I want him to know how much I appreciate him...

LegacyUser

...but I don't know what to do??

Without going into too much detail. In a new relationship, only a couple of weeks & had an accident. He has been so good to me, never left my side when I was in hospital, constantly bringing me presents etc. Now that I'm out he's been fantastic too and can't do enough for me. I wouldn't really expect this much from anyone, especially when it's such a new relationship.

I'd love to go away for a weekend or something on me but being out of work I'm a little broke. TBH I don't know how well that would go down anyways, he is very much an alpha-male type and I don't think he'd like the idea of me paying for something like that.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

Cleopatra12

What a sweetheart... Does he have a brother for me??

Ok, so what does he really like? I have always found that a small and demonstration of thanks says so much more than a grand gesture. Why not cook him dinner (his fav not yours), treat him to a supply of beer and sit and watch the footie with him (if he like it of course). Make an evening about him....

tolteq

been dating this gurl from the u c d. took her to killiney, howth. the National Gallery, all free!!!!!! the bodies exhibition (ok had to pay for that).

Take him for a day trip. u can go far in ireland and be back in dublin in a day. u just have to get up early. the only thing u need is the petrol. well and a car. lol.

Beta Ray Bill

Can you Cook?

try and find out what his favorite food is and how he likes it done

then make him a meal!
But try and make it a surprise!

Seriously!
the way to a guys heart is through his stomach! (well its the main route to my heart anyway!)

Special K

tolteq wrote: »

u can go far in ireland and be back in dublin in a day. .

Luckily, not EVERYONE needs to get back to Dublin. Funny how people think there's just Dublin, and then "the rest" of the country!

OP, as previously stated, find out something small that he likes and do that. If it's football, treat him to beer & footie for the evening [without complaining!] - if he's staying over, leave a Wispa on his pillow!

Jack Sheehan

Small things can mean just as much to people as massive gestures.

Barracudaincork

My friends husband loves cheese and bread (lives in Paris), as a present for him when they first started dating she made him a bouquet of cheese and bread and wrapped it like it was a bunch of flowers, it had differnet breads, cheeses etc he still says its the best present he ever got (while wearing a very very expensive watch). Think of something he loves and improvise, working with the budget you have.

Slutmonkey57b

Sex.

Amazed nobody's said it yet.
Men really appreciate sex.
A lot.

Sleepy

To second what Slutmonkey said: find out some of his fantasies and make one of them come true (assuming it's something you're comfortable with).

Insulting_Bitch

Breakfast in bed, followed by the day in bed.

Works like a charm!

RedXIV

small things make a difference. got a card in the post this morning from my OH wishing me luck in the exams. absolutely chuffed with it, couldn't ask for more

*back to cramming*

Beruthiel

A four or five course home cooked meal with a good vintage bottle of wine, followed by a night of passion.
No man will ask for more than that!

studiorat

Tell him. Write, text or just sit down face to face and in no uncertain terms tell him exactly how grateful you are and how much you appreciate him and how absolutely wonderful you think he is.

Hopefully you'll have all the time in the world to go away and have dinner and all the rest of that stuff, but there's no point in doing any of that unless you just say it straight out. My GF has said it to me and it's worth a million candlelit dinners and weekends away.

Powerhouse

studiorat wrote: »

Tell him. Write, text or just sit down face to face and in no uncertain terms tell him exactly how grateful you are and how much you appreciate him and how absolutely wonderful you think he is.

Hopefully you'll have all the time in the world to go away and have dinner and all the rest of that stuff, but there's no point in doing any of that unless you just say it straight out. My GF has said it to me and it's worth a million candlelit dinners and weekends away.

Now you're talking! Just say the words. I think it might be the fact that so few people are actually able to express something like this and instead would have to go for the grand materialistic gesture - which the person is supposed to guess is a token of gratitude - is what makes this stand out as an option.

Actually saying it is the most effective way this could possibly be done. Long after a dinner, breakfast in bed, a knee-trembler ro bog-standard options like that are forgotten, the honesty, moral courage, and ability to put yourself out on a limb a little (by normal Irish standards) in saying something like that will be remembered.

That_Guy

Dinner, football, beer and sex.... A winning combination if you ask me. If you don't have time for all four cram it into one mini marathon.