Boyfriends birthday, need suggestions on a gift. Options

[TearsOfAPhoenix]

Ok so I just found out my boyfriend's birthday is next Wednesday (the 10th) and i need suggestions on what to get him. He's a varsity football player/golfer and is into baseball (Houston Astros) and bands like Weezer and other alternative rock/rock bands and he also likes Johnny Cash.

The thing that is also concerning me is that he didn't tell me his birthday was coming up. His friend brought it up. I was kind of hurt that he didn't say anything but his friend also mentioned that he lied to his last girlfriend because he thought she might break up with him because he was younger, which she did end up doing for other reasons, I believe.

Anyways he brought it up today in class when he asked me when my birthday was and then i told him that i knew his birthday was coming up. We talked about it as he walked me to class but he was trying to change the subject. I really don't care. He's only 9 months younger and that's a really superficial thing to end a relationship for. I'm just disappointed that he didn't tell me.

Well our relationship is still fairly new we've only been together for a month and a little less than two weeks, but I still want to get him something. I was thinking of a handmade card and some kind of gift, but i don't know what. Any suggestions?

[mezeni]

something i used before. but yeah.

adhere to his personality- get him something that is based on what his personality-type would like. go ask him yourself so you know its something he would like, even though any gift is worth it. and too bad if this was too late.

[Chii]

something i used before. but yeah.

adhere to his personality- get him something that is based on what his personality-type would like. go ask him yourself so you know its something he would like, even though any gift is worth it. and too bad if this was too late.

That doesn't always work, especially if he already has the things you know he likes. You can't ask someone what they want for their birthday, that's a bit rude. You're not supposed to tell someone you don't know what to get them.

Since the relationship is fairly new, keep it kind of cheap. You have to get the card, whether it's homemade or not (I suck at the homemade stuff because I don't have that fancy calligraphy talent) you should fill up the blank side(s) (I once got a card that had three sides) of the card with stuff from the heart. I hope you don't write any "I love you" stuff because it's only been a month.

When you're at his house or something, you should check out his CD collection and his game collection and whatever he enjoys so you won't get him something he already has. You should get him a special edition of one of his favorite CDs if he doesn't already have it then wrap that in a jersey, put it in a gift box, and wrap that up.

Don't feel too bad about not knowing what to get him, my lover's birthday is around that date, I've known for awhile and STILL don't know what to get him