My husband and I don't exchange gifts for birthdays or holidays. Here's what we do instead.
We focus on date nights, trips, and surprises instead of birthday and holiday gifts. Once, he gave me diamond earrings on a random day "just because."
My husband and I do not exchange gifts for birthdays or holidays. Instead, we prioritize experiences over material items. A few years ago, when my husband didn't buy me a gift for my birthday, I told him that not giving obligatory gifts was a good thing. Since then, he has shown his love through food and other thoughtful gestures.
We have only exchanged a handful of material gifts throughout our six-year relationship, and none of those coincided with holidays or birthdays. Instead, we value experiences and go on trips together around our birthdays. We also have monthly date nights, where one person plans and pays for the dinner, while the other takes care of the babysitter.
This arrangement ensures that we have consistent time together as a couple without the pressure of a specific date.
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