I'm new to the board, but your comment about anniversaries is something that I can relate to. Our 10th anniversary was in June. I bought a beautiful diamond anniversary band for her (we were on an up at that point). She told me YEARS ago, when we were young and couldn't afford it, that she wanted one for our 10th. I debated wether I should get it or not considering that we are on the verge of D.

Well...I shouldn't have gotten it. It was WAYYYY too much for her emotionally. We have essentially been on a down now for 2 months because of it.

I learned. For her B'day, I got her coffee cups and a DVD.

I suggest getting her something REALLY superficial/generic. Nothing romantic or expensive. There's my 2 cents.


Me: 35
W: 31
S:9
M: 10 years
Together 13
MySitch - Ups & Downs
She moved out the day before Thanksgiving 2009, over 13 months post-bomb.