Cheap Romantic Gift Ideas

For Three Month Anniversaries - and Stuff like That

I am not a romantic guy in a contemporary, “cute” dating sense. Still, I seem to have a knack for coming up with creative and cheap gift ideas for just about anything.

So when my friend Sarah emailed to ask if I could think of inexpensive ways for her to show her boyfriend affection on their three-month anniversary (who celebrates that?), I sighed, veiled my pessimism thinly, and came up with a list of cheap romantic gift ideas. 

By the way, here’s the email I got (shared with Sarah’s permission of course):

“Brian! I have a mission for you. Even though you’re jaded about these matters, I know you won’t fail me. You never have. Kitt and I are about to celebrate our three month anniversary in eleven days and even as I am a poor social worker I want to do some special things leading up to our big day. I know you are smirking your usual crooked dismissive smirk right now but I also know you’ll come up with a list of ideas a half a mile long in no time. Get to it, friend. Love, Sarah”

[Yes, his name is really Kitt, and I’ve already made the Knight Rider jokes.]

Since I apparently follow orders better than I like to admit, here are six cheap romantic gift ideas for celebrating, well, whatever you want to celebrate with your special someone. Three month anniversaries? A month of not fighting? A successful meeting between each others’ parents? You took a roadtrip without killing each other? You know, those relationship high points.

Cheap Romantic Gift Ideas #1: Coupon for a Night of Freaky Sex. If your partner always wants to “try something new” and you always shy away from it, maybe it’s time to let their fantasy become reality. Whatever it involves - blindfolds, French maid outfits, ice cubes, UPS uniforms, stethoscopes, Fruit Rollups, janitorial closets, etc. – let your special someone have their nookie wish fulfilled. As long the fetish or fantasy is legal and safe, give ‘em a “coupon” for it and brace yourself.