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39 Gifts For Your Significant Other That Are Secretly For You, Too

It's like getting two for the price of one.

What a year! The holidays are finally here! And while we’re doing our best to make sure the products we feature will arrive in time, shipping times are especially tricky this year, so we suggest shopping as early as you can.

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1. A question per day journal with lines for both you and your SO, leading to interesting discussion on topics like "Where would you like to travel together?", "What does your partner's laugh sound like?" and "What's the softest thing you're wearing today?"

2. An Amazon Echo Dot that'll be a a time- and space-saving way to settle all your arguments (and prove you're right, of course).

The echo dot

3. A 7" memory foam wedge pillow designed to keep snorers in a ~quieter~ sleeping position — helping them (and you, duh) sleep better every night.

The pillow at a 30 degree incline

4. A bottle of odor-busting Poo-Pourri, because their deuces make you want to say ✌️ to your home for the rest of the day.

Two bottles of original citrus poopourri on the toilet

5. A subscription to Shaker and Spoon, a monthly box delivered right to your door to bring you all the ingredients you need to whip up three tasty cocktail recipes each month. You both need a good happy hour in 2020.

An example box with limes, spices, mixers, and recipe cards

6. A shrunk-down tabletop air hockey game to make your home feel like a date night out to an arcade. Love means never having to leave the house to play air hockey.

kids and a grownups playing the tabletop game

7. A velvety matte liquid lipstick that'll never transfer onto your skin, whether they're pecking you on the cheek or opting for an entire makeout sesh.

Lips with different skin tones all wearing the red lipstick

8. An all natural beard balm made with vegan, organic ingredients like argan and avocado oils, plus shea butter and aloe to nourish skin and soften coarse hairs. You're tired of their beard being the scratchiest!

9. An Amazon Fire TV stick (it's 50% faster than the last generation!) you can simply plug into your existing TV and stream all the shows, movies, and music you want. Enjoy it with your partner for an at-home date night, or by yourself when you simply can't wait for them to watch that next episode of Riverdale.

The HDMI stick and remote

10. A Keith Morrison tee that'll be a double whammy whenever they wear it: 1. you'll both immediately have to spend the day watching Dateline (or the true crime media of your choice), and 2. you get a compliment!

A white tee with Keith Morrison's face and text "you light up a room"

11. Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs, a useful and pretty photography guide so they can develop their burgeoning interest... and also so they'll take pics guaranteed to up your 'gram followers.

The book

12. A sampler kit of aperitifs so they'll make *both* of you a happy hour drink on a regular basis. These are perfect for sipping on the rocks or making into cocktails or spritzes, because everyday bubbly celebrations are a gift unto themselves.

The four bottles

13. A Hello Fresh gift subscription, because they've expressed an interest in learning to cook, but you're expressed NO interest in tasting their weird experiments.

The recipe card and completed steak and couscous dinner

14. A beautiful blank genealogy chart so you can trace your family trees together for display on your wall.

15. A pair of stylish slim-fit joggers if you're tired of seeing them in those ratty, holes-everywhere sweatpants. Now you won't be embarrassed to be seen with them on last-minute grocery runs.

16. A scratch off map of the world you can fill out to encourage future trips together. Any place that's still gold? Plan a vacation! Plus it comes with a separate U.S. map for scratching off individual states.

A family scratching off the gold map on a black background

17. A stovetop espresso maker (with a Lichtenstein-inspired design!) that'll brew two cups at once — meaning they basically have no excuse not to make one for you at the same time.

The yellow pot with two espresso cups

18. Or a half-gallon cold brew maker, because mornings will go much more smoothly when there's enough delicious iced coffee to go around. Just twist the lid and pour — and be on your way.

The three steps for making cold brew: fill with grounds, brew, then enjoy

19. A Prime membership to give the gift of free two-day shipping, streaming movies, TV, and music, exclusive products and deals, and a selection of Kindle e-books. It's not like you're going to use it too.... or will you?

The Prime Membership banner

20. A super slim Anker portable battery with two USB ports so ~both~ of your devices can be charging at the same time. Oh, and by the way, it has over 32,000 FIVE-STAR REVIEWS!

The charging capacities

21. A three-inch memory foam mattress topper so *your* sleep will never be interrupted when *they* toss and turn. Maybe a mattress topper seems like a weird present, but honestly the gift of a good night's sleep is the best gift of all.

A reviewer's hand imprint with text "love the squish"

22. The newest version of the Kindle Paperwhite with a glare-free backlit screen that looks like an actual book page, so they won't keep you up when they can't put their book down. Turn the lamp off, once and for all! Aaaand (in this newest gen) they can use a warm backlