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What are some Great Engagement Gifts for Him?

posted at 1/29/2012 10:22 PM EST on theknot.com
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 UndecidedHello. I have heard that some fiance's give their men an engagement present which he can show off while the girl shows off her ring. I really like that idea and wanted to hear if anyone else had did that had any gift suggestions.
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 I've never heard of such a thing. I have heard some men like wearing e-rings themselves, so I suppose if your FI really wanted something, you could get him a ring.


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 I've never heard of this.  I didn't get my FI anything, and he didn't want anything either.  The point of an engagement ring isn't to show it off to anyone, so I'm not sure why I'd get FI something to "show off" in return.
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posted at 1/30/2012 12:20 AM EST on theknot.com
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 I haven't heard of this.  I have heard of 'mangagement rings' but don't personally know anyone who has one.  It's more common to give him a wedding gift, like a watch or cufflinks, although it's not mandatory.
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 It is a tradition in my family that the lady give her new fiance a gift, but never anything that he shows off. My Grandad got a signent ring, NOT a mangagement ring, my father got a snowmobile, and my fiance got a Savage 30 odd 6, and no he does not carry it around and show it off.
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 I got FI and very nice camera as an E present, but he doesn't show it off.
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 I've heard of giving your fiance a gift but didn't do it.

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 I gave my fiance a new set of golf clubs for an "engagement gift." I didn't feel like I had to get him something and it's not a tradition in our families or anything. It was just something I wanted to do for him.
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 I'm going to assume, OP, that you don't mean that either you or your (soon-to-be?) FI plan to walk around showing off your engagement gift to any and all. If, however, you actually do mean that, don't do it. We understand how excited you are, but the people who actually want to see your ring or whatever you get your FI will ask to see it. Other people will find that behavior obnoxious and tacky.

I proposed to my FI with a very nice pen - and we're not talking a Bic - which I had engraved with our initials. I chose this because he carries pens all the time, and I wanted something that he would carry with him. I've heard of other women buying nice watches, sometimes with the same budget as for the ring. Some men wear engagement rings, as well. (I hate the term "mangagement ring." This is no different than what women wear, so why give it a different name?) My dad did this 35 years ago.

There are a lot of options, and PPs list even more. What would your gentleman like?

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 A new toy (snowblower, tv, game console, ATV) or sentimental thing (watch, ring) are things I've heard of as a gift for the man.

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 I gave my FH a IPad2 and a new toolbox for the shop.  He has been eyeing it for months and wouldn't buy it because he was "saving".  I will probably get him something else but idk yet.
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 Hello,

My FI's birthday was about 15 days after he proposed.  So for his birthday I went way overboard... thus, I understand the feeling of wanting to reciporate with an extra nice gesture.

I got him some Ray Bans, two bottles of really nice red wine, a magazine subscription, some shirts, etc.  (The wine is bottle by Bell winery and is a San Diego Chargers label wine.  He loved it!)

The funny thing is - he refers to his sunglasses as his engagement gift.  They let him see the world through his new eyes; with a new viewpoint.

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 i surprised him with a springfield 1911. he had no idea that i even had my FOID licence so he was very surprised. he doesn't show it off to anyone, and he is even nervous to go shooting with it because it's so clean and perfect right now.
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