What to Get Someone You’ve Just Started Dating

Navigating the dating waters can be tricky enough on any given Tuesday, but throw the holiday season and its tinsel-laden expectations into the mix and things can get real murky real fast.

First, you’re going to have to make some crucial relationship decisions, like, whether or not you’ll invite each other to the family festivities. Plus, you’ll have to decide whether or not things have gotten serious enough to find and give each other a present, and, if so, what exactly is an appropriate gift. You don’t want to be awkward in what you choose, but you also don’t want to pick something meaningless.

Stop stressing over what to get that someone you’ve just started dating and click through these gift ideas instead.

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Dating gifts… if you’re keeping it casual: scratch-off IMDb top 100 movies poster

Gamifying something you already love doing together, like watching movies, is always a good idea. This scratch-off poster encourages you to keep track of all those movies you've seen together while Netflix binging.

Official IMDb Top 100 Movies Poster, Amazon, $26.

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Dating gifts… if you’re keeping it casual: handmade glass straws

On a mission to save the planet together and saying no to straws whenever you’re out together? This set of handmade-in-Manitoba glass straws by glass-blower Brook Drabot is both aesthetically pleasing and practical.

Set of 4 Glass Blown Straws, Simons, $28.

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Dating gifts… if you’re keeping it casual: leather plant hangers

Remember the "love fern" that Kate Hudson gifts Matthew McConaughey in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days? Well, this doesn’t have to be that, but put in a few vines, like a String of Pearls or a Spider Plant into these leather hangers and you’ve got yourself one sweet pair of plants that’ll hopefully grow to last just as long as the relationship.

Set of 2 Leather Plant Hangers, Simons, $60.

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Dating gifts… if it’s complicated: comfy (do-it-all) joggers

You spend a lot of time Netflix and chilling together, but are you truly cozy when you do? Vancouver's very own DUER performance wear is makes eco-conscious clothing that can go from couch to rock climbing and hiking and more.

No Sweat Jogger Relaxed, DUER, $99.

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Dating gifts… if it’s complicated: sweet treats

Nothing says "I’m into you, but let’s take things slow" quite like a box of gourmet, decadent sweet treats. If you’re lucky, they might even share some with you.

12 Cookie Gift Box, Craig's Cookies, $37.

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Dating gifts… if it’s complicated: DIY hot sauce kit

If you’ve bonded over a shared love for making magic in the kitchen, an at-home hot sauce making kit will literally and figuratively heat things up even further.

Hot Sauce-Making Kit, Amazon, $167.

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Dating gifts… if it’s complicated: an ‘Exploding Kittens’ board game

You don’t have to go out to some trendy board game cafe/bar to get your Monopoly on. In fact, go for a more modern game, like Exploding Kittens, which can be played with two players and will get those competitive juices flowing.

Exploding Kittens Board Game, Amazon, $30.

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Dating gifts… if you’re going strong & steady: a retro Nintendo

Make all of your retro dreams come true with this retro Nintendo game system (which comes complete with built-in games). Impress your new lover with the Donkey Kong skills you first mastered back in the '90s.

Classic NES Retro Handheld Mini Game System with Built-in 620 NES Classic Edition Games, Amazon, $51.

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Dating gifts… if you’re going strong & steady: wireless photo printer

Chances are your camera roll is full of selfies together, so rather than keeping them hidden and disorganized on your phone, why print them. A mini wireless printer lets you transform your digital memories into hardcopies, plus you can add filters, borders and texts to each image.

Canon Ivy Mini Wireless Photo Printer, Amazon, $120.

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Dating gifts… if you’re going strong & steady: initial necklace

Layering fine gold necklaces is a trend that isn’t wavering, so make sure your main squeeze is earning all the style points by gifting them a handmade piece engraved with their first initial.

Initial Necklaces, Etsy, $42.

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Dating gifts… if you think you’ll get married: 5-year notebook

Remember where you went for your eleventh date together? Or the third concert you went to together? Don’t worry, they probably don’t either, but a five-year notebook, which encourages users to handwrite write a sentence or two each day of the year, will help keep those memories intact. Imagine how amusing it’ll be to look back on your relationship half a decade from now?

One Line a Day Notebook, Indigo, $25.

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Dating gifts… if you think you’ll get married: handwritten letters

If you’re in a long-distance relationship (or, even if you’re not), these Letters to Open When will make you feel instantly closer. Each book comes with 12 pages and a writing prompt on each one, like “Open when you need a pep talk” or “Open when you need a good laugh” as well as an envelope for you to slide in your handwritten letter.

Letters to Open When, Amazon, $13.

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Dating gifts… if you’re going strong & steady: art lessons

Whether you’re able to sketch life-like portraits of one another in a matter of minutes or are more of a simple stick-figure kind of couple, classes that get your creating together, like art lessons, are a fun way to spend an evening together.

Art lessons available at Michael’s locations across the country, prices vary.

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Dating gifts… if you think you’ll get married: something they need

Maybe it’s a new toiletries bag or maybe it’s a fresh grooming set that’ll help kick-start those New Year's self-care goals. Whatever it that thing may be, if your dating sitch is getting serious, you’ve probably been paying attention to something they need, and chances are, the MANSCAPED kit is it. The pack comes complete with everything they'd need: the Lawn Mower 3.0 Electric Trimmer, Ball Deodorant, Body Wash, Performance spray-on-body toner, four-piece luxury nail kit, toiletry bag and more.

MANSCAPED Perfect Package 3.0 Kit, Amazon, $140.

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