Howdy all. Well, we all know it's that time of year again. Now, the eternal question: WHAT DO I BUY MY FIANCE' FOR CHRISTMAS???????

Hello Princesspatty. Tell us a little bit about his hobbies and interests to give us an idea of what he likes or are you are thinking of buying him a piece of jewelry or a keepsake? I know how much you love him so we'll try to think of something special for him.

Well, lets see. I just bought him some cologne as an everyday present, so that's out of the question. He likes video games (you know the whole play station thing) but I don't really want to go in that direction. He likes cars and recently bought a car that he has been wanting to do different things to. I was thinking maybe a nice watch since he doesn't have one, but so far that is all I have come up with.

If you buy him a watch, I would have it engraved. That is always a special touch. I'll keep thinking and will get back with you.

Princesspatty, I am going to move this topic to Useful Tips and Tricks. I think you will get a better response there. I hope you don't mind.

You said that he likes cars, one gift could be a keyring with the emblem of the make of car that he has - I have a sterling silver keyfob with VOLVO, the jeweller where I bought it had a number of different emblems, they just had to stick the correct one on for me. If you are feeling wealthy you can get them in gold instead of sterling! Perhaps there is something that he would particularly like to have for his car, some accessory.

Silk boxers would make a great gift - for you to share! You buy them for him and you get the benefit

If he drinks beer at home you could get him a tankard.

A fun present could be a 'trophy' engraved with a message.

There is always the great standby, a sweater or shirt in his favourite colour.

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From over the pond....

Have a great "Glamour" photo of yourself taken, and give it to him. I'm sure he'd like that.

You could prowl through an auto accessories store and buy him a lot of neat little things for his car--and wrap them all up in one box.

A battery operated shoe shine kit can come in handy.

If he likes to listen to music, how about a portable CD player--or some CDs?

Men tend to ignore accessories, so a really nice belt---either a dress belt or a great Southwestern belt to wear with jeans might be good. Most men often do not have a good wallet--and you can have his initials put on it if you buy it in a luggage store.

A Swiss Army Knife.

A leather or suede vest.

A really comfy terry cloth kimono style bathrobe to pop on after a shower. Some places will also embroider initials on those.

Silk boxer shorts.

silk boxer shorts...hmm... no wait, now my mind is wandering!

Now, he has actually given me a short list of things he wants. He wants a chain to wear, some things for his car, and a nice coat. Now, the trouble is picking which to get. Thanks for all of your help, you guys are great!!

How about a car magazine subscription? They probably have one for the type of car he has. Every month when the mag arrives, he'll think of you. Plus, it's like a mini Christmas every time it comes too.

And - can you really beat fluffy dice?

Well, he already has a magazine subscription that he got through a fundraiser my sister was doing. The fuzzy dice, however....that might just work!!!!!

Does he have a computer? Get him Diablo II! (Of Course you may not SEE him again for two months, but that's the chance you take for giving him something he'll really love [besides yourself, of course!])

Or, you could ask him for a list of his top 15 favorite all-time songs and I could make him a custom CD for you!

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Just once, I'd like a regular, normal Christmas. A little eggnog... a f#*kin' Christmas tree... a little turkey. But, no! I gotta crawl around in this motherf#*kin' tin can! - John McClane

[This message has been edited by Cohalen (edited 12-09-2000).]