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Hey there. My first anniversary is coming up next month. I always thought it would be fun to celebrate wedding anniversaries by giving my wife gifts based on one of those anniversary gift lists. I’m also hoping it will make it easier for me to figure out what to give her each year <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I was going to pick either traditional or modern gifts, however,I just looked up what all the gifts are for each year and I’m sort of rethinking sticking with just one list. I’m thinking about jumping around, both to throw my wife off a little on the guessing and to give me more options. I found a pretty good list here, www.happiestanniversaries.com. With both lists, as well as those jewelry options, I can expand my possibilities quite a bit, so I don’t end up giving unromantic gifts like yet another set of silverware.

So, does anyone here buy their anniversary gifts based on those traditional and modern gift lists? Is it possible to for it to really be a total surprise each year when there’s a published list of the possibilities? Do you try to get really creative to get her/him off the scent? I’d love to hear any anniversary gift stories you’ve got. I’m new at the marriage thing and it would be great to hear from those of you that are experts at it <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

BTW, this is what I’m thinking about getting for my sweetie for our first, sticking to the clock theme…Movado watch. Yeah, my wife is a lucky lady <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

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Hey Mr N !

Congratulations on your first ! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Last September saw our 20 year anniversary * wow *.

Over teh years I found that buying gifts aligned to the "stuff of the year" lists, whether traditinal OR modern was something of a chore. I mean for your FIRST anythng is excellent ! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

But I learned that thoughtful gifts have teh best effect for Squid.

For instance for our 16th I bought her a shooting star ( A real meteorite, polished and boxed !)

Our eighteenth ( I think) I got her a bottle of single malt from the year we got married ( she loves a malt).

reminders of intimate things we shared as gifts work out beautifully.

Just my $0.02

Have a lovely day !

All blessings


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