How much do you spend on the girlfriends birthday?

hitman79

Right lads without sounding like a tight ass how much do you spend on your girlfriends birthday? The womans birthday is coming soon and i have no idea how much i should spend on a present. Were both in out late 20's if thats makes any difference

krudler

Depends really, how long ye going out?

Hotel somewhere nice, a weekend spent getting drunk, having a laugh and lots of sex is a great way to spend a birthday, oh and a homemade card.

matrim

There is no set price. One year I spend about 200, and the next year 20. It depends on what I see \ she wants.

hitman79

Will be going out 8 months when its her birthday. I was thinking overnight hotel/dinner and about €200 spent on a present. That enough?

Snowie

i dont have a gf, I wouldnt have any idea on what to spend on her i kinda wont have money for the next 5 years ..... so id automaticly say price limit... of 50 euros if even...

being honest id rather do what krudler said above...

Mr. Presentable

As much as I can without the wife noticing.......

BopNiblets

Mr. Presentable wrote: »

As much as I can without the wife noticing.......

You haven't set up dummy accounts and offshore front companies you mean? :eek:
Heh.

Faith

It very much depends on how much you're earning. My ex was a student, so I never expected more than a token from him. That being said, he always bought me the best gifts he could afford. If you're struggling for money, then don't feel obliged to spend a lot. If you have some disposable cash, then yeah you can spend a bit more on her. If you can afford it, then what you've proposed sounds lovely. Just make sure the gift is something she'll really love, than one that says "I SPENT €200 ON THIS GIFT AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW I SPENT LOADS!!!!!!"

Mimikyu

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hitman79

Cheers for the advice everyone..much appreciated

djimi

hitman79 wrote: »

Will be going out 8 months when its her birthday. I was thinking overnight hotel/dinner and about €200 spent on a present. That enough?

I would have said thats a lot of money to be spending on someone youve been going out with for 8 months, a lot more than I reckon you should be spending, but each to their own I guess.

I cant actually remember what I got my gf for the first birthday she had when we were together but I think it might have been a phone she wanted which was like €79 or something. As others have said, there is no set figure. Some birthdays/Christmas Ill spend €50 on something she really wants, other years Ill spend more.

Depends on your circumstances as well. Dont feel you have to spend a lot of money you dont have. I knew a guy who was unemployed but spend literally hundreds on stupid presents for his gf because she would get annoyed if he didnt...

stringy

http://www.lidl-breaks.ie/

my folks have took advantage of these, nice hotels to be had and very wallet friendly

Pherekydes

20k or whatever I can afford in the Euro shop, whichever's the lesser.

PCPhoto

GF had her house flood last Jan..frozen pipe - burst when defrosted... (we got together just before it) ..... anyway - as a combo pressie of taking her mind off all the house hassle and her birthday !! (she's still not moved back in ...insurance company are c*nts) ...anyway.

Taking her to USA for 3 weeks (travelling around ...approx total cost to me ... €12,000 - €14,000 (flying Toronto, San Fran, Hawaii, Vegas, New York).... have to sell off some stuff I own to pay for it...but I'll enjoy it too.

planning on a couple of helicopter tours, scuba diving and snorkling and loads of adventure packed stuff....its distracted her from the house problems and kept her focused... we fly out on 21st Aug !!!

its the most I've ever spent on a GF for her birthday.

eviltwin

Depends on what you can afford really.

I have gotten some really nice stuff from hubby over the years, some flash and some not so flash depending on how we were fixed money wise at the time.

Best pressie ever was the birthday we moved into our house..we were sleeping on the floor living off beans and toast we were so broke but he made me a homemade card and gave me a painting he had done of the dog. Cost exactly zero quid but after spending 14 birthdays with him thats the one gift I treasure most.

But 200 quid on someone you've only been with 8 months...dunno about that, it does seem a bit excessive.

CDfm

I know this is going to sound really sappy.

Girlfriends birthday is coming up shortly, and I can be a bit gauche, and a few weeks back I asked myself if I was being a thoughtful and supportive.

Now I havent turned all PC or nuthin like that but she has a bit of a commute to work so cleaning her car is a fairly big thing that improves the quality of her life.

Wolfe Tone

CDfm wrote: »

I know this is going to sound really sappy.

Girlfriends birthday is coming up shortly, and I can be a bit gauche, and a few weeks back I asked myself if I was being a thoughtful and supportive.

Now I havent turned all PC or nuthin like that but she has a bit of a commute to work so cleaning her car is a fairly big thing that improves the quality of her life.

Jayzus, hope that goes down well.....

CDfm

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Jayzus, hope that goes down well.....

Well - we will be going out and there will be stuff but I think being with me should is mind blowing anyway

angelxx

CDfm wrote: »

I know this is going to sound really sappy.

Girlfriends birthday is coming up shortly, and I can be a bit gauche, and a few weeks back I asked myself if I was being a thoughtful and supportive.

Now I havent turned all PC or nuthin like that but she has a bit of a commute to work so cleaning her car is a fairly big thing that improves the quality of her life.

That's actually rather thoughtful, wish my boyfriend would clean my car.

OP it really isn't about how much you spend, a kind gesture is always
appreciated.