I thoguht I should get her a little something as she's off to uni, even thoguh it's not actually that far away but my brain has turned to mush, any ideas?
Are you sure you're prepared for the sort of answers you're about to get?
*pulls up a chair* this should be good.
I wouldn't bother. She's unlikely to be your girlfriend much longer.
wot andy said
One of these...............
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shall I be the first to suggest large box of condoms? 😉
DIY chlamydia test kit?
a book token? I hear they're quite expensive and leave less funds for alcopops and ecstacy
I was going to suggest a dildo. But I guess she`ll be getting enough of the real thing there anyways.
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a train ticket to go and visit perennial forum pervert SFB, that should put her off men just long enough to want to see you again after 3 years and touch nothing in between.
A book token is a good idea despite how unexciting it is.
Aren't you divorcing your wife for her? What else could she possibly want? 😯
Oh, of course, condoms....
A divorce?
... no, wait, [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/diy-divorce-question ]that's already sorted[/url]
You like an uncomplicated life, dont you?
😉
Edit: Damn! Beaten by the Lawyer. One sniff of a divorce and they're in there like a shot!
I realised what the responses would all be as soon as I clicked send post, now I'm going to pull up a chair and laugh, or am I not allowod to do that? Should I be getting all defensive lol.
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some decent coffee?
pcb - MemberDIY chlamydia test kit?
That would be on my list as a returning pressie 😉
JCornford - i'd at least get a little bit upset, does the baying throng good to smell a little blood
Stoner, life would be boring without a few complications, but no they are two completely seperate things.
Good point Michael.......
HOW DARE YOU IMPLY SUCH THINGS
Do you think that's sufficent? I even used the caps lock.
Your girlfriend and your divorce are completely seperate things? I find that hard to understand lol.
I too would suggest the chastity belt.
Well the first was in the pipeline and paper work had been bought etc before the second one turned up, it's just taken me months to find it all after moving house.
Oh, OK. Then it would be quite romantic to hire someone to have your wife killed, just to really make the point that you love your girlfriend. 🙂
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The rubber ducky that's just a little bit fowl. This cute little bath companion will bring a smile to your face. How clever to take a standard rubber ducky, insert a powerful vibrating waterproof motor and suddenly bath time just became a lot more interesting and productive. I mean, honestly, what else are you going to do? There's only so much staring at the ceiling in a candlelit bathroom while listening to Enya that normal people are prepared to do.
Now you can just reach over and grab your little discrete Ducky, and umm, "cough" use it's powerful vibrating action to soothe your tired muscles. Which is what it's for. Really.
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/luv-duck/index.html
no again wait..she'll be going to Uni... once again no need.
Maybe this could be an activity we could enjoy together before she goes away?
you can get a rubber fetish version of that duck, far filthier 🙂
activity we could enjoy = are you referring to the rubber duck or having your wife killed?
I wrote that before the duck appeared.
*L*, sick man, sick, sick
Ok, what about a nice bag to carry her books, files etc in, a dictaphone or tape recorder for recording lectures, a cappucino machine as she will be staying up late studying, or maybe one of those cheap laptop computers that are 10" or less which she can carry around more eaily than a big laptop?
Or are these ideas too sensible?
Dictaphone?!!! No, I use my finger like everyone else?!
Sensible? Non?! 😀
A compact camera so she can record all the fun she's having (without you...sorry, had to throw that in, in the spirit of the thread).
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to stop her getting sore
Good save guitarmanjon other wise that could have been a nice thoughtful reply.
Ha ha ha this is keeping me amused on an otherwise boring day.
does she like music?.. a copy of the Eagles greatest hits...
Lyin' Eyes
(D. Henley, G. Frey)
City girls just seem to find out early
How to open doors with just a smile
A rich old man and she won't have to worry
She'll dress up all in lace and go in style
Late at night, a big ole house gets lonely,
I guess every form of refuge has it's price
And it breaks her heart to think her love is only
Given to a man with hands as cold as ice.
So she tells hims he must go out for the evening
To comfort an old friend who's feeling down
But he knows where she's going as she's leaving
She's headed for the cheatin' side of town.
How about a good study guide?
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Ok, what about a nice bag to carry her books, files etc in, a dictaphone or tape recorder for recording lectures, a cappucino machine as she will be staying up late studying, or maybe one of those cheap laptop computers that are 10" or less which she can carry around more eaily than a big laptop?Or are these ideas too sensible?
It has been a while since you went to uni, right?
A bag to carry her books - lol, she'll be in the first year (i assume) and most students don't discover the library until way into their second year.
Dictafone - that will be useful for the first two weeks. After that student realise that a) the recordings are useless and b) listening back takes time out of sleep/drinking time.
LOL @ up late studying and who needs coffee when pro-plus is so cheap.
Netbooks are only useful if the computer will be carried about alot - so the library for example... as if.
Yours,
a cynical lecturer preparing for the start of term.
Dictaphone?
she'll be getting enough but I doubt she'll be using them on the phone.
🙂
Oh flip - well I am sorry if that isn't the word I am looking for.
For the record I could actually do with some sound recording equipment (I wont use that word again) for my field research for my MSc, as I am hoping to make both music recordings and interview people in Spanish where it will help to record in full in case of translation mistakes by myself at the time.
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Look at it positively. You're the winner in the long run. She'll be far more experienced, and therefore better at it, when she gets back
Awww all those filthy blokes! Wouldnt expect anything less though 🙂
I would recommend some stationary, useful, but you want to go for something pretty.
Try [url= http://www.sukie.co.uk/index.html ]SUKIE[/url] they make some lovely stuff. I have one of the letter writing sets and when my hubby was working overseas I sent some love letters to him.
