He’s arranging our first date, and I want to get him something. A small thing. A nice thing. Ideally, a thing that doesn’t make him feel obligated to find room for it in his college housing until graduation.
We’ve been talking for a bit, and I like that he’s taking care of the plans. I want to make a little effort, too. Showing up excited counts, presumably, but it’s difficult to put a ribbon on that.
Flowers are the obvious reference point. A guy brings a woman flowers, she gets something lovely, and nobody needs a detailed explanation of what the flowers are doing there. I’d like that same easy gesture for him.
I’m just not sure he’d like actual flowers. He might. I haven’t ruled out an entire branch of plant life on his behalf. I simply don’t know him well enough yet to know whether a bouquet would make his day or give him something else to carry.
We’re both nineteen and in college, so I’m thinking small. This isn’t an anniversary or an occasion for a significant financial decision. I want the gift to say, “I’m glad we’re doing this,” without requiring an accompanying statement.
That’s the part I keep coming back to: what feels like a treat to receive? Not something useful enough to count as an errand, or so personal that I’d need another six months of conversation to choose it.
He’s got the date covered. I’d love to turn up with something that makes him smile before it even starts. What’s his version of flowers?
