Something special to get a guy
By courtknee525
@courtknee525 (3742)
United States
April 25, 2012 8:45pm CST
I really want to get a special gift for my boyfriend before he leaves for the army in a few weeks. I know he won't be able to have it with him when he goes to boot camp, but I just want to get him a special, personal gift so he can remember me while he's gone.
He's not much of a jewelry person so I can't really do that. I want to get him something with a special message from me or something like that. I was looking online at Things Remembered and I saw a dog tag that you can get personalized. I thought I could put something nice on that and have it signed with either my initial or the nickname he calls me. It would be kind of cool since he's going in the army and will already get dog tags, so why not get a personalized one from the one he loves?
Other than that, I don't really have any other ideas. I'm just not sure if he'd like the dog tag idea. I'll hint around at it and see if he likes it or not.
If you have any ideas, please let me know :)
6 responses
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
26 Apr 12
That is a great idea. I hope that you do that. I think that he will really appreciate that. Like you said it will fit well since he will already be getting a dog tag. If I think of anything later I will reply again. As of right now that sounds perfect. And you know him better and would know what he would like the most.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
20 May 12
I hope that you both are able to do something special together before he leaves. It is important that you have that quality time together. As he will be very busy once he has to leave. It will be a long road ahead but if you both know what you want you can make it through.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
20 May 12
He already left :( We weren't able to do much before he left because his dad made him stay at home and do chores pretty much all of his last weekend here. But, on our 2 year anniversary which was the Thursday before he left, we had a really great day. We went kayaking near the beach, went to this yummy ice cream parlor/restaurant, and then later we went to the Melting Pot for dinner. I think we made the best of our time and I can't wait until I can see him again.
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@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
27 Apr 12
Thanks, I can't decide if the one from Things Remembered would be good or if I should get him a true dog tag and have them put my own little message on it. I think I might get him that for when he's out of boot camp and can actually have his personal things again. Maybe before he leaves we'll go out and do something memorable together and just have a good time
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@honest_efforts100 (1607)
• India
10 Oct 12
Just the thought that you are exerting effort to give him something will surely already make him happy. Think of something he likes the most and look for it or a representation of it in small sizes or maybe a letter that he will open every week will be nice too.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
10 Oct 12
He doesn't like me spending my money on him but I do know that he does love to get little gifts. I didn't get him anything before he left, but he was just home last week to visit and I got him a few things. There was a pair of sunglasses he had really wanted so one day at work I bought them on my break and I surprised him when I got home. I also ended up buying him an iPad because I knew how much he wanted one but would never buy it for himself. He loved his gifts and I also gave him pictures of us and I even had a book made with our pictures in it. Also, before he left, I put a little charm with the letter of my name on his dog tags. Now he has a little memory of me with him all the time hanging around his neck.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Apr 12
I think you have a great idea there. He will love that from you.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
26 Apr 12
I think he would probably like it too. He can be very sentimental sometimes and he loves anything that's really lovey and mushy sounding. I'm not sure if I should wait to get it though for when he's out of boot camp and can actually have his personal things. I just thought it would be nice to get him something before he left or just have fun and do something memorable together so he'd have good memories to think about while we're apart.
@jmay1226 (97)
• Philippines
26 Apr 12
I think better if you will gonna make him an album with both pictures of you because for me material things won't last unlike memories it is always remembered. So better every time you go out together take a picture and put it in an album and there you can give a message with will melt his heart...
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
26 Apr 12
That is definitely something I pray for a lot. Even though I always hope he still wants to be with me when he gets back, the thing I pray for the most is his safety. I pray all the time that he is kept safe and has someone above watching over him and keeping him safe until he can come home to me.