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love letters!
she's 19. Probably never hand written more than a single sentence.
a pack of A4 inkjet paper so she can print out LOLZ would be more useful.
Binners - that took me back - the old Bucking Bronco postion.........
take your (new) lover from behind - when they say how good it is simply state 'yes, but the ex was better' and hold on tight....... 😀
i know, i know - door's that way >>>>
Its a shame that the art of letter writing is perhaps a thing of the past. Its pretty soul destroying just having bills and junk through the post box, when you get a card or hand written letter its a lovely feeling.
Im 26 and like most modern ladies use email/txting, but if my husband was to leave me a love note or send a letter its much more of a turn on than a txt saying 'fncy a qk 1 2nte?', believe it or not!
For the record I could actually do with some sound recording equipment (I wont use that word again) for my field research for my MSc, as I am hoping to make both music recordings and interview people in Spanish where it will help to record in full in case of translation mistakes by myself at the time.
For research purposes a dictafone is essential. For lectures, not a fan.
Does your moby not have a "record" feature?
My cheapo Nokia 6300 does the job fine.
depends if you are paying someone to transcribe the recordings.
Get friendly with the friends she's leaving behind... if you've got toned legs and are reasonably fit they'll be queuing up. this could be useful come late january....
[i]a love note or ... a letter [is] much more of a turn on than a txt saying 'fncy a qk 1 2nte?'[/i]
I realise where I've been going wrong. Damn.
Having been a thoroughly dirty basterd at uni I can confirm that all you have to do is ask and its given with the average/common/most ones. The bright clued-up girls preferred my surfing, long-haired Ibiza-clubbing mate though 🙁
Slightly cleaner idea you could get a photo frame the sort you download pics onto and programme to change everyso often and loved marsdenmans post
That's a nice idea ^^^^^^^^^
Don't get one that's too big though, so it can fit in the bedside table drawer. She won't want your mug leering at her while she's working her way through the men's first XV.
[i]send a letter its much more of a turn on than a txt saying 'fncy a qk 1 2nte?', believe it or not! [/i]
I find a photo message works much better but always have to double check and double check again to make sure it's going to the Mrs.
a letter may be great but with our postal network it would take weeks to arrive!
most female students I know (besides me) are really into their tea or coffee. I would suggest coffee making device or speciality teas (spanish hot chocolate is also good)
GOT IT!
pillows! i've seen the films, girls always have pillow fights in their dorm/halls
a girl I lived with was always wearing a dressing gown. was useful for tea/toast/hangover meals in the kitchen and other communal areas. this might help your girlfriend to turn into a bit of a slob though
can also be loaned out for the 'walk of shame'
a webcam.
so you can watch, you filthy beggar.
hooorah
a webcam.so [s]you[/s] we can [i]all[/i] watch
Best one so far!
funny, its the second thing i thought of - the first was a pregnancy test kit.
Are you fat simon by any chance?
Don't get one that's too big though, so it can fit in the bedside table drawer. She won't want your mug leering at her while she's working her way through the men's first XV.
We're forgetting that many young ladies often experiment with their lesbian side at uni.... make sure its a webcam you get her!!!
Just suprise her every so often. Be in her room waiting for her to comeback home from a night out? 8)
😆 @ kiwistu + hora!
how about a tattoo? something along the lines of:
"I have crabs, herpes and genital warts" somewhere prominent?
Get her a calculator or a penknife - she'll need to keep a record of the cock end:weekend ratio somehow.
Be in her room waiting for her to comeback home from a night out?
Stalker! And christ, in halls you'd need 4 key fobs and a pass from your mother to get in!
how about a tattoo "Property of JC" . . . .
and if she catches religion while she's there it'll still work.
Regarding letters, write her a really nice one about how good you are together, how much you'll miss her, but understand she's doing something amazing, your love will get you through it, even though she's not there you'll still be thinking of her blah blah blah etc. Then hide it in her packing someone so she finds it when she is unpacking.
Be in her room waiting for her to comeback home from a night out?Stalker! And christ, in halls you'd need 4 key fobs and a pass from your mother to get in!
Aye it'll work on two levels. Stalking and a bloody surprise.
Not directly linked but I was seeing a girl at Hudds Uni (I was at college at the time) and we had an open agreement. I let myself into her house one morning and walked up the stairs and softly knocked on her bedroom door and walked in. She was in bed with her boyfriend from back home. I said 'oops, I'll comeback later!' (I did) to hear softly through the door 'who the **** was that!'
Gawd she was dirty.
At Uni I knew a girl on our course that [i]liked[/i] me and my bestmate (her longterm boyfriend used to come up and stay every weekend then Sunday evening driveback for work on a Monday morning).
To this day I dont know how she managed to stay awake or turn up for lectures.
USB sticks, laptop, pens, paper-notepad and an alarm clock.
Roadtrip on dvd...
Hora
You are truly a real comfort 😆
Hora, where are the pics, mate?
I wouldn't get her pregnant...would be a waste of her Uni time...
tankslapper/Hairchested. The memories are flooding back now. Alot I wont put on a forum.
😀
This is what my woman's getting when she starts at a different uni in 2 weeks-
http://www.cyclechic.co.uk/shop/satchel-pannier-p-34.html
For what it's worth, I'm waiting for the day she comes back saying she has a lesbian lover there, she certainly had enough of them at the one I'm at 🙄
Buy her a bike in your size and keep it at your place.
At least you'll still be riding that 3 months down the line.
So, when I was at uni, there wasn't a single long distance relationship that made it through the three or four years. Not even the ones we all thought would.
Lets put the op's mind at rest with your stories of how you or people you know made it through unscathed...