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What should I get my girlfriend for her birthday?
If you have her Christmas list, you could get her something she didn’t get for Christmas.
I don’t have that.
Can you get on her computer long enough to see her Amazon wish list? Then you could get
something off of it.
She might not want a Soda Stream from me. And diet products will only ensure she’d
hate me.
Fine, you don’t have to get the night cream and acne cream on her Amazon shopping list.
You could get a book or electronics that she has on the list.
What can I do if I can’t see that wish list?
Ask her friends what she wants. They’ll have a good idea.
I’m afraid to ask. They seem to have no concept of a budget, except as a cuss word.
Pity you can’t take a family member’s way out and give her money.
I feel like I already do that.
You could take her out to somewhere really special as her birthday present. The experience
is the gift.
I’m afraid I’d blow it.
How? Taking her to a fancy dinner and movie is a classic date.
That’s also a standard date.
So take her to Main Event or Dave and Busters for a game night with you.
That’s more a night for the guys than a girlfriend.
At least you don’t have the need to create some crappy home made crafts to give to her
for her birthday, as you probably did for your own mother. Well, maybe you could if
you were actually a good craftsman.
Anything I make today is going to be as crappy as the ones from 20 years ago, though my mother
still holds onto those.
Take her out on a fancier date than usual and whisper, “I sold my Xbox games to pay
for this”. It’s like the Gift of the Magi.
The what?
You sacrificed something you value to give her that gift of an expensive date, and she’ll
appreciate it because you gave something up.
Can I lie and just say that I did? I don’t actually want to sell my games.