I dread this question. Birthdays were never a big thing for my family when I was growing up and I generally buy anything I need. However, my birthday is in a few weeks and my wife is about one step away from waterboarding me for an answer.

So I pose the question to you, what do you want for your birthday?

To be left alone and not reminded of it. Took the better part of 20 years, but my girlfriend finally went along with my wishes this year.

Her birthday is this week, and I got her something she has wanted since the Cubs won the World Series, a Rizzo jersey.

Mine is approaching too.

I'd be happy with a meal with my wife and kiddos and a cake with some candles for my 6yo to help blow out. A weekend getaway with them would be even better.

Otherwise, I don't need anything. She always surprises me with something though.

tell her you want her to be your unquestioning sex slave for 24 hours...

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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:
tell her you want her to be your unquestioning sex slave for 24 hours...

Whelp... thanks for making me spew Dr Pepper all over my shirt haha

A pie, whiskey, and to sleep in until 6am.

Cash.

Gift cards would also be acceptable.

Peace and quiet. When we first bought our house money was tight so we decided that we would buy stuff for the kids but not each other. Then I told the kids that I had everything that I needed except time together. So that took the pressure off. Now my son sends me a card and my wife and I share a steak dinner that I cook on the grill and just enjoy each other's company.

My kids make me cards. Homemade. Even though they think they are way too old for that, they still do. My wife details the inside of my car. So at least once a week, the trail dirt and salt chunks of winter get vacuumed up.

My wife and I used to do fancy restaurants, filets, wine. Now we go to a mid-scale place for great burgers and good beer, but it's the whole family. And I like that way better!

I always get a gift card from my favorite LGS. I'd prefer nothing, but she insists on getting me something.

Give a reasonable answer. A Sig X6 would be a bit much. However, a pair of magazines with a matching dual magazine pouch for your next shooting competition would be perfect.

I will turn 50 in August. Griling out and a cold beer would be fine with me.
She wans to have a party, I've asked her not to. I guess we will see.

Amazon gift cards for my Kindle library.

For my birthday and all other occasions.

I have the same problem as the OP. My birthday is in a few days, and my wife always hounds me about what I want. This year though I just told her I want either a nice night out with her or maybe a weekend at a lake somewhere in a rented cabin or something.

That's easy enough. The problem is her parents. Every birthday and Christmas I have to tell them what I want. I just never really know what to tell them. I always greatly appreciate it though. They always manage to get me something I can use. Which reminds me that I still have to give them an idea. Crikey.

My wife and I were in a similar mindset for several years, never really knowing what to get each other. But now it's our kids who get to choose our presents.

My b-day was on the 16th and our kids each picked out a card and gift...gotta love the mind of 9 year old twins. Daughter got me/us a movie and son a board game we all love to play. Their excitement in me opening the presents was the real gift for me.

The wife simply said, "There's $$$ waiting for you to buy something or put towards something in the future...your choice."

So that's what we do - we give the option of buying something we want now or down the road. That got her a new Schuberth C3 Pro helmet earlier this year for her b-day and will get me a new set of headers for the HD.

But in all honesty, just spending time with the family is all I really want.

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Originally posted by Hammer1967:
I will turn 50 in August. Griling out and a cold beer would be fine with me.
She wans to have a party, I've asked her not to. I guess we will see.

Japanese lanterns, leis, and silly cone-shaped hats? Why not. Sounds like a great memory.

More birthdays.

A time machine.

I always buy my own gift. This years a G43 with all the trimmings (family got lots of the trimmings for me).

I hate big parties and the annoying as fuck nephew and his mom, who always comes to hog on the cake and leave early, but I finally convinced the family that it was only immediate family this year (and forevermore).