Are You a Gift Giver?

[Sierra]

I'm the type of person who LOVES giving gifts. For no reason, or any occasion I can come up with. Sometimes it's nothing, and sometimes it's something big.

Recently my boyfriend made a huge amount of changes in his life. He went out and moved into a new apartment, changed jobs and took about a million other steps I just couldn't believe. I'm so proud of him so I wanted to get him a special gift. I know he moved for me and it cost him a large amount of money so I decided being the gamer he is but without a system, that I would buy him an xbox 360.

Yesterday he figured out the gift and is STOKED. It made me so proud to make him so happy. Luckily, he knows he never has to give me gifts like this, I don't expect them at all, it's just something I do when I can to see him happy.

Is anyone else like this in a relationship? How does their SO feel about it?

[NaNi]

I love giving my SO gifts. Also expensive ones. Like a Thomas Sabo necklace with charms which I gave her during our last visit. She loved it and wears it every day now, but she did feel bad. I told her many times that there's no need to. I had the money and I wanted to give her something special. She deserved it. I will also continue to do so whenever I have the money.

[Sierra]

I love giving my SO gifts. Also expensive ones. Like a Thomas Sabo necklace with charms which I gave her during our last visit. She loved it and wears it every day now, but she did feel bad. I told her many times that there's no need to. I had the money and I wanted to give her something special. She deserved it. I will also continue to do so whenever I have the money.

I told my boyfriend with this gift, if the price tag made him uncomfortable he could return it and I wouldn't be hurt. But as soon as he figured it out he totally geeked out about it, said there was no way he was going to return it and I earned the "Best Girlfriend Ever" badge. lol

I told him though before I did it that this wouldn't put me out in any way and I was getting it for him because I know he went above and beyond to do all this for me and I appreciate it so much. Like I said, I just LOVE making him happy. Sometimes a gift is as simple as homemade banana bread, or something like this, but to me it's just a way to show him - hey, I'm thinking about you and wanted you to have this.

[Rugger]

I love giving people gifts I know they'll like. I'm so excited to give him his birthday gift!

[Sierra]

I love giving people gifts I know they'll like. I'm so excited to give him his birthday gift!

I'm so excited to give my boyfriend his birthday gift (in December) too that I had to show him the website I was getting it from lol
It's so hard for me to keep gifts a secret when I know someone is going to like it ...

[HollzHeartsChris]

I'm definitely the kind of person who loves to gives gifts I'm in the process of sending my SO a necklace and a hankerchief with my scent on it, amongst other things, for our anniversary I just love the smile and the warmth I get from someone when I give them a gift, it really gives me a great sense of pride and happiness to see someone else happy.

[Madge]

I love giving gifts especially to my SO! I like figuring out what he would like and I always send at least one care package to him when we are apart.

[Haley53]

I'm a huge spoiler when it comes to giving gifts in relationships, to the point it's sometimes difficult for me to come up with birthday or holiday gifts because I've already done suchandsuch or sent thisorthat at random. :P But it forces me to constantly come up with new and creative ideas and I love that aspect to it. There's also the fact that it brings him a massive amount of joy and puts a smile on his face (despite his initial protests at showering him in presents, due to the money spent on gifts + shipping) which in turn brings me joy and puts a smile on mine. It's the same with sending mail, really, even simple postcards or letters... I get more out of sending/giving things than I do receiving them.

[lucybelle]

I like giving gifts but neither of us are "stuff" types of people. We'd rather go out to eat or on a weekend trip. Plus my SO is picky and doesn't like gifts unless they're useful (like a new pair of boots or workout clothes). So my gifts are usually planning the trips!

[JessicaT]

Yeah, I noticed that my SO really liked this band. He liked it so muchthat he chose one of their songs to be his ringtone on my phone and so Ibought the CD for his birthday/whenever he moves up here (whatever comes first) gift. I'm so excited to give it to him!!!

[nicole]

I have so much fun buying my SO gifts! He usually doesn't like receiving-he's a giver too, so I like the challange of getting him something which he will LOVE and forget to be awkward For the first of his birthdays I was with him for, I made him a zombie survival kit- I filled a box with The Zombie Survival guide, a flashlight, rubber ninja stars and nunchucks, freeze-dried food etc- he LOVED it!

Now I usually buy him little things just because. I just sent him a little pack of Hotel Chocolat chocolates, I hope he gets them today- he sounds stressed in his emails. For this chistmas I have bought us a candle-lit 5-course dinner in the Eiffel Tower for when we go to Paris to bring in the New Year. It's the most I have spent on someone else in my life! But I know it will be phenomenal, so after I got over the pricetag-shock, I am very excited to see his reaction! He will know we're going to the restaurant, but I'm not telling him I booked us window seats, so we'll see all the christmas lights of Paris as we eat

[Rosebud]

I adore sending my boyfriend gifts, though I'm kind of weird about it. When I send him packages and stuff I don't like to send just one item, I prefer for at least 4-5 things, usually with one major gift item that's a little more expensive than the rest and then a few smaller items, and then of course something that I'll personally bake for him. But since it gets expensive for me and because I like adding all the little gifts, I have to spend a little less on the 'major' gift so I can afford it all. I realize it's sort of stupid logic since if I just bought him one thing I could splurge a little more instead of having to space out my funds, but I just love forming together that perfect package to be sent out of all sorts of things, both big and small that are special.

And maybe I'm spoiled but I love getting gifts back in return and they are actually quite important to me. However, I do stress to my boyfriend that it's not really the GIFT itself that it's important, it's the intent behind it. I won't deny that receiving gifts is something I expect, even if it does paint me in a bad light, but we don't get together often and it's really special to me to have something just from him, something tangible I can hold or read that reminds me of him and let's me know that he's really out there, even if it is thousands of miles away. And when he gets me something that's directly related to my interests like cameos or a rose, that absolutely touches my heart.

[Zephii]

I love giving gifts, but our finances are combined and my SO is a tightarse, so most of the time I restrain myself haha. He loves everything I give him though

[Kiara]

I love giving my SO many gifts too, even if there isn't a real reason. Simply, because I love him! Sometimes I buy him something with the German Amazoon, so it's shipped directly at his place for few money. Also, I can't resist to buy man underwear when I go shopping. I think they would all fit perfectly on him! So, basically, everytime that we see each other he has a new pair of underwear or bathsuit! Ahahah Fortunately they are not very expensive!

[Sharon Q]

I love giving my boyfriend gifts I love spoiling him, My mom always gets pissed at me for it though and makes negative comments which I usually ignore.