<p>Hey, I want to give my male friend a meaningful present for surviving through my "drama" this year. (Believe me, it was pretty bad and he had to help me calm myself down) </p>
<p>What should I give him?</p>
<p>I think you should give him something that I cannot say directly on this forum.</p>
<p>I got a couple of those kind of presents (not the kind AdmiralThomas has in mind) from girls this year for helping deal with their drama. My advice is to make it something practical that he can use (whether it be in college or whatever). Don't do a gift card - do something that has meaning between you two.</p>
<p>you can invite him to your house and you can cook him a nice dinner......and tell how much you owe him.....:) or a really nice card....</p>
<p>Baseball tickets or a nice jersey. Food is not a gift thats meaningful.</p>
<p>Food could be a meaningful gift if you cook it yourself, and if it gives you a chance to be alone to thank him again. You should probably just get him something that he would like and that requires some thought/work.</p>
<p>Why don't we combine a few presents here...you can do what B_B said and invite him to your house where you'll cook him a meal. However, I suggest coupling this with admiral's recommendations. Why don't you serve the food to him really sexy lingerie? Then maybe he'd be interested in a little "dessert." </p>
<p>:) j/k</p>
<p>Sigh! </p>
<p>Anyway, I like the food idea. Most men love food. Cook it yourself, and it would be a lovely thank-you, as well as letting you spend time together as summer begins.</p>
<p>You could also do the gift-basket thing, although I would recommend making it yourself - finding things that he really likes and putting them together. Throw a nice card on there.</p>
<p>Simply thank him. I'm as materialistic as the next American guy, but there is little that I appreciate more than sincere gratitude. That said, if he ever helped you financially, run like heck. He will want his money back.</p>
<p>food and gift, i think we have a winner.....</p>
<p>I agree with food too, can never go bad with that. Gift card to Spencers or The Sharper Image</p>
<p>write a really nice letter thanking him and reminding him of everything he did for you and how it helped you... etc. not just a thank you card, but a really nice letter.</p>
<p>and perfume the letter....</p>
<p>so is this just a friend or a boyfriend? :D</p>
<p>a potential boyfriend :p</p>
<p>didn't you use to make every post a different color? or that was someone else</p>
<p>oh i guess you can count my suggestion out....</p>
<p>yeah i used to
all of my old threads like on page 3 & 4 have the crazy colors
like hot pink and orange and green and blue and everything
seems like so long ago
i can't believe i created 81 threads. dang. talk about no life.</p>
<p>a shame that it stopped! made it more colorful and cheery here, heh</p>
<p>No, don't use food. I absolutely love food and I admit that even the most delicious cookies created only a transient memory. Music (cd's) don't have a strong emotional appeal either. You want to associate yourself with a gift that truly represents you! The gift = you.</p>
<p>I'd suggest you write a letter, draw a picture, or make a scrapbook for the friend. You can add on extraneous gifts but make sure the written gift is the focus. I remember getting an online birthday card from a great female friend a few months back, and I cried. I'm a big guy and I never cry, but the simple ecard invigorated such strong emotions that I could not hold my feelings in. She drew a silly little picture, but I could tell she spent a ton of time on it and I spent the remainder of that month smiling and thinking about it. Do something cute, compassionate. Men love their women that way, and if your gift can somehow portray this delicate aspect of you, your friend will cherish it forever.</p>
<p>Good luck,
Eric</p>