Valentine’s Day can be a stressful day when you’re in the beginning stages of a relationship. It puts the pressure on you two way before you’re ready for it. Still, you can’t let the day go by without acknowledging it at all. What you should do is keep it easy and breezy with a really cute gift. Avoid any gift that screams, “I love you” or “You’re the one.” Instead, find something that says, “Hey, I’m glad you found your way into my life.” Here are some ideas for gifts that say just that.
Joke card
Buy one of those old-school Valentines with the puns on them, or get him a really emotional “to my granddaughter” card. Either way, you’re sure to get a chuckle out of him, and he’ll appreciate that you put a little effort, but not too much emotion, into V-Day. And if you don’t want to be 100 percent goofy, write a sweet sentence or two about enjoying the time you’ve spent with him. Just don’t go too over the top. Remember, just because it’s a day that celebrates love, doesn’t mean that you two are automatically in love.
A coupon
Make him a coupon for doing something that you know he loves, but you’re not such a fan of. Maybe it’s a night of Indian food, even though you hate curry. Or a pass to watch that stupid British comedy he likes the next time you two have a Netflix night in. Figure out something that’s easy enough to do together, but is a little bit of a sacrifice for you. He’ll definitely look forward to using it, but won’t be spooked by it.
Tickets
Use Valentine’s Day as an excuse to plan a future date and get him tickets to something you think he’d like. The trick here is to be sure that it’s not something too far in the future. Find something coming to town within the next ten days that isn’t too expensive and get two tickets. It’ll be fun to look forward to together without putting too much pressure on the relationship.
Lingerie
Really, it doesn’t matter where you are in your relationship, lingerie is always appreciated. Of course, don’t wear anything you’re not comfortable with, especially if you all aren’t having sex yet. (And not to get all matchmaker preachy on you, but you shouldn’t be if you haven’t discussed monogamy.) So sex it up to the appropriate level and know that he’ll still be into the lingerie purchase, even if it’s just cute jammies for watching a movie together.
