Need 20 year wedding anniversary gift ideas UPDATED
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Originally posted by jhe888: What about a nice vacuum cleaner or a new iron?
_____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell
August 23, 2022, 05:20 PM
spunk639
A subscription to the jelly of the month club; as Cousin Eddie says “it’s the gift that keeps giving all year long.”
A trip a month in Europe, or someplace she drops hints at, if she’s not the jewelry type, instinctively you’ll know.
August 24, 2022, 07:53 AM
roarindan
Tell her for the 20 yr. gift you'll take her to New Zeland......and for her 50th .....you bring her back.
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August 24, 2022, 08:55 AM
Rey HRH
If you want your marriage to last longer than 20 years, the secret is always be taking your wife to different places.
Like for our 30th anniversary which was eight months ago, I took my wife to Cancun. Next month, I'm going back to pick her up and take her someplace else.
ETA: Crap, I see roarindan already beat me to it. But I still like my delivery so I'm leaving this post.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
August 25, 2022, 09:36 PM
MikeinNC
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Originally posted by jhe888: What about a nice vacuum cleaner or a new iron?
I was thinking, “does he do divorces?” Or “is his sense of humor just as twisted as mine”
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein
“You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020
“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker
August 25, 2022, 10:09 PM
Ironbutt
My wife & I have been married for "more than 20 years." usually sometime in July, one of us will say, "Hey! Our anniversary was last month wasn't it?" "Yeah, that's right!" "Wanna go out to eat, and celebrate?" "Nah." "OK."
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August 26, 2022, 01:22 AM
drill sgt
Just did the 48th anniversary a couple months ago and as par for the course I missed it again.. But in my favor have a get out of jail card because we actually have two seperate anniversary dates 1st was by a justice of the peace near Witicha Falls , Texas then several yeears later the 2nd one was a Army chapel on Ft. Greely, Alaska because she wanted the White dress.................. drill sgt.
August 26, 2022, 06:14 AM
Krazeehorse
I took my first wife to Australia for our 20th. Went back and got her for our 25th.
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August 26, 2022, 06:22 AM
rsbolo
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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888: What about a nice vacuum cleaner or a new iron?
I was thinking, “does he do divorces?” Or “is his sense of humor just as twisted as mine”
The latter! I snickered at this exchange.
Congratulations on your milestone! I vote for a trip to a place you've never been. Memories are great to make.
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August 26, 2022, 07:01 AM
Beancooker
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Originally posted by sigmonkey: I'd fly to Turks and Caicos with live ammo falling out of my pockets before getting within spitting distance of NJ with a firearm.
August 26, 2022, 07:05 AM
xd45man
I'm married and I resent that anniversary gifts go one way. At least mine does.
Best gift advice that I received was to buy her a Louis Vuitton purse. I had to go on a recon mission in her closet to see what size and style she preferred, then make my selection. The gift was a home run. Something she'd never splurge on for herself.
August 27, 2022, 07:56 PM
.38supersig
A Nightforce Beast or something from Schmidt & Bender...
Wait, what was the question again?
October 14, 2022, 04:55 PM
MikeinNC
Just got this back from David at Mimi’s Jewelry
The center diamond is her engagement ring, David added another ring with two side diamonds to accentuate the original stone. Her grandmother had the same thing done years ago and Mrs. Mike wanted the two rings thing…I don’t know what it’s called, but anyway FedEX just dropped it off.
And since David soldered the two rings together she’s gonna get her gift early.
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein
“You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020
“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker
October 14, 2022, 05:16 PM
snoris
Our best anniversaries have been trips, whether short-range for a weekend or out-of-state for a week.
October 15, 2022, 02:16 PM
irreverent
What a stunning ring! I’m sure she’ll love it. Again, congratulations.
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October 15, 2022, 02:55 PM
PatAz
I'd vote for a nice vacation trip, someplace very special.
October 15, 2022, 05:59 PM
400m
We rented a cabin in Vermont for our 20th. It’s a September anniversary so the leaves were peaking. The Mrs. enjoyed that.
