I'll have been married for five years as of next month...

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What's the five year anniversary mark supposed to be? Paper? Does that mean I just ought buy a card, or maybe scrounge a crayon and scratch out "happy birthday" from an old one... Ponders.

Time flies though. (Our oldest child will be four next month as well.) Obviously he's just a birthday or two away from appreciating a good cigar (or do you have to be ten for that...) so he's easy to buy for.

The wife on the other hand... I have no idea what she might enjoy. She's told me not to buy her any more guns, knives, etc.... yet generally those are the only gifts that I've given her that she's retained and seemed to enjoy.... Hmmm... So I'm thinking maybe a nice concealable holster for a 1911? That just screams romance, doesn't it? Or maybe one of those "death dagger" knives from KaBar. It has a festive green handle....

Any ideas?
 
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:) Boy you don't mind asking hard questions do you? To be honest I don't have a clue what to buy your wife. Heck I can't think what to buy mine. I will come back to this thread when some of the smart people here give their answers. Don
 
Well, it seems she likes knives, why not a WW2 USMC Medical Corpsman knife to add to her collection? Sometimes called a USN Corpsman knife.

You can find them around here and there, usually ebay. I don't know if any one makes a replica or not.

Anyhow, congratulations on the 5th anniversary.

bob
 
Sir, congratulations!

FYI, women as a rule (I'm told there are exceptions) do not like useful gifts. They prefer very expensive sparkly items that have no practical purpose whatsoever.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.
 
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Congratulation on your anniversary, now the important thing. Go out and buy a box of ammo for her to a firearm you don't own. When she questions the gift, tell her we're going out and fix that little oversight problem right now.

I know one thing, "Don't buy her a Sweeper", been there, done that years ago.

After you fix the no firearm problem, take her out to a nice TABLECLOTH restaurant, give her some flowers, and don't forget tell her you LOVE HER.:)
 
Once you have been hitched for 30+ yrs, you will know everything about what the wife wants, often before she knows she wants it.

Until then, just buy jewelry. Expensive jewelry. Women like that type stuff. In between birthdays, anniversaries and holidays, buy her lots of flowers and do so often.
 
If your a typical male you don't know any of her sizes. Don't buy clothes. Women are specific about their taste in jewelry. Don't buy jewelry. Buy her roses and take her out for a nice Alligator dinner. Here's a tip: On our fifth anniversary I gave my ex wife a card with a pass in it to live with me rent free for another year. But I'm half German and we know how romantic they are.
 
JcMack said:
On our fifth anniversary I gave my ex wife a card with a pass in it to live with me rent free for another year.
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I forgot to give my ex a card like that one year. She left me a few months later on the weekend of my birthday. On reflection, the best birthday present she ever gave me.
 
The traditional 5th anniversary gift is wood.
Wedding Anniversary - Traditional Gift Ideas
We have followed this list for 20+ years. It lets you off the hook easy (and not costly) and if you phrase it right you can sound romantic and old school.

I don't remember what I gave on #5 but I imagine it was closer to a carved figure than a log cabin.
 
5th Anniversery

Under no conditions buy her a full set of kitchen appliances, I did so and learned the hard way that they don't appreciate things like than, bought her a blender, food processor,meat slicer and a few other things. Even with all those new things, I didn't get a home cooked meal for a long time, and when I did, it did not involve any of the things I bought her. We have moved numerous times during our 48 years, and the appliances gradually disappeared over time, except for the meat slicer, I took it to Goodwill a couple of years ago, still new in the box.
Also, don't ever reorganize the kitchen pantry according to use or by alphabetical order, they don't seem to appreciate organization either----go figure.
As mentioned above take her somewhere nice and buy her some jewelery , something she doesn't have to clean or oil after using.
I did read where a guy who also had been married for 48 years had it down to a fine art, he bought his wife a new spark plug for the lawnmower every year---but I digress.
olcop (who had been there, done that and got the tee shirt)
 
I never had any luck with jewelry or clothing items, as my wife is very fashion conscious, so whatever I got was not something she would actually use, tho she was always really polite about it. So I stopped with that after a few years.

If she says no more guns, knives, and useful stuff like that, I have two ideas for you:

A small box of Godiva chocolates. They are ridiculously expensive for what you get, but then again so are diamonds, and in a way that is the point. And the chocos are a LOT cheaper than diamonds. ;)

Second idea is have a dozen red roses delivered to her with an "I love you card." Guys have been doin' this forever and gals usually like it. Maybe have it delivered to her office. It is a public statement of your affection, and her colleagues will be jealous.

Gifts that are impractical, indulgences, and perishable are good in the sense that they commemorate the moment, and don't last long enough to be controversial later.

You might also hire a baby sitter and take her out for drinks and a romantic meal.

Conratulations, Gator, on your 5th anniversary. I rememember your posts from before you met her, Lansing, and your posts on how you met her, and your early years together. Pretty far out for a guy like me, but hey! It is working for you! I also think you are doing a helluva job as a dad.

Good luck to you and the missus. (And keep those crazy stories and reflections comin'!) :)
 
I'm not sure where in Virginia you are, but I do know there are a lot of beautiful, and romantic, places in Virginia. I'm also not sure how much you're looking to spend, but I'm sure you don't want to skimp on costs for this momentous occasion. Get a nice room, or suite, at a 4 star hotel for a night, or better still, a weekend. Somewhere that you can see some beautiful sights and have a romantic dinner at a first rate restaurant. When evening comes, have a bottle of bubbly brought to your room. Enjoy each other's company, sharing memories of the last 5 years. And then, well, you must know what comes next after being married for 5 years! Congratulations to you both, and may you celebrate many more years together!
 
lists

my wife and i have found it useful to make "want lists" of things we might like to have for gift giving occasions. less romantic maybe, but she gets something she actually wants..and so do i.
 
The list says that the 5th is wood.
A nice set of Ropers for one of her previous gifts would be really nice!
 
I think you better to listen to gunlovingirl but I would also do the "traditional gift of wood" as DeadAye has pointed out... maybe a nice fancy wooden box to store her gun and ammo.
 
Simmer down said:
The traditional 5th anniversary gift is wood.
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Something sparkling, practical and directly related to the traditional 5 years wooden anniversary. And which will give her the necessary excercise to help to maintain her fitness and health.

An axe with a nice shiny head. She can cut all the wood she wants to celebrate her wooden anniversary.

I'm sure she'll appreciate it ........ eventually.
 
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember you getting on the bus to go meet/marry her. Seems like yesterday. Five years and three sons-well done!
What you ought to do is find someone to take the kids for the night/weekend and plan something simple just the two of you.
As far as presents, If I remember she is a corpsman( I ain't gonna say corpswoman). Get he one of these Pelican Products 1460EMS Case
 
Well, lots of good advice. All I can add is "don't walk out of the shower and announce, honey I've got some wood for your 5th anniversary." Believe me, it doesen't work.

Mrs. JSRIII the second, likes things that sparkle or shine and come from the jewelry store. Doesn't have to be expensive but has to be jewelry. She has tons of it in a box and doesn't wear most of it, but its the thought that counts.

Mrs JSRIII the first, got a self propelled lawnmower for Mother's Day one year. (She cut the lawn because I had allergies back then) I thought that it would make cutting the lawn easier for her as the old mower was a bear to push. She never did see the logic in my thinking. She was the same way when I got her the huge commercial type wheel barrow (that she dumped the bags of grass clippings into) to save her trips to the woods compost pile.

I guess that's why she is Mrs. JSRIII the first???????:rolleyes:
 
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