How often do you buy token gifts for your partner?

[V8S]

Just wondering what the average is and the reasons behind it? I find myself rarely buying flowers and bits of jewellery nowadays for various reasons and have been with her for 3 years. I used to buy them very regularly, even sending them to her work.

If you don't buy flowers but other gifts, what do you give?

[SpydieNut]

i don't

i'm a guy

deal with it.

[MrV]

If you buy them random gifts they only think you have been up to no good imo

[ewenm]

When I want to (not need, want).

[patmahe]

I've told my girlfriend that if I ever buy her flowers without being forced to then she'll know I've done something really stupid.

Birthday and Christmas only

Edited by patmahe on Wednesday 1st October 15:29

[madrob6]

If I see something that they'll really like then I will. If they deserve it I will anyway, if they don't I'll kindly inform them "I saw something today that I thought you'd love, but I didn't buy it because you're an ungrateful selfish cow!".

• ahem*

[Mc Lovin]

Does bashing her back doors in count?

[S3_Graham]

used to buy my girlfriend stuff all the time... then realised i was spanking away all my money on gifts for her... now i got myself a new car... now i only buy things for her when ive got spare cash!

[anonymous-user]

where i work i have access to lots of book vouchers so i get her one every day.

[Justayellowbadge]

Mc Lovin said:

Does bashing her back doors in count?

You don't want to talk about such things on an open forum, chap. She might see it.

I'll email you. That's secure.

[Mc Lovin]

Justayellowbadge said:

Mc Lovin said:

Does bashing her back doors in count?

You don't want to talk about such things on an open forum, chap. She might see it.

I'll email you. That's secure.

Why how kind of you, please remember to use code, for extra security

[chris_w666]

I occasionally buy mine stuff she would like, little stuff though and save them for when I've been a bit of a twunt or when I've been somewhere and not seen her, that way she thinks I have been thoughtful and not just plucked something out of the cupboard in the garage.

[captainzep]

The pain of purchasing flowers, random chocolate etc is easily outweighed by the earache you get when you never buy this stuff.

I mean, what would you rather do?

(a) Quickly nip into a shop and buy a modest bouquet, which makes you 'romantic'

(b) Curry favour by operating an automatic washing apparatus thing or hoovering machine or whatever they're called..

[mitzy]

OH bought me a copy of Two Wheels last week

[bob1179]

Only if I need to.

I can also proudly proclaim that I have yet to buy her flowers...















Yes, I know. I am a bd.

[Poledriver]

Every time there's a token about, I give it to her!

[cs02rm0]

She thinks I've never bought her flowers. I've done it at least a handful of times (admittedly not for a few years), so I don't see the point as she'll only forget I ever did it. Besides which, every time I've been about to get her something token she usually pisses me off and I don't bother.

[Davi]

A man purchasing a gift for a woman as a token gesture, with no specific purchasable event like birthday or christmas, does not say to the woman "I love you" or anything similar.

No to a woman it says "he's feeling guilty about something".

Which within days leads to "he's having an affair"

Be wise chaps - don't give her gifts, they become merely excuses for punishment for undone deeds.

Edited by Davi on Wednesday 1st October 15:49

[bob1179]

When you do something right - they never remember.

When you do something wrong - they never forget.

[crofty1984]

Never. I look stupid in golves or wearing rings.