What do I get dh for birthday.

Do you require a big fuss made of YOUR birthday? Most of the (straight anyway) men I know really couldn't care less. A card and his favourite dinner would do!

This, exactly.

I’m not the best of cooks but I find afternoon tea with a Cream Tea very easy. I get a few gluten free scones in just in case and bake the rest. Add and a few strawberries, clotted cream and birthday cake. All our friends love it as they know what to expect and don’t have to cope with the various dietary differences. Is he a reader? A good book or book token?

How about getting him a copy of the daily newspaper on the day he was born. They are quite reasonable but shop around. We got my dad one for his birthday and he loved it

Some good ideas above which I might pinch for my DH.
Another idea I’d add is to order ‘a chef meal at home’. We had a Rick stein one delivered recently. All ingredients and recipe instructions are included. Easy to make so a treat at home.

My husband is 83 - and for his last birthday I bought him a gift certificate for six sessions with a fitness trainer at the local gym he belongs to.

He was a bit hesitant initially but the trainer was great - assessed his abilities and then worked on a programme for him thst was age/fitness level appropriate. During the sessions ( he books a training session once a month and then repeats the programme on his own two times a week in the gym) and they have worked a lot on his balance, gentle cardio and stretching. He seems to enjoy the challenges the trainer sets him and his morning visits to the gym is a routine he enjoys now. His new-found fitness level is something that makes him feel good about himself.

My husband doesn’t read much, but he loves doing jigsaws. The trickier, the better!
He also loves whodunnit mysteries, so a few birthdays ago I booked us onto a Murder Mystery weekend - that was good fun. It was staged at the Harrogate hotel where Agatha Christie stayed when she went missing after her divorce. I should think those types of events should be running again now.

I bought mine one year, besides usual special meal at home or out etc I bought him a Whittling book for beginners, and some Whittling suitable wood & tools
he enjoyed it & became quite good making some interesting little things
Another year I got him a Telescope, that went down well and he still uses it.
Depends on the person I know, but there must be many things that could spark a interest in something, that could even become a new hobby…
He got me interested in Rug making on my birthday one year
Have some lovely homemade bedroom rugs now
So it goes both ways

I got my OH a special day at a quality barber in
London St James. Cut throat shave, hair trim and manicure he absolutely loved it.

Get a meal through Deliveroo. lots of choice of restaurants - everything from pasta, pizzas, curries, asian, hamburgers etc so tan suit everyone including children.

According to Myrtle from Mandy & Myrtle they are ‘like wearing bread on your feet’

or you may try something like this
www.virginexperiencedays.co.uk/

there are much more of these if you google experience days

Exhaltedwombat ….. wow!!
I absolutely do not expect a big fuss for my birthday. However dh does always try to do something nice.
There is often something lost in the written word but you have taken me aback…. As though I was trying to give so that I would get. Sorry if your comment has come across wrongly or I have misunderstood.

Thank you all who have taken the time to put forward what has worked for you. Some I have done and some others for me to think about.

Is their a tool he would like ( even though he might not use it)
Plus a book on his favourite subject or Guinness Book of Records———- I try to listen all year to what he mentions he might need or like,extremely hard.Can you put a photo album together of his life ?Or order one on line——- I remember my Mum buying my Dad a pillow! Good luck

What about a magazine subscription? I have The Oldie which is good it’s a good mix of articles. I’ve tried The Spectator which is a bit more politically minded. Readers Digest possibly or a mag attached to one of his interests.

I would definitely have a gathering, blow the expense after all this time locked up. If you don’t want that how about a weekend away, just one night in a hotel and meal out for the two of you. As for present as yo7 get older we can but what we want really and sometime a small thought out present is just the job. For one of my husbands birthdays I bought him a footplate ride on a steam engine, he was over the moon.

Go to M&S get some nice underwear and let him unwrap you and put a bit of spice back into his birthday, beats a pair of socks any day.

We don't really do presents - if either of us wants something, we get it. However for Christmas and Birthdays he likes a bag of chocolate buttons, and sometimes a book - if there is a particular one that he likes.
And he hates surprises!

Along with the family get together- marks &Spencer do platters of sandwiches, finger foods etc - if you have the time put together a photo album of him throughout the ages and present This Is Your Life Style - he’s old enough to remember the show lol!

I had other half and daughter hitting 70 and 30 respectively in the last fortnight, along with a 60th and 6 others in September. Ouch!
Just for fun I booked for the pair of them to go on Segways, really hit the spot. Might be a bit of a change?

As he loves reading how about a subscription to Mr B’s Emporium? My daughter did this for me and I shall receive a book a month for 6 months based on the info I gave them! The books are beautifully wrapped plus the surprise is just that ! A Surprise!!

Joint membership
To Historic Houses assoc. got it for hubby in June , he loves it. We go all over the country!

Historic houses association joint membership.

Speaking from a male perspective, the most memorable present my wife ever bought me was a day’s hire of an Aston Martin. Not cheap - but unforgettable.