benjamin

my girlfriends birthday is in july and i'm not sure what to get her, she'll be turning 18 and we've been together about 6 months

any advice?

WarWagon

You can never go wrong with dinner and flowers.

benjamin

thanks ya those are probably a definate but i also want something she can keep, something that stays, the dinner gets eaten and the flowers die eventually u know

i don't know anything about jewelry but i was thinking maybe i could find something affordable that she would like, i wouldn't really know where to start though

but im open to any suggestions

1337haxor

make her origami flowers

-Robert

WarWagon

If you do go with jewelry, you don't have to get carried away. How about a pendant with her birthstone?

maleficent

Most caring gift of all for an 18 year old -- Voter Registration Card!


Depending on what you want to spend...Tiffany's Silver Heart Bracelet
(This was the first link I could find -- everyone has them -- and you can have the heart engraved with whatever on it)

A Silver locket of some sort

She have any hobbies? I don't particularly like them myself but they have those Italian Charm bracelets that you can customize however you want...Italian Charm Bracelet
Again, it's the first link I could find so you'd know what I was talking about.

A big stuffed animal -- buy a pretty pair of earrings and put them on the beast.

A picture frame with a certificate to have you both have your picture taken together.

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la petite moi

Handmade card all the way!

Averett

Awesome bracelet. I'd go with that

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maleficent

if you are looking to save money -- create her a custom CD with music that she likes, and put some surprises on it - like reading her a poem that she might like, or one of her favorite stories, something that's meaningful to her. Maybe some memories that you have shared. The custom create the "liner notes" for your special CD.

You can go as sentimental or as light as you want

(I'd love to take credit for the above idea, twas my favorite birthday present ever last year - made me almost cry)

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Rubyee

My birthday is in July, too, so I have a plan. Why don't you buy me a birthday present, and send it to me, and if I like it, I will tell you, so that you can get the same thing for your girlfriend?

Pretty good idea, huh?

The Tiffany bracelet is a really good idea. You can also find cute things like that at department stores and have them engraved with something special. After six months, you want something more than a teddy bear, still romantic, but not so much as super expensive jewelry, either.

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cameroncrazy822

It's legal now my friend, get her a key to a motel room and have at it. Send her mom an e-mail indicating you'll be deflowering her daughter according to and protected by the law.

Esco

What terrible advice!!!


Send a handwritten letter to her mom. Emails are tacky. Be sure to include any enclosures such as pictures.

alec

the simplest things are often the best.

benjamin

hey thanks a lot for the ideas guys

cameroncrazy822

Sorry that was a joke, I just forgot to follow it up... Make a picnic style basket with her favorite foods, pick some wild flowers on your own before hand, and also make her a card from the heart indicating all your true feelings. Don't tell her you're gonna do this, just plan it and pick her up saying it's for something else then just pop the romantic picnic on her. She'll love it!

cameroncrazy822

That's funny stuff though Bling, you're a sick puppy.... I think we're cut from the same cloth!

ibis

Depends on the girl.

I know they all like the flowers and jewelery, but I like something a little more personal for such a big occasion.

Try this:

Go to dinner someplace nice, buy her flowers. After the dinner, go to some place (outside would be nice if it's comfortable) with good lighting. Present her with a scrapbook full of things you guys have done over the first months (like pictures, letteres you've written to eachother, movie stubs, etc.). Make sure it's a big scrapbook with alot of empty pages in the back. Tell her these are for the years to come.

frozenstellar

exactly what I did. absolutely loved it, we were together 7months when she turned 18, so about the same amount of time you have been together with her, so probably cant go wrong.