How many years have you been married?
By Evacuee
@Evacuee (1147)
March 30, 2007 3:07pm CST
I suspect you knew that each year you have been married you should receive a traditional gift, such as a silver gift for 25 years and a gold gift for 50 years.
Do you know that each of the other years have a traditional gift also....cotton for first, paper for 2nd, leather for 3rd and so on.
It differs slightly for American marriages but not much.
We had our sapphire anniversary back in 2003 and our next big one in two years time is our golden wedding anniversary.
How about you?
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@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
3 Apr 07
We just celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary. I know about the traditional gifts, but I got a Billy Cook saddle that I had been drooling over for a long time.
I got spoiled on our 25th as well with a gorgeous diamond ring. I think we will just continue to buy what we like instead of following tradition.
Is the golden anniversary 50 or 60 years? I envy the time you and your wife have had together. I sure hope I can share as many years with my husband. I think we'll buy matching rocking chairs to put on our front porch if we reach that milestone.
@Evacuee (1147)
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3 Apr 07
Hi Ally......I can't even ride, well I did a bit when I was evacuated from London to a Somerset farm during the war...I was 6/7 years old...!!
Those Billy Cook saddles sure look great on the website, I do like the Sterling Silver Plate Show Saddle!
If we had weather good enough I would be sitting on a rocker on the porch too....!!
The Golden Anniversary is 50 years and we are going to have a good party...!!
Thanks.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
31 Mar 07
I was actually looking into that recently. We passed the china one, but there is no traditional gift for our anniversary for now , the modern gifts "guide" suggests copper for us this year :)
Copper... well I like it anyways, so it sounds good to me.
Now you... passed sapphire already? Congratulations, that is a long time.
I don't think that, with the trend nowadays, there will be many people reaching the sapphire stage :)
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
1 Apr 07
I hope so:):):):)
I think nowadays people tend to forget that marriage, like any other thing in life, needs some compromising and some work.
There is this idea of instant gratification and if it doesn't happen then "let's just quit and start allover"
What I see happening is that there are lots of starting allover because the problems go with the people, not with the situations sometimes.
I Know I am generalizing a bit, but it's a trend i see nowadays.
The best to you:)
@Alexandria37 (5717)
• Ireland
1 Apr 07
I celebrated my 38th wedding anniversary on Feb 22 this year. I still have a bit to go to my golden one but I am looking forward to my 40th and I intend to have a huge party. Unfortunately a lot of the people who were guests at our wedding have now passed away but I will still have my bridesmaids and the groomsmen and of course the little girl(who is now grown up) who handed us our horseshoe.
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@happymommy3 (2012)
• United States
30 Mar 07
Well I knew there were traditional gifts for years of being married but am not familiar with them. So looks like you've been married for a long time now. That is so nice to know that people can still stay together for so long with the way marriage and divorce is these days. I am going on 9 years this July, but don't know what that gift would be. I hope to be with my husband untill the day I take my last breath:)
@happymommy3 (2012)
• United States
2 Apr 07
Lol, well that sounds like a nice gift! I had no idea, thanks alot!
@paidreader (5143)
• United States
2 Apr 07
Hello Evacuee, Wow! 48, That's impressive. I'll be celebrating my 23rd next Saturday.
There's a gap in our lists (both traditional & modern) after the 15th, it skips every 5 years after that, but in another 2 years, we'll reach silver. :)
My grandparents celebrated their Gold plus 2 before my grandfather passed away. What comes after 50 on your list?
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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31 Mar 07
congratulations to you. We have been married for 16 years now but i dont know what gift is approprite, lol. What i do know is that it is very hard work
blessed be
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@gemini1960 (1161)
• Philippines
31 Mar 07
right now im 15 years married to my wife..we have experienced many trials that resulted to separation..but luckily we get back together again and i hope it will prosper..i dont know that each years have corresponding gifts...where did you get that information?
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@larry1214 (59)
• China
31 Mar 07
i haven't married yet,but i am planning to get married next year.i am a little bit nervous anyway.
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@catbvq (364)
• Philippines
31 Mar 07
Last February 2, 2007 is our 7th year wedding anniversary. The gifts associated with the 7th year of marriage are things made up of copper, bronze or brass. I would like to congratulate you on your 45th (I think)wedding anniversary! I've researched on the net that 45 years is associated with the gemstone sapphire, so I guess it is your 45th anniversary. I our marriage will also last that longer or even longer. What is your secret?
@motherof35108 (192)
• United States
31 Mar 07
i was only married for 7 years before i left my husband
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
31 Mar 07
we are already 25 years of marriage and still going strong but i dont know about some certain gifts for every anneversaries like this one youve mentioned here..im gratefull for the information you have written here...try giving some of it here..
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@shila07 (514)
• Bhutan
31 Mar 07
Congratulation for long married life. Its really a blessing for you and your wife to be together for somany years. Really memorabble. Its great.Iam so happy for you and best wishes for your coming years.
I have been married for five years now on 10th May 2007. Its really a great being married for five years. Me and my husband are sharing the love and care till date and Iam sure our marriage life will be as successful as yours. Please bless us.
@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
31 Mar 07
10 years with oone wife
I think its 3 with the other one
leather? sounds kinky, I wonder if she is into that
@WASYLBRYTAN (78)
• Canada
31 Mar 07
I think I hold the record for the altime shortest marriage. Mine lasted 15 days.
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