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Is spending $200 on my GF's present appropriate?

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simms

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Cliffs:

- Her birthday coming up
- No fights since relationship start (8 mos ago), both really mature about school/relationships/future
- She's not spoiled at all, she makes more money than I do!
- I pay about 80% of time for dinner, she wants to pay sometimes. (I demand I pay majority of the time).
- She insists not celebrating 1 month, 2 month, etc.
- All around awesome girl, completely loyal and pretty experienced 🙂

- Type of girl that would never buy stuff for herself but would spend money on other people (eg: Swarofski earrings for her mom when we went to Niagara Falls).
- Picky about clothes, $200 jacket for her birthday that she was eyeing but obviously would never buy for herself.

Money-wise: I have been saving for the entire summer and have 5K saved up, $200 wouldn't kill me, but then again I wouldn't even spend $200 on a new video card (I'm still using a GF3 Ti200!)

yes/no?
 
$200 a bit much, when next year role around some girls will expect you to dish out even more money for their birthday and so on. If she like that, expect next year to spend at least $300+
 
i spent $300 or so on my gf on our 3 month anniversay, before i left for europe for 6 months.....

Its now 3 years later and were engaged.... Dont worry about what OTHER people think, do what YOU want to do...
 
Compare this to my type of situation.

Me and my g/f are walking into Best Buy. We walk through video cards for about 1 min. I tell her, man, I want that Radeon card for 400 bucks. But I tell her I would never buy it with my own money, and I don't even hint to her that I want her to buy it for me. I love discreet graphics and blistering framerates in 3D applications.

I would be upset if she got me the 400 USD Radeon card. Like, dude, wrong gift. I don't want anyone buying me a 400 USD Radeon, even if it was myself. I don't hate high end graphics or Radeons. I just enjoy that they're there because it makes me think a lot.

Check with her first for a gift that's going to cost that much, personally.
 
im coming up on my 8month (12/29) and I wouldn't think that TOO unreasonable. I'd prolly stick to $100-$150 for now and then do $200 for the year. If you feel comfortable spending $200 and have a nice job that you can get that back working 1-2 days then do it. If you have $600 in your account and a bill or two that's coming up at the end of the month just wait up a little.
 
OMG BUY SOME MORE RAM INSTEAD!!!111
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I'd say go for it if you can afford it. Is this for her birthday or something though? If its just for "yay for 8 months" specifically then it might be a bit high.
 
8 months? wtf

1 month probably flowers and a nice restaurant (maybe but it still isn't necessary)

imo wait 4 more months and then give it to her or at least wait for something like her birthday or something

but after the first month monthly anniversaries are the dumbest things ever
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
only if you have a pile of money, that sounds like a lot of dough to me
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I wouldn't do it anyway. It makes it seem as if you're trying to bribe her. If you really like her, just do something romantic.
 
Wow you guys know what day you atarted dating?

Looks over at the wife......

I have trouble remembering the day I got married
 
i never bought my gf anything big for an anniversary, the most expensive present ive gotten her in our 15 months was a plane ticket for her bday to come visit me for our year anniversary ($300) because i was out of state, for our year anniversary i suprised her with her favorite flowers at the restauraunt (she loved that, just have them delivered to the restauruant and have them take care of putting htem out for you) and took her out for a nice dinner

My parents gave her a more expensive gift than me (a $150 purse for valentines day - they bought me a new car (hehe) and her and my sister a new purse - obviously they like her a lot - that was about 9 months of dating for us)

I'm 21, been working all summer but in college full time during the year
 
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