Romantic Gifts From Significant Others Who Really Pay Attention

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"My boyfriend and I are both sci-fi nerds. He has dyslexia, and does not read well. I have over 300 books and love to read. So he gets me sci-fi books and we snuggle as I read them to him. It's super nerdy but it fits us. The best gifts are tailored to activities both of you enjoy." Photo: iStock

1/16 "My boyfriend and I are both sci-fi nerds. He has dyslexia, and does not read well. I have over 300 books and love to read. So he gets me sci-fi books and we snuggle as I read them to him. It's super nerdy but it fits us. The best gifts are tailored to activities both of you enjoy." Photo: iStock

2/16

"I was going on a girls trip to Thailand and was really busy beforehand. He bought me a vacation care package full of sunscreen, aloe vera, SPF lip gloss, a book to read on the beach, travel-size toiletries, travel converter, gum, flip flops, bug spray, and some small first-aid things. All small and cheap things but he put the effort to think about things I would need and I thought it was very sweet and thoughtful of him." Photo: iStock

2/16 "I was going on a girls trip to Thailand and was really busy beforehand. He bought me a vacation care package full of sunscreen, aloe vera, SPF lip gloss, a book to read on the beach, travel-size toiletries, travel converter, gum, flip flops, bug spray, and some small first-aid things. All small and cheap things but he put the effort to think about things I would need and I thought it was very sweet and thoughtful of him." Photo: iStock

3/16

"A crate of one of my favorite beers, which I'd told him had been discontinued. He was very proud of himself for finding it, and I had to explain that it had only been discontinued on tap. But I was still very happy with 24 bottles of it!" Photo: iStock

3/16 "A crate of one of my favorite beers, which I'd told him had been discontinued. He was very proud of himself for finding it, and I had to explain that it had only been discontinued on tap. But I was still very happy with 24 bottles of it!" Photo: iStock

4/16

"Last year my now-husband and I were visiting his sister in Vermont and walking through a wood shop where a man was selling his hand-carved items. There was an absolutely gorgeous wooden jewelry box -- all ornate compartments and scrolls, just beautiful. It was well worth the price but out of our budget. We went back home to Massachusetts and on our anniversary, my husband gave me the jewelry box. I was so surprised! He had seen my expression when I looked at it, even though I never said a word. He arranged to pay for it and his sister picked it up for him, and he drove back to Vermont to get it without my knowing." Photo: iStock

4/16 "Last year my now-husband and I were visiting his sister in Vermont and walking through a wood shop where a man was selling his hand-carved items. There was an absolutely gorgeous wooden jewelry box -- all ornate compartments and scrolls, just beautiful. It was well worth the price but out of our budget. We went back home to Massachusetts and on our anniversary, my husband gave me the jewelry box. I was so surprised! He had seen my expression when I looked at it, even though I never said a word. He arranged to pay for it and his sister picked it up for him, and he drove back to Vermont to get it without my knowing." Photo: iStock

5/16

"I used to battle with depression a lot. One Christmas I got a jar filled with little notes from my current boyfriend. All notes said things like 'You're beautiful', 'I'm so glad I met you', 'You're my everything' and things like that. It was one of the sweetest things I've ever gotten." Photo: iStock

5/16 "I used to battle with depression a lot. One Christmas I got a jar filled with little notes from my current boyfriend. All notes said things like 'You're beautiful', 'I'm so glad I met you', 'You're my everything' and things like that. It was one of the sweetest things I've ever gotten." Photo: iStock

6/16

6/16 "I'm deaf and my boyfriend secretly started learning sign language for me." Photo: iStock

7/16

"He made me a keychain with the exact coordinates of where he proposed to me. It is stamped metal, and even though it's a bit rough and slightly unfinished looking, it is one of my most charming, treasured possessions." Photo: iStock

7/16 "He made me a keychain with the exact coordinates of where he proposed to me. It is stamped metal, and even though it's a bit rough and slightly unfinished looking, it is one of my most charming, treasured possessions." Photo: iStock

8/16

"My grandmother was born on a Friday the 13th, so my grandfather would buy her 13 yellow roses every Friday the 13th. They were married 53 years. After he died, my dad continued the tradition for her." Photo: iStock

8/16 "My grandmother was born on a Friday the 13th, so my grandfather would buy her 13 yellow roses every Friday the 13th. They were married 53 years. After he died, my dad continued the tradition for her." Photo: iStock

9/16

"As a little girl, she had always wanted one of those Radio Flyer little red wagons. She entered a contest for one once and another little girl won it and she was jealous of her at the time. One of my first gifts to her while we were dating was a silver necklace with one of those wagons as a little pendant, which I painted red. She loved it. It was wrapped around her bouquet on our wedding day." Photo: iStock

9/16 "As a little girl, she had always wanted one of those Radio Flyer little red wagons. She entered a contest for one once and another little girl won it and she was jealous of her at the time. One of my first gifts to her while we were dating was a silver necklace with one of those wagons as a little pendant, which I painted red. She loved it. It was wrapped around her bouquet on our wedding day." Photo: iStock

