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DS and wife are approaching their first anniversary and I'm on the fence as to what to do (if anything) giftwise.
When my parents were alive I always gave them a gift (either an actual item, or sent flowers, or took them out to dinner) for their anniversary. They did the same for me while I was married, but my in-laws just sent a card and that was it.
Spoke to a few of my friends who have married children; some just send a card, others go further (gift or flowers or dinner out/restaurant giftcard). It seems about evenly split between gifting/not gifting. In my present financial circumstances, all I can realistically afford is a card... BUT... DS does come from a family where "gifting" by both parents and offspring on anniversaries was the norm. So I'm not entirely comfortable with going the "card" route. I have no idea what his wife's parents are planning to do and feel it would be tactless/tacky to ask them. :-/
What's your practice when it comes to your child(ren)s anniversaries?
My Mother has always sent a card and at a later date we all go out to supper together.
Whatever you want to do is fine I'm sure it will be appreciated.
We gave aard and took them out for ancy dinner for the 1st anniversary. After that, we sent a card each year and only gifted them on the 5's (5th, 10th, 15th, etc.).
While weddings are family affairs, I feel that anniversaries are "couple affairs", to be celebrated between the two of them. No gifts except what they give each other.
While weddings are family affairs, I feel that anniversaries are "couple affairs", to be celebrated between the two of them. No gifts except what they give each other.
I feel the same way. Also, we've never received gifts from parents or in-laws, but IIRC, my in-laws sent cards early on.
While weddings are family affairs, I feel that anniversaries are "couple affairs", to be celebrated between the two of them. No gifts except what they give each other.
My parents never once gave any of their married children anniversary cards or gifts. My in-laws never once gave us cards or gifts on our anniversaries.
We never gave our parents anniversary cards or gifts, except for when we helped my parents with their 40th & 50th wedding anniversary celebrations.
Maybe some families do that, but, I think that it is very uncommon.
PS. I just realized that our son & DIL will be married two years next week. Frankly, it never crossed my mind even a second to send them a card either last year or this year.
Last edited by germaine2626; 06-10-2014 at 05:40 PM..
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