Do you celebrate your anniversary?

shellsuit

My view on anniversaries is that they are for the couple to celebrate/exchange cards/presents/go out for a meal etc...

My Mum rang me for something a couple of weeks ago and mentioned that I'd forgotten her anniversary. Why would I remember, it wasn't my wedding day was it?!

I'm getting married in just over 3 weeks and would like to think that in the future me and OH would exchange cards and maybe go out for a meal, but I wouldn't expect anyone else to do anything for us, or even remember the date.

LilacPixie

Happy anniversery. It's mine in a week. Me and OH try to go out, usually to our fav restraunt for some eats and then a boozy evening and my MIL takes the kids. This year i'm pregnant and OH doesn't want too. Makes me sad too

bylromarha

Congrats - it's hard work to stay together these days I think - everything seems to tell you that indulge yourself wherever, whenever is the only way to live, so well done on getting to 10 years - here's to 10 (+10 +10 + 10...) more! :beer::beer::beer:

As for us, we stopped getting cards from the in laws year 3. We never get each other a card, normally go out for a meal together.

Our 10th wedding anniversary was last year and we had a pile of clubcard vouchers, so we went to the Maldives for 2 weeks to celebrate. As we made a big deal of the holiday to celebrate, we got a card from OHs mum.

alyth

the anniversary is personal to you and your husband - so only really the two of you should be celebrating. I wouldn't have a clue when my brother's anniversary is, it was their day not mine.

A line has to be drawn somewhere - for sure 25th or 40th anniversaries, but 10th?

Becles

Happy anniversary!

We don't send each other cards or buy gifts, and we don't get anything from anyone else either. Usually we just cook a nice meal to celebrate.

ManOnTheMoon

We celebrated our 9th month anniversary on Monday. I like to celebrate certain events and think celebrating, however small, is a positive thing. It needn't be expensive. Sometimes time is more valuable than gifts.

ka7e

We got married on New Year's Eve so we don't have a special celebration, as everywhere is busy and booked up months in advance! We usually remember to get each other a card (but not always!) and we get one with a gift, from my sister, one or two of my brothers, my parents and our children.

I always buy a card and pressie for my sister's anniversary, but not my brother's - his is Christmas Eve and I'm too busy thinking of other things. I've always bought card and presents for my parents but unfortunately my Dad died earlier this year. I still took my Mum some flowers, it was an important day for her and needed to be marked.

notsayingaword

Happy anniversary OP. It's our first wedding anniversary tomorrow but we have been together for nearly 12 years. DH is working a late shift tomorrow so I'll only see him for a few minutes in the morning before I go to work. I have bought him a card and chocolate, and he bought me some red roses today. I'm not bothered about celebrating every anniversary but wanted to mark our first year of marriage. We were planning to go out for a meal on Saturday but tbh I'd rather stay at home and watch X Factor and Strictly, and have a family meal out on Friday instead!

I don't celebrate anyone else's anniversary's because as far as I'm concerned that's their day, not mine! I only acknowledge milestone anniversaries.

WASHER

I've been married fourteen years, we don't exchange cards or buy gifts for each other or even go out for a meal, my OH will generally say a day or two after the anniversary date, "we got married around this time, didn't we".

We don't even buy birthday cards for each other.

I didn't marry him for the anniversary card or gift, I married him cause I love him, and I don't need a card from OH to show his love for me.

Happy Anniversary OP, may you have a long and happy marriage.

WASHER.x.

ailuro2

It is tin or aluminium for a tenth anniversary if you buy into old superstitions or new marketing ploys.

We celebrate our anniversary by saying Happy Anniversary to each other, but don't waste a fiver on a card x 2. We can tell each other how much we love each other any day of the week ( and do!) to us that's more important than a Hallmark card and a bunch of flowers from the garage.

It's our tenth anniversary next year, I said to DH he should take me back to Vegas to celebrate ( we got married there) :rotfl: but he's poo pooed the idea. In all honesty my sensible head would too - we've had lots of hols lately and need to work on the house next year