Do you and your spose exchange gifts.

[snowywhite89]

We, usually do, but I feel like we are just going out buying "something", just to have a gift, whether we want it or need it. What do you guys do for Christmas?

We always exchange presents and fill stockings. It is so much fun getting items you know your spouse will love and not buy for themselves.

I get DH specialty coffees every year. He won't buy them for himself because they are too expensive. The past few years I have noticed he lets his coffee supply run down before Christmas and leaves hints he is running out of coffee.

I pay attention to what he says and then note them as possible gifts. This year he got so made at himself when he was doing a car repair. He made the comment that a torque wrench would have prevented the problem. Guess what will be under the tree?

I buy his wants that he would never spend money on just for himself.

He does the same for me.

 

[ChrizJen]

We don't. My DPartner is really picky, and would literally have to show me a picture of what she wants, or I'll likely get it wrong...
We essentially just get each other the things we want and need throughout the year. We always give cards at birthdays and we usually put fun things in each others' stockings at Christmas, but no actual gifts for either.

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

We actually only buy presents for each other at Christmas. For our anniversary we usually go out to eat. For birthdays we just make each other a cake. He usally gets me cards, but I don't get them for him-- he's into cards I'm not.

I do tend to spoil him at Christmas compared to what he gets me. I'm trying to stop doing that-- not because I'm jealous, but sometimes I just buy stuff to buy it, not that he needs it so it gets wasted.

 

[Freyja]

Always.

 

[NHdisneylover]

It depends. If one of us see something we know the other will like we will pick it up and gift it. Or, sometimes one of us will get something we know the other person really wants but has not been able to talk themselves into buying. But, it is not every year and it is totally common that one of us will have a gift (or two or three) for the other and the other will have nothing. We don't k.ly 15 years of marriage (and the 5 years of dating before that too)

 

[Mrs. Darcy]

DH and I like to exchange our gifts late at night (or even after midnight) on Christmas Eve...after Santa has come. It's quite and peaceful, and it is so nice to sit there and see everything set up for the kids to come down on Christmas. We always have a small, Mom/Dad gift left under the tree to open with the kids on Christmas morning.

Jess

That sounds sooo sweet and romantic! When we have kids I want to do our husband/wife gift exchange like you do. This will be our first Christmas together as a married couple so I'm really looking forward to it. The thing is we'll be in WDW for Christmas so we won't start any traditions until next Christmas when we'll hopefully have a new baby by then so we we'll be staying home for Christmas.

Anyway, we've always given each other Christmas presents ever since we started dating and I can't imagine it ever changing. I love Christmas shopping for Will. His two passions are golf and motorcycles, so far I got him a set of monogrammed hand towels for golfing, a set of Mickey ball tees, a money clip with an engraving of a Ducati on it (he uses money clips, not a wallet) and a tee shirt with the Ducati logo on it. I want to get him one more thing not related to golf or motorcycles but I don't know what yet.

 

[lovemygoofy]

My husband and I do exchange gifts. It's never anything super amazing as we are so happy to even wake up together on Christmas morning that very little could top that.

This year it's a bit tricky. We will see each other but he and I both are working. Last year he had to work also and poor guy didn't get to really shop before the holiday. Last year we exchanged a gift on Christmas day and then had a nice romantic evening on New Year's Eve and exchanged gifts. He could buy more because it was half off so we will have a different Christmas and New Year's Eve romantic night this year and just be happy to be together.

 

[Mrs. Darcy]

Last year we exchanged a gift on Christmas day and then had a nice romantic evening on New Year's Eve and exchanged gifts.

I love this idea, too, exchanging gifts on NYE! We got engaged on last NYE so I wonder if I'll get a one-year engagement NYE gift!

lovemygoofy, I wish somehow you both get off from work on Christmas, but I know how hard that is in the military.

 

[MELSMICE]

Yes, DH & I exchange gifts. My parents never did, so I didn't think much of exchanging when we were first married. It was DH that insisted we exchange.

He always gets me some great things!

 

[lovemygoofy]

I love this idea, too, exchanging gifts on NYE! We got engaged on last NYE so I wonder if I'll get a one-year engagement NYE gift!

lovemygoofy, I wish somehow you both get off from work on Christmas, but I know how hard that is in the military.

Oh thanks but trust me we are so blessed to even wake up together that special morning. My husband is needed at his job and I'm going to be with families who will be saying their final goodbyes so I don't complain at all about my situation.

I was trying to think about a year after our engagement and I'm pretty sure I don't remember. That probably means he wasn't home