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Anniversary Guides

What to buy for each milestone, what other husbands chose, and what to avoid. Short, honest, no jargon.

40th Anniversary Ruby Jewelry: What to Get Your Wife

Forty years is ruby — the boldest material on the entire anniversary list. The 40th anniversary gift that does it justice is a ruby-and-diamond pi...

Fifty years is gold — a tradition older than every anniversary list ever printed. The 50th anniversary gift that does it justice is warm yellow go...

Paper is the traditional 1 year anniversary gift — and the best part of it is the note you write. But a note needs something to arrive with, and t...

Fifteen years is the crystal anniversary — and in jewelry terms, the unofficial upgrade year. The 15 year anniversary gift for your wife that land...

Twenty years is china on the original list and platinum on the modern one — and most husbands go modern, because china breaks and platinum doesn't...

Five years in, the traditional gift is wood — and the gift she actually remembers is her first serious piece of fine jewelry. The 5 year anniversa...

The silver anniversary is the biggest milestone most couples ever mark — and usually the biggest gift of the marriage so far. The 25th anniversary...

The modern 10th anniversary gift is diamond jewelry — and the good news is you don't have to be original, you have to be right. Most husbands get ...

Seven milestones, eight to ten pieces each — and the most-chosen one is marked.