Afro Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 Just wondering how often you buy gifts for your SO? I am in a year old relationship and wanted to gift something to my girl for valentines and then comes her B'day after few months but I am not sure whether to travel with her with $500 budget or just try to spend less under 100$ and stay in the same city?
Gaeta Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 For 1 year relationship do not spend over $100. Keep the big expensive surprises for when your relationship is more secure.
d0nnivain Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 It's too early for stuff that expensive. $500 as a travel budget for two people for a long weekend might be OK. We don't buy each other too many random gifts. We do the biggies: Christmas, Valentine's Day, Anniversary & birthdays but that's about it. The random little stuff, I'd budget no more than $10-$20 tops. A small bouquet of flowers os a few chocolates but nothing elaborate. For you for V day: I'd get a card, some chocolate, maybe a goofy bear & 1 red rose. Don't go crazy. For her birthday you can get her a top of some sort assuming you know her size. Maybe a costume jewelry necklace, certainly nothing over $100. More is just too much.
MoreAmore Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) Just wondering how often you buy gifts for your SO? I am in a year old relationship and wanted to gift something to my girl for valentines and then comes her B'day after few months but I am not sure whether to travel with her with $500 budget or just try to spend less under 100$ and stay in the same city? At this point, travel is reasonable. Typically for Valentine's Day, I would say $100 - $150 and the travel or a more expensive gift for her birthday, as V-day is more minor. (Assuming you don't have money problems.) I buy random gifts for my guy all the time - often books about topics he expressed interest in. In just over a year, I've bought him a computer, a nice watch, a nice wallet, books, running shorts, and a few other odds and ends. I don't have a huge amount of money. My ex boyfriend who made half a million a year, he obviously spent more. In our first year, he probably spent about $10,000 on various gifts, and more as the relationship went on. I wouldn't expect that from my boyfriend now who doesn't make a huge amount of money.... he only spends $75-$200 on holidays. I'm surprised people are saying that a year is not a long relationship and stable and you shouldn't spend too much. It's a year. Not a month. That's a long term relationship. I've typically been proposed to around that point in relationships in my previous relationships. Edited January 15, 2016 by MoreAmore
losangelena Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 I had the same thought. $100 budget for a year-long relationship? I never abided by that edict. If I have the money and want to spend it, I will. My ex's gift budget fell between $50 and $500. I didn't make as much, but spent between $75 and $150. If I was out and about and saw something he'd like, I'd pick it up. Anyway, I'd say do what you'd think would be most memorable and can afford. I would definitely not get into debt for the sake of a relationship. But if you can afford a $500 weekend away, I don't see why not.
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