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

[LuNoTiCK]

This is an anniversary gift? 8 month anniversary? WTF.

 

[SouthPaW1227]

If she's worth it, GO FOR IT!

 

[EatSpam]

Sure. But don't focus on the dollar amount, more on whether its something that will make her happy.

 

[Darkstar757]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
pocket the cash and give her teh cawk

BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
only if you have a pile of money, that sounds like a lot of dough to me

 

[LanceM]

8 months? If y'all really think 8 months is a "special month," go for dinner and flowers. Rent a movie afterward. That's all.

Do sweet things almost every day you see her. Don't buy excessive gifts for oddball occasions like this.

EDIT: To be more exact about this, I'd like to add that this is silly because you are 20-year-old student using money from a summer job. If you were 32, then heck yeah... $200 is fine. Your girlfriend doesn't need a $200 coat from her 20-year-old boyfriend of 8 months. Plain and simple.

 

[Goosemaster]

There's always that $0.79 dildo in Hot Deals

 

[mrrman]

Ive spent more than that on a lady after 2 months...

 

[ktehmok]

It depends on how hard she was "looking" at it. If she was in agony, and had to have it. Then it might not be a bad present. The coat won't mean anything to her, but the fact that you remembered she wanted it will.

If it was just a "Oh, that's a nice coat"... then blow it off, and just take her out for a nice evening. It will be appreciated more than the coat. We all know that women fawn over the dumbest sh|t and then forget about it completely a week later.

If you do buy it; don't give it as an "anniversary/whatever present" that's lame & will set the bar too high for later gifts.

I generally avoid buying anything clothing related for women. It always ends up being moth food in the closet (There goes my new video card ).

 

[Mo0o]

More than I would spend, but if it's not an issue for you then do it.

 

[imported_Kensai]

If you've got the money, by all means go for it.

 

[hypn0tik]

I honestly think $200 is a bit much for only 8 months. My gf and i decided the max amount we could spend on each other's gifts for variation, and the price hasn't exceeded $50. I think it's somewhat low considering we've been together a year and a half, but she doesn't have a jpb so she can't afford anything more. I got her something more expensive than that and she made me return it and picked out something else. What can I say? She's a keeper.

 

[yourdeardaniel]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
There's always that $0.79 dildo in Hot Deals

lol

 

[zainali]

$200 for a jacket? spend $200 but at least spend it on something useful.

 

[CellarDoor]

If it's not too much to you then go ahead. If things look promising with the girl then don't worry about it. I spent $200 about the same time through my relationship with my girlfriend and she absolutely loves the necklace that I got her. She wears it every day and it was worth every penny. We've been going out for about 2 years now.

Oh, and as far as gifts go, Jewelry and Shopping Mall gift cards...:thumbsup: She'd actually prefer to have a gift card so that she can shop. She loves to do that. Makes my job easy..

 

[Trygve]

I've done stuff like that (snuck back to a store and bought something she'd been looking at or mentioned) several times and it's always been well-received. I can't think of any time that I'd thought, "oh, maybe that wasn't such a good idea after all."

 

[Paul Ma]

if you saved 6k this summer then $200 for a jacket seems pretty trivial from a pecuinary point of view.

 

[EGGO]

What's the occasion, first off?

 

[simms]

It's her BIRTHDAY.

And no, she specifically requested not to celebrate 1-month, 2-month, etc.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
do you get her a gift every month for your "anniversary"?

No, she specifically says no to it. I added it in OP.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: simms
It's her BIRTHDAY.

And no, she specifically requested not to celebrate 1-month, 2-month, etc.

dude..do whatever you want...

 

[wasssup]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: simms
It's her BIRTHDAY.

And no, she specifically requested not to celebrate 1-month, 2-month, etc.

dude..do whatever you want...

seriously..i dunno, $200 doesn't seem like a lot of money to spend on a present for the gf (you know you'll be "rewarded" later, right?)

 

[middlehead]

Sets a bad precedent. You'll be expected to do it every year, if you stay with her.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Doesn't sound unreasonable. Go for it.

I wasn't used to getting gifts for my family much. When I started hanging out with my gf's family more I changed my ways. They have a lot of adopted children (4) and have foster kids in their house usually (2 most of the time). My gf is their oldest biological daughter that they have and there are some older children that don't live with them anymore.

I don't remember what I got her for her birthday the first year but we were going out for under 6 months, so I don't think it was anything big. Our first anniversary we got each other mp3 players that were right around $200 each. Three years later and our gifts for anniversaries/birthdays/christmas end up still being about $200 to each other so the "set a precedent" comments are making sense for me.

I don't have a problem with it though because I know my gf is going to be getting me something of similar value so

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
thats crazy. too much money for under a year

Yup.