Ideas for National Boyfriend Day
Small, personal ways to thank your boyfriend on 3 October, whatever your budget.
The best National Boyfriend Day ideas are small and personal. Pick one that suits him, not one that suits social media.
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Say it
The three-thing note
Write down three things he does that make your life better. Be specific. Leave it in his coat pocket or on the kettle.
A voice note
Send a short voice message during his working day. It takes a minute and he can play it again.
Tell his friends
Say something kind about him in front of the people he cares about. Most men hear this far less often than they should.
Do it
Breakfast in bed
Tea or coffee the way he takes it, plus whatever he would never make for himself.
His choice, all day
He picks the food, the film and the plan. You go along with it, and you mean it.
Take a job off his list
Do the one thing he has been putting off, and tell him it is done.
Something new together
A climbing wall, a cooking class, a walk you have never done. New places make good memories.
Give it
A playlist
Songs from your time together, in order. Free, and more personal than most presents.
Something he keeps meaning to buy
The new trainers, the better headphones, the book he mentioned. Listening is the gift.
A card
A proper one, with a handwritten message. Keep it honest rather than clever.
If you are apart
Dinner on a video call
Order each other’s food to arrive at the same time and eat together on screen.
Post it
A letter or a small parcel timed to land on 3 October.
If you are single
Thank a friend
Message the mate who always turns up for you. The day is about appreciation.
Treat yourself
Take yourself out. Good company, no compromises on the menu.
Share what you do with #NationalBoyfriendDay.