Thoughtful gift ideas and gift guides
Thoughtful gift ideas, with a straight answer on who each one suits and who should skip it.
Graduation gift ideas
- Graduation Gifts for High School Boys Who Say They Don't Want Anything14 graduation gifts for high school boys, from a $16 cord case to a Carhartt duffel, for college, trades and first cars.
- How Much Money to Give for Graduation, Depending on Who You AreHow much money to give for graduation, by relationship: what Emily Post and Western Union say, why no rule exists, and 12 good ways to hand over cash.
- Graduation Gifts for Friends, From Classmates to Your Best Friend14 graduation gifts for friends, from an under-$10 classmate mug to a friendship lamp for a best friend moving away, each with a line for the card.
- Graduation Gifts for High School Girls, From Dorm Room to Keepsake13 graduation gifts for high school girls, from scrunchies to dorm picks to sterling silver, sorted by budget, each with a line to write in the card.
- Graduation Gifts for Nurses and Nursing Students13 graduation gifts for nurses, nursing students and new RNs, from a free afternoon of chores to a chronograph watch, each with a card line and what to skip.
- Graduation Gifts for Your Daughter, and What to Write With Them13 graduation gifts for your daughter, from small keepsakes to a splurge watch, each with a line for the card. Picks from mom, from dad or from both.
Anniversary gift ideas
- 1-Year Anniversary Gifts for Your Boyfriend That Prove You Were Paying Attention1-year anniversary gifts for your boyfriend, from a $7.79 wallet card to an $85 hand-cut map, each with a line for the card and who should skip it.
- Anniversary Gifts by Year: Traditional and Modern, From Paper to DiamondAnniversary gifts by year, traditional and modern, in one table from year 1 to 60, plus 14 picks by material and a note on where the lists disagree.
- Anniversary Gifts for a Long-Distance Boyfriend or Girlfriend, and What to WriteAnniversary gifts for a long-distance boyfriend or girlfriend, from a $14.99 pillowcase to $237 touch frames, for the days you can't be in the room.
- Anniversary Gifts for Your Daughter and Son-in-Law That Don't Come With AdviceAnniversary gifts for your daughter and son-in-law, or your son and his wife: 12 picks from free to $175, none of which come with advice.
- Anniversary Gifts for Older Couples Who Already Have Everything14 anniversary gifts for older couples, from a $30 card deck to a $168 gold record, plus no-shopping ideas, card lines, and what to skip for seniors.
- Anniversary Gifts for Parents That Feel Like a Thank You13 anniversary gifts for parents, from a $23.99 photo frame to a $180 world map, with a line to write for each one and what to skip for mom and dad.
- Anniversary Gifts for Your Husband, and the Words to Go With Them13 anniversary gifts for your husband, from a $10 fill-in book to a $240 watch set, with a card line for each gift and the presents to skip this year.
- Anniversary Gifts for Your Wife That Say You Still Notice14 anniversary gifts for your wife, from an $18 puzzle of reasons to a $195 engraved watch, with a card line for each and the gifts to skip this year.
Grief and Sympathy gift ideas
- Sympathy Gift Ideas for After Everyone Else Goes Home11 sympathy gift ideas for the first days and the quiet months after, from free ideas to keepsakes, with who should skip each and a line for the card.
- Sympathy Gifts for Loss of Mother, for Now and for Mother's Day11 sympathy gifts for loss of mother: a meal now, then her recipes, a home for her jewelry, a note before Mother's Day.
Depression gift ideas
Illness and Recovery gift ideas
- Get Well Gift Ideas for People Too Tired to Say Thank You12 get well gift ideas, from $10 socks to soup at the door, for hospital stays and slow recoveries. Who each one suits, who should skip it, what to write.
- Gifts for Someone Going Through Chemo, and What to Ask Before You Send Them12 gifts for someone going through chemo, from a free ride to soft cotton layers, plus what to skip, why, and when to check with their care team first.