Birthdays & Anniversaries

The Anniversary Gift For When You Are Not Sure Which Year It Is

A surprising number of couples cannot agree on when they started. There is the first date, the first proper date, the point at which it was officially declared, and the date one of you has been quietly celebrating alone. This is excellent material, provided you treat the confusion as a joint problem.

Make the dispute the centrepiece

A formal document listing all candidate start dates and declining to rule between them is funnier than picking one.

Celebrate anyway

The uncertainty is the joke; the affection should be unambiguous.

Set a precedent

Use the gift to declare an official date going forward, so the argument ends here.

What makes it personal

List both versions of the story. The discrepancy is the personalization.

What we would make

Government-Issued Relationship Report Card — $4.99

An absurdly official two-page assessment of their merits, infractions and continued eligibility — affectionate, specific and very formally typeset.

  • An official ruling on the disputed commencement date, with evidence from both parties.
  • A card celebrating 'the approximate anniversary' with complete sincerity inside.
  • A coupon booklet valid from whichever date turns out to be correct.
MAKE THEIR RELATIONSHIP REPORT

Also worth considering: Digital Emergency Card & Envelope, Relationship Coupon Booklet.

How it works

  1. Answer a short set of questions about the person — habits, history, the running jokes.
  2. We write the gift from your answers and show you the finished thing.
  3. Pay $4.99 once, then download the clean file or send the private link.

Questions

Is this too flippant for an anniversary?
The framing is light; the content follows your answers and can be warm throughout.
Can I include both dates?
Yes, that is generally the funniest version.
How fast is it?
A few minutes from start to finish.

Ready when you are

About four minutes from here to a finished gift. You see the whole thing before you pay.

MAKE THEIR RELATIONSHIP REPORT