What he likes Possible ideas
Jewelry - Necklaces, rings, watches, and
other guy-appropriate jewelry
Music - CDs or merchandise from his
favorite band
- iTunes or other online music gift
card
- A musical instrument so he can
learn his favorites
Sports - Tickets to his favorite team (may
need to plan ahead if they’re not
local)
- A day at the park playing
catch/basketball/whatever
- A gym membership (consider
getting one for each of you so you
can go together)
Romance - Dinner for two (cooked or at a
fancy restaurant)
- Cooking classes
- Gift card to a high-end cookery or
grocery store
Gaming - A game from his favorite franchise
- A gift card to a game store like
Gamestop or online service like
Steam
- Two copies of the same game so
you can play together
Clothing - An article of clothing that matches
his style
- A gift card to his favorite clothing
store
- A shopping trip to his favorite
clothing store
Art - Art from a local artist or gallery
- A trip to a local gallery (followed
by dinner)
Ways to make it special
- Pick something in his favorite color
or using his birthstone
- Find his favorite bands and use
matching software or Internet
resources to find similar sounds
- Some teams offer lunches with local
team members for donations,
volunteer hours, etc.
- If he likes one specific player, call
the team’s PR or charity department
and ask if it would possible to meet
them
- Find recipes that need a level of
skill/taste you haven’t shown in
cooking before, or ask if he can help
you cook together
- Cards to online stores ensure he
can get just the games he wants
- Suggestions or conversation about
it prior to purchase make the gift
more personal
- Try to find ways to involve him in the
choosing of clothes
- At the very least, know the return
policy and get a receipt
- Find out his level of interest in the
creation of art and use that to gauge
whether to take him to a show or do
 - Paint or other art supplies, as something else
dictated by his interests

Gardening - Books on gardening - Look up interesting (or perhaps

- Unique seeds related to what he challenging) strains and help him in
already plants or likes growing and sustaining them
- Gardening classes

Outdoors - A new bike - If you aren’t an experienced

- A new pair of running shoes outdoors person, pledge to get more
- Maps of popular area trails and into it
walking paths

Outside the box - Favor coupons (as clean as - These ideas are automatically very
coupons for doing dishes or taking personal and might be better suited
out trash, or maybe a little more to a couple who knows each other
adult) pretty well
- Handcrafted gifts, cards, etc.
- A low-budget dinner-and-a-movie
hand-cooked and selected by you
and the guy