Birthday gift for someone you've just started seeing?
 

So I met this girl last week, we've gone out a couple of times and things are going great so far. I found out that her birthday is about a week and a half away. The question is, what to do for her?
I'll most likely be cooking her dinner, but I intended to do that before I found out about her birthday. I'd like to give her a little token of my affection. Nothing too big or too intimate, just something that says 'Happy Birthday, I like you'. We're still getting to know each other, and I'm a little stumped.

Any suggestions?

I would give her a DVD or a CD that she wants. Something that shows that you are listening to what she wants, but also non-committal, so that she won't be freaked out. Or you can get her tickets to an event that may be coming up that she would like.

Main thing- I would spend between 20 and 40, give or take a couple bucks. Anything more would be too much, unless you are a millionarie, and anything less would be tacky.

Make her something! poem, card, art, etc. be creative!

For that short of a time frame -- cooking dinner would be enough. Throw in a card, and a bouquet of flowers (not necessary) and you're getting lucky...

Dinner with Flowers & Champagne should be just fine. Don't go overboard just yet.

Making dinner + flowers is PERFECT.

Thats my vote ;)

nothing sweeter then making dinner for someone..

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They have some REALLY nice birthday cards that can cost up to $10ish a peice. For all my female friends, I just buy the blank gold or silver engraved birthday cards and stick them in my printer to make a nice custom message. They look really nice and expensive so its definately more then a normal card, but nothing really big.

edit: oh yeah, almost forgot. Are you good with paper? If so, make her a nice set of flowers out of origami paper. They can look really elegant and beautiful if you put the time into it. Personally, I'd do dinner, the card and the origami ;)

Good luck!

-Robert

Something handmade. A cute crafty card would make me melt. Dinner is a great idea too.

I wouldn't go so far as to spend 20$ to 40$ on someone you haven't known that long, but hey...my first date with my boyfriend costed 70$+ because it was prom! :D (Of course, that's because he ordered shrimp cocktail, a huge entree, and a big piece of chocolate cake...I stuck to some raviolis and water.)

A horseback riding trip.

A friend of mine made an origami rose for an exgirlfriend he was trying to get back together with. Too bad the girl is an obsolute dipshit and didn't deserve any of it. Grr.

Dinner... flowers..... yea. : )

Mmmm horse rides are pretty special.. not just for the every day date

Giant birthday cake. Pop out from inside, naked.

A popular thing out here is to go to the Build A Bear workshop at the mall- it's ~ $20-30 depending on how much customizing you do, and it's not something too intimate for the beginning of a relationship.

Normally I would... But that's how we met. :D

A lady friend of mine suggested getting a book of some kind. I may do that if I get enough hints from her. But it sounds like I can't miss with flowers & dinner.

Yeah a book is a cant miss thing either. Pay attention to what she likes and get a book on that.

If you don't get her the flowers you can always send them to me :D

Here you go, just for you... and all the other ladies that offered their advice. :icare:

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A home-cooked dinner and flowers, agreed. If you've only been together a few weeks, she's actually going to think you're pretty cool for doing _that_ much. And she won't think you're trying to rush things, either. You could get her a book or CD as well, but it's not really necessary. I like the hand-made card idea.

One other thing that might be fun: a little cupcake-szied "birthday cake" with a candle in it, just for her. Could be a cupcake, a muffin, something like that. Again, not expensive. It's the thought that counts, and she'll think it's cute as hell.

A nice home cooked dinner, some fresh flowers in a vase she can take home, and a personal gift ... like a CD, DVD, or book.

Take her out to dinner and for some drinks afterwards. It's not too formal and you get an opportunity to go out, eat, and have a few drinks yourself. Win win situation mate.

Those are beautiful :)

I agree with maleficent here, you can't go wrong with dinner and flowers. It's a great gift for a small price that's not overbearing.

I vote for dinner or flowers...or both although both aren't necessary