10/16

"One year we couldn't spend my birthday together, so he sent me a care package. Inside was an instruction booklet titled 'Romantic Birthday Dinner' and beneath it were all the ingredients (bread, jelly, peanut butter) so I could cook it myself. The best part for me was the 'instruction manual' -- it was overly detailed and technical (he used the world 'emulsification' like twice) with step-by-step picture guides. I was laughing so hard I was in tears." Photo: iStock

10/16 "One year we couldn't spend my birthday together, so he sent me a care package. Inside was an instruction booklet titled 'Romantic Birthday Dinner' and beneath it were all the ingredients (bread, jelly, peanut butter) so I could cook it myself. The best part for me was the 'instruction manual' -- it was overly detailed and technical (he used the world 'emulsification' like twice) with step-by-step picture guides. I was laughing so hard I was in tears." Photo: iStock

11/16

"My boyfriend kept all of our tickets and maps and receipts from our Euro trip and made me a scrapbook with our pictures and all of the things we had collected along the way. I cried. Twice." Photo: iStock

11/16 "My boyfriend kept all of our tickets and maps and receipts from our Euro trip and made me a scrapbook with our pictures and all of the things we had collected along the way. I cried. Twice." Photo: iStock

12/16

"I'm from the St. Louis area and we don't have Rainforest Cafe there. I always dreamed of going as a kid, but my parents were always like, "We're not paying to eat overpriced chicken nuggets in the dark with animatronic animals." Fast-forward to when I'm an adult and dating this guy for 2+ years. We're in Chicago for my birthday and he surprises me by taking me to Rainforest Cafe. When we sit down, he pulls out two safari hats and a stuffed elephant shrew (one of my favorite animals). The whole thing was such a sweet, goofy gesture, especially coming from him. I teared up." Photo: iStock

12/16 "I'm from the St. Louis area and we don't have Rainforest Cafe there. I always dreamed of going as a kid, but my parents were always like, "We're not paying to eat overpriced chicken nuggets in the dark with animatronic animals." Fast-forward to when I'm an adult and dating this guy for 2+ years. We're in Chicago for my birthday and he surprises me by taking me to Rainforest Cafe. When we sit down, he pulls out two safari hats and a stuffed elephant shrew (one of my favorite animals). The whole thing was such a sweet, goofy gesture, especially coming from him. I teared up." Photo: iStock

13/16

"He bought a plain white mug, then painted it with me. He even painted his bottom lip red and pressed it onto the cup so that whenever I have a sip of coffee, it's like I'm giving him kisses." Photo: iStock

13/16 "He bought a plain white mug, then painted it with me. He even painted his bottom lip red and pressed it onto the cup so that whenever I have a sip of coffee, it's like I'm giving him kisses." Photo: iStock

14/16

"My boyfriend once bought me makeup. At first I thought "Okkkayyy... you think I need more make up, hmmmm. " But then I realized it is kind of daunting to go to a makeup counter and pick something when you are a guy so I felt good about it. And it was good quality, very nice colors, etc...
But then I opened the box and there was a hand written note from the woman who worked the makeup counter that said , "Your boyfriend took a long time picking exactly the right thing you may like, He went into great detail about your skin, the color of your hair and your eyes. He clearly cares for you very, very much!" One of the best presents I have ever received." Photo: iStock

14/16 "My boyfriend once bought me makeup. At first I thought "Okkkayyy... you think I need more make up, hmmmm. " But then I realized it is kind of daunting to go to a makeup counter and pick something when you are a guy so I felt good about it. And it was good quality, very nice colors, etc... But then I opened the box and there was a hand written note from the woman who worked the makeup counter that said , "Your boyfriend took a long time picking exactly the right thing you may like, He went into great detail about your skin, the color of your hair and your eyes. He clearly cares for you very, very much!" One of the best presents I have ever received." Photo: iStock

15/16

"I used to be obsessed with the TV show 'Dexter.' My then-S.O. made me a blood slide box like the one Dexter kept for all his victims. He put a bunch of slides in with room for more if I wanted to add some later, and on the slides were pictures of our shenanigans. It was incredibly sweet, and I was SO impressed when he gave it to me." Photo: Getty Images

15/16 "I used to be obsessed with the TV show 'Dexter.' My then-S.O. made me a blood slide box like the one Dexter kept for all his victims. He put a bunch of slides in with room for more if I wanted to add some later, and on the slides were pictures of our shenanigans. It was incredibly sweet, and I was SO impressed when he gave it to me." Photo: Getty Images

16/16

"For Christmas, my son gave his girlfriend a reserved parking space in the city. She works crazy hours as a med student on rotations and would come home exhausted late at night and then have to drive around for 30 minutes to find parking. Now she is grateful to him every day when she parks her car and has a safe, short walk to her apartment." Photo: iStock

16/16 "For Christmas, my son gave his girlfriend a reserved parking space in the city. She works crazy hours as a med student on rotations and would come home exhausted late at night and then have to drive around for 30 minutes to find parking. Now she is grateful to him every day when she parks her car and has a safe, short walk to her apartment." Photo: iStock

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