Wedding Anniversary

Congratulations on your 47th anniversary. You've just reminded me that it's our wedding anniversary on Sunday, must get DH a card. We'll both get the in the same shop and hide them until the day! We don't buy presents but will probably go to our favourite restaurant for lunch.

Congratulations on your 42nd anniversary we celebrated our 42 anniversary whilst on holiday this year, I took a card with me, but DH said he didn’t think of that. Usually I get flowers but this year he bought me some hair mist( it was Chanel) so I was delighted. Most years it’s a meal out usually with the family, so this year was totally different.

It was our 58th on Tuesday. We both forgot! The fact that we are still together is enough for me.

I’m inclined to agree with that. There’s nothing wrong with dropping heavy hints beforehand. Many men are hopeless at remembering dates and need prompting.

As an old timer with 64 years of marriage clocked up, I'd ask you 'do you expect him to read your mind?'

Just had my 68th birthday, despite being retired & not having anything that takes up all his time my husband forgot/ran out of time to get me anything, no card, acknowledgment, gift (he knows I have an Amazon list of ideas so doesn’t even have to think of gift ideas himself) He then gets ‘upset’ that he ‘forgot’ so people tell him it’s ok & that it’s the length of our marriage that matters
But I matter, it’s the lack of thought that hurts & cuts through like a knife

Next year send some to yourself from local florist / Eflorist / Prestige Flowers - open them and say "How Thoughtful" "What a lovely thing to do - I so enjoy roses" - DH may get the hint!

It may set the tone for your 50th!

Happy Anniversary

I’m sorry you were disappointed, OP - 💐.

Our 50th was in June. Dh bought me a box of Black Magic and ditto of Maltesers. I was quite happy!

What did mean a great deal was some years ago when he brought me a bouquet of flowers - I was nonplussed, since it wasn’t any special day, not to me anyway. And he’s not usually a bringer of flowers anyway.

He explained that it was 50 years to the day since we’d met. I was truly astonished that he’d known. Although I still remember the occasion very well, I had no idea even of the month, let alone the date!

petra

I’ve never put much importance on gifts, it’s the everyday kindnesses that matter.

How true. 👏👏👏

GrannyIvy

It is my 47th wedding anniversary today. We usually exchange a card and maybe a meal out but generally our celebration is low key. My husband never buys me flowers but I always hope to receive flowers on this special day. Anyway this year he proudly announced I have bought us a posh box of shortbread biscuits from the garden centre as thought we would both enjoy them. I know I shouldn’t and would not say anything but I would have loved a bunch of my roses which are my favourite flowers. I will buy myself some when I do the weekly shop later this week. I count my blessings but feel just a bit disappointed. What do others receive on an anniversary?

Congratulations on your 47th wedding anniversary. Whatever he bought you it showed he was thinking of you. By the way what did you buy for him.?

My husband and I were married for 50 years when he died and we never bought each other presents. We used to go out for a meal with our children on anniversaries and birthdays and that was enough for me. He showed me he loved me every single day of his life as I showed him.

He did buy me a dozen Red roses when I gave birth to our first son.

I miss him every single day and always will until we meet again.

We just used to exchange cards but weirdly for our 38th we decided on a night in an Edinburgh Hotel, spent the day wandering in the city and had a lovely lunch in our favourite restaurant. Less than 2 months later he died suddenly. He was the kindest man but never thought about flowers or jewellery so when what would have been our 40th anniversary arrived, I bought myself a picture at an art exhibition. I think he would have approved. For the 50th, last December, I planned to return to the hotel where we had our honeymoon however, events overtook me and I spent it in hospital instead feasting on NhS food 🙄

I’ve never put much importance on gifts, it’s the everyday kindnesses that matter.

Thst p's
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That's lovely

Thst p's lovely, paddyann

For our 30th I bought him a new wedding ring to replace the original which was lost under the floorboards and never found

Oh dear!
We lost a hamster under the floorboards once but managed to rescue her.
I lost my engagement ring for 11 months years ago, it turned up in the Christmas decorations when DH retrieved them from the attic the following December.

DH has bought me jewellery for special anniversaries, this year just a card but he cooked a meal as I was incapacitated this year.

49 years this month ,we always go back to the church where we got married.A meal out which is just we two ,he,s not great with gifts but has been known to have a piece of jewellery on an anniversary with a 0 or a 5 .For our 30th I bought him a new wedding ring to replace the original which was ost under the floorboards and never found ,the same year he replaced my engagement ring which no longer goes over my knuckle after an accident.We didn’t.t arrange this so when he took the ring out of his pocket at the altar I was very surprised and touched .He doesn’t wear the new ring except if we,re going somewhere nice ….in case he loses it

55 years this month. Unless I plan something nothing will happen.
Happy anniversary Ivy

We will have been married 54 years in October. I would be upset if DH didn't buy me something. Last year it was a stone with a butterfly painted on it.

I confess I like a little celebration - a card and a meal out - but DH's mind just doesn't work that way, so I organise the meal out and we always enjoy it.

AS GSM says What’s important is having someone at your side who you can trust. That’s worth more than all the flowers in the world.

We have been married 56 years and still enjoy being together - and that is what really matters.

Sensible post again GSM
We made it to 49 years, but I could count the cards and gifts on one hand.

We didn't quite make our 49th anniversary. I think cards would have been exchanged (DD would have got a card for him to give me) but that would be all. If we'd got to the 50th we would probably have had the family round for dinner.

Germanshepherdsmum

Be grateful you have a loving husband. Flowers are easy to buy and mean nothing. It’s how your husband treats you every day of the year that matters, not a token on an anniversary. We don’t even bother with cards and I don’t receive, or hope for, flowers. We enjoy a meal out or a takeaway to mark the day. Something we can both enjoy. What’s important is having someone at your side who you can trust. That’s worth more than all the flowers in the world.

Absolutely this with bells on.

I’m lucky to have a lovely husband and both quite romantic. Usually for me it’s a new handbag or piece of jewellery for him a watch! He has many! But really a card and time together is what matters been married 47 years.

It's our fiftyoneth in 12 days time. I thought we had been married a long time but quite a few of you have been married longer. I believe Mollygo was married a week after us.

Since our anniversary is very close to the Christmas Season, we always travel up to a favourite Hotel & Restaurant in Northern Spain.

Congratulations on your anniversary, you must be very compatible, a celebration in itself.
W, like many usually celebrate with cards and a lovely meal.
For special anniversaries we have a holiday, pushing the boat out regarding the hotel and meals.