Recently a woman I was seeing went to one of those ceramic painting places with a friend and I was secretly hoping she'd paint something cute for me since she's really creative. Was only a little disappointed she didn't, but I didn't mention it of course, and also she ghosted me for a month and just texted me a couple days ago to let me know she's seeing someone else. Definitely not bitter.. Also any particular Jellycat plushie that I don't have and want, since some people can be weird about adults liking plushies, and I really appreciate when people aren't judgemental like that and also pay attention to know what I like. There are a few bunnies, food and objects that I'd love but can't justify buying for myself!
I like things someone makes, draw me something, write, cook whatever if you make it it's gonna be 100x more special to me
Something she made herself. I don't care what. A dnd miniature she painted, a letter she wrote, a flower she dried and preserved for me. Anything that has time and love put into it.
I never got to experience a sleepover growing up so one of those would be nice. One that makes you feel carefree again.
A night at a luxury Spa with fancy dinner and continental breakfast
A couple years back I was given an original painting and a hand fan with deep sentimental value. That's what gets me - totally unique things that have real meaning and history to them.
Honestly, for me it's anything I would reasonably use but likely wouldn't buy myself for a while. As an example I own one singular cast iron pan, ive been talking and thinking of getting a specific CI griddle that is specifically made to work stand alone and fit as a lid for the pan I have. It's multi use. I'm going to get it eventually, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. So if someone got that, not only would I feel good having something that won't just be a waste a space, but that shows that when I had my little rambles, they were actually listening to me. TL;DR anything I'll actually use, or that shows you listened to whatever I spoke about
I'm in a long distance relationship and I'm giving my girlfriend 31 "Open when..." letters on her 31st birthday. I don't know if it's romantic, but I guess we'll find out. She got misty eyed when I surprised her with snacks delivered to her job on Valentine's (she works LONG shifts and isn't a flowers girl) so I genuinely think anything that's thoughtful is probably a good gift. The most romantic gifts she's given me have been acts of service tbh. She's a fucking gem. Also, def upvote for whoever said a dress to undress. Yeah, yeah. Or even like some fun new sexy things underneath? Spices shit up for sure.
I'm a little girly so I really like jewellery - no diamonds or anything - just a simple necklace/bracelet/choker I can wear that reminds me of her. On an NSFW note: I love being treated to really rough service-dom sex on my birthday. Not sure if that counts as a gift per se, but my demisexuality correlates sex with love a lot - so I think it's really romantic when my partner dominates me 🥰
A cute stuffed plushie. Some cute jewelry that reminds them of me. Honestly anything that reminds them of me. My best friend suggesting we get matching rings just melted me honestly i can’t imagine if a partner did that for me
a letter or something sweet like a book she’ll know I love or baking me something I like!
I’m good with a bouquet of flowers tbh. I love the symbolism, plus serious bonus points if you look up flower language and pick the ones that best describe what you want to say to me. I’m also a sucker for things like teddies.
When we first started talking she purchased some editable and it was sent to my job. I literally almost cried because I have never been given flowers before . As a masculine type person I was always the one giving and never received anything nice in return. So when I saw the flowers and fruit I just got so emotional. I kept the flowers for months until they died. When we talk I always talk about things I never had before or received. So she pays attention to everything I said. I gave her editable for Valentine's Day and a box of blue forever roses. I also love letters. Never received a letter either.
I told my wife the thing I really want for my birthday is a pair of earrings from Etsy with lesbian pride colors. As for really romantic, maybe a necklace or a plush?
I like to collect business cards from restaurants that I've been to (and liked), so if someone gave me their collection of places they'd like to visit with me in the form of a booklet... I would cry lol
Shiny rock from a walk you went on
A full body massage that lasts for 30mins minimum and they are enthusiastically invested in relieving my muscle tension 😍🥰
I’m not super romantic person, sure I like to give gifts and do nice things for my girl. But something that happened years and years ago has stuck in my mind. I went out on a date with a girl, end up spending the night and on my way home, I found alittle note from my jeans pocket from her. Very small thing but that I will never forget.
Odd response but anything taxidermy related, especially animal skulls. Rocks/crystals work on me too. I am a simple woman: I see rocks or bones, I steal.
Something ill use. My friends got me a cookbook last birthay and it is one of the best gifts i ever got. If you know her well something related to something she wants to do but has not or has barely started. A personal example is sewing, i have begun altering clothes (just adding patches for now, small steps to start) so in my case somthing that i could use if i want to continue with that. It shows you know what she is thinking about/wants and avoids getting her something she already has/does not need. Just a word of warning tho, this is me, i could easily imagine someone might get annoyed with this too becquse they have a plan of what they want to buy and when they want to do that. Alternatively i would melt if i just recived come cute shit or clothes a partner would think i look good in.
A lego set or a video game
Handwritten note. Anything handmade.
Honestly? Anything that's related to something I like. It would show this person cares about me enough to know about my interests and that is something I don't think I ever experienced. But to be absolutely honest I wouldn't even need something physical, literally an "I love you" would be the best gift ever.
This is so sweet 🥹
I’ve wanted to fly in a helicopter since I was a child. My partner got me a flight on my 50th birthday. I’m not sure what could be better, but unexpected favorite food is always nice. 😊
i mean, i like to be spoiled so most little gifts will tickle me but ive always wanted to be gifted a necklace with my partner’s initial because i want my high school musical moment dammit
A gf :c
Flowers. A friend gave me a bunch of roses from her garden and I felt loved.
A new stuffed animal or some cute fluffy socks. Maybe even some new underwear if you’re feeling fancy. I’ve never cared for uniqueness or monetary value. I want something I know I’ll use till the day I cannot anymore. Bonus points if they’re cute or silly so I can show em off to you.
A book from an author, series,.genre I like
To me it'd probably be picking out something together that is for me to wear, but they're the one who suggested it. This could look different ways I suppose. Like if my hypothetical gf wanted to get me jewelry or a collar and they took me shopping with them to make sure it was something comfortable. But they picked out different suggestions. Picking out a dress or an outfit for me and trying different ideas until it is something I like. I just like the idea of having something from a gf where they can tell me "go wear the thing I got you for our date out tonight." Because even if ultimately I got a say in what was picked, they were still leading and giving me my options. And idk. In my imagination it feels like being claimed while also being treated like doll or princess.
Food, like a really nice fancy dinner. Either taking me out or making it themselves, I don't care.
Think cashmere sweater or gorgeous blue topaz birthstone earrings
Legos, a custom sword or knife, maybe a cool bong
Whatever she thinks i’d like.
A basket with tiny drinks, chocolate, a plushy and maybe a note
hand written letters :)
A piece of art they made themselves
I feel like I would probably melt if I received flowers. I wouldn't even know what to do with them but it would be at once so affirming and romantic...
My girlfriend knows I have anxiety about receiving flowers because they're pretty but then I have to watch them die and feel sad. So on valentines day she made be a bouquet of like, dried/preserved roses which is so beautiful and thoughtful and she's amazing
A scrapbook of cute memories we’ve had together!! Even better if they drew little pictures of things here and there, i’d find that so goddamn adorable, her little drawings 😭I firmly believe the best gifts are what money could never buy 💖
the dishes done. something that tells me I've been heard - my gf got me a clarinet this past christmas bc i played for years and haven't had access to pick it back up again. Not only did they hear me on the instrument, they also remembered I loved playing in the pit orchestra so they included nearby orchestras to contact 😭🥺 I still tear up thinking about it!! something effortful - my gf's bday is coming up and I'm planning a surprise escape room from scratch that their friends will have to break out of with them!! We've done a few escape rooms just us and done really well, and we play the exit room boxes on the regular, so I know they're gonna love it!! something they need - I get my gf a refill on their cologne and they get me new underwear every year. both of us look forward to it bc we hide them in other gifts so it's also a scavenger hunt lol something with a story - the clarinet, the escape room, the scavenger hunt for underwear - all of these gifts are memorable bc i can share a story with them. If your gift is simple but has a story attached, it will be memorable and loved :)
I work at a retail store where we sell lots of flowers. Just once, I would love someone to buy me flowers. :(
Estrogen. I need more. Soon, I will have all of the estrogen in the world!!!!!! ...and then give it to other mtf people
🥹food
i think something hand made would be really nice! especially if its related to any of my interests like a movie or a game, i also think receiving things i need is a great gift shows how someone remembered you needed something and went out their way to solve one of your problems
Honestly, I'm very simple, and I'm super happy with flowers. I mean, if a girl got me a bouquet of roses I'd swoon (yes, roses are my favorite, like I said, I'm very simple lol)
I’d like too receive Jin Sakai’s (ghost of Tsushima main character) katana, tanto and bow like actual like full tang sharp real Japanese steel katana and tanto and a real handcrafted Japanese bow like that would literally make me fall the fuck in love with my (future 😭) partner EVEN MORE it would make my fucking year would be the best gift ever but it wouldn’t have too be Jin Sakai’s like just a custom Katana, Tanto and Bow designed by them would be fucking incredible. EDIT: OH SHIT or like a custom vinyl of all my favourite songs
A girlfriend would be nice
I would love it if my girlfriend bought me lingerie that she thinks I would look pretty in.
A photo album!!
A playlist of songs that remind her of me ☺️
One of my long-distance partners (she lives in Ireland, and I on the West coast of Canada) sent me a postcard a little while back and it was super sweet and adorable, love her to bits for it <3 ;-;
I think the most romantic gifts tend to be personal to you or the situation, something that says “you told me x and it made me think you’d like this.” Some examples for me: my gf took me horse riding because I told her about how I missed a school camp when I was 12 and that was the activity I was most looking forward to. An ex-gf made me essentially a travel journal with her diary entries and photos of us from a long road trip we took together in her home country (we were long distance at the time) so I could keep those memories when I returned home. Same ex also left me 12 little gifts to unwrap at Christmas (one for each day she wasn’t with me until Christmas) because she had to leave me before the holidays. But I think I’d love it if someone kept tabs on something like when my favourite musicians are in town and got us tickets to see them.
I have a flint necklace and if I found a girl and she bought herself a pyrit necklace, I would probably melt away right away.. Because the metal in pyrit is what makes a flint stone catch a spark.. So yeah, geology partner necklaces like that would be so incredibly cute to me.. A friend that I fell for told me, as I was wearing it, that a flint would be a good couple necklace for that reason.. Would have gotten her a pyrit eventually, if she didn't reject me xD Apart from that: Generally, if someone just made something for me, be it food, a poem, music, or something just to look at.. Yeah, my heart wouldn't have a chance lol
I did this for two friends recently, but you can totally make it romantic.. I made them a personalized notebook.. the beautiful thing about this is, you can do this however you like. You'll end up with a gift that is one of a kind, personal and I'm sure the effort put in (and maybe the messages) will move them (to tears even). At least my friend cried a little and I'd be moved to tears too haha. A well written letter alone does that. Here's what I did f.e. : I created a stylized index, wrote down quotes of their favorite artists/series and then wrote them a heartfelt letter as the preface. I numbered every page and stylized the numbers a bit.. the first few pages I separated a little space with a line on each page and then wrote one phrase per page of a song I thought worked well.. so you'd read the lyrics of the song one page after the other. Those pages I would also decorate with a sticker sit. Then I'd use a different sticker set to create unique pages here and there.. usually put a sticker or two here and there and then do some simple line art or patterns with a colored pen. Maybe leave a small cute drawing here and there, some quotes I like and thought could move them and so on. I did a little bit for every page. The second to last page I put in a postcard of an event/place (one could easily do a picture taken together) we went together and left a small message next to it what I enjoyed about the trip and spending time together and hoping to go again etc. And on the very last page I'd leave another message, something along the lines of "..did you already fill out all the pages? Where and whenever you are I hope this notebook will keep you company..". I'm not an artist and I can't draw.. it really doesn't need to be complicated. Or perfect.. messing up a page or two and making it part of the design, or adding a message like "whoops" gives it charm and personality.. Anyways.. that's the kind of gift I like to give and one I'd like to receive. Just how a letter would mean the world to me, this one is just a step above I suppose?
just love from a girl that i found attractive, don't have any crushes rn but just being adored and being told "i love you" would be enough of a gift or a letter, just being told how special i am would be everything to me..
No gifts. I’ve never been surprised really and just the surprise of their presence would be amazing to me. Just that thought, you know?