What do I want for my birthday?
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With my partner, we usually gift time/knowledge. As in, one person wants to buy something but doesn't have the time/expertise to read up it and find the perfect thing. So the other hops in and does the research for them.
This valentine's my partner helped me decide on a new gaming keyboard, while I got him a custom web domain and email setup.
So maybe if there's a thing you've been meaning to research/buy, let your partner do it as a gift?
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Food? Everybody likes food, right?
Or an experience - a trip, a night out, whatever
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Get a hobby. You'll always need/want stuff if you become a photographer or a fisherman or pnp-player or a ...
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Consumables are great. It opens up for repeatability and the receiver is never stuck with dust collectors.
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I have the same problem when I need to come up with things on the spot. So instead I keep a list that I add ideas I get for things I want over time. That way if someone asks I can show them that and I don't have to think on the spot about what I want.
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You want a 6npack of BIC medium black pens
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To list of things anything you could want:
- Goods
- Services
- Relationship time, your partner doing things for you,
which can be subdivided into 10 things.
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You want a fun day trip that you don't have to plan?
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If your partner is a craftsy type, you could suggest that they craft something for you. It was always those gifts that meant the most to me when I was with someone craftsy. It doesn't have to have utility, or be perfect, it just means the world that someone spent time and thought creating something for you.
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You want a purple rubber dildo
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Now this is a great idea and why i asked this question in the first place! Not sure why I wasn't thinking of it.
They once made me an incredible crocheted dice bag. It's a crocheted bottle and cork with a baby red dragon wrapped around it protecting it. It took time and effort, looks super cool, was cheap to make, and I love it! This is the kind of thing that would make them feel great in giving and I love it too!
Win-win!
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Near perfection.
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If only for my birthday I could get more resources, like time for hobbies or a huge raise so I have more money than I know what to do with.
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Not a bad idea. I just have to want a thing first. I really need to wrack my brain. Ugh. I know there's something I can pull out of there. Something that I wouldn't be a huge control freak over, something that they can fully research and figure out without me minding the details. The poor spongy mash is crawling on fumes because of how busy work is and what life seems to have done to my poor gray matter.
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I don't know what those are, but I did damage some pants recently which I was going to fix. But fixing things annoys the hell out of my spouse because I can usually endlessly keep things going on forever when... we could just go shopping... which would make them excited. I could use a couple t-shirts as well.
I hate shopping... and it drives me nuts that i would need to do it on my birthday... But my birthday is an opportunity to bring joy to my family. People love giving gifts!
I know this sounds all weird and backwards. I just don't really want things, but there are things that I could use which seem mundane to me but can be fun for others to pick.
Thank you!
Still no idea what makes pants calico. Lol.
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A fun idea. For me to get for someone else! Muahaha!
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Good point. I can look up one of those coupon apps to see what kind of things are being offered. Maybe something will catch my attention. Thanks!
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Now this is a good idea. Genuine thanks!
