Anniversary gifts without repeating yourself

After a few years, an anniversary arrives with a simple problem: everything obvious has already been given. Jewellery, perfume, dinner — all done, sometimes more than once.

What works better is a gift that creates a shared experience rather than a personal object. A spa set for two, a massager, mood lighting for the living room, a cocktail kit or a small projector for a film night — all consumed together, which is rather the point of the date.

If you do go for jewellery, the trick is choosing something wearable every day rather than only for occasions. An everyday piece looks less luxurious on opening but gets ten times the use, and in the long run that's what gets remembered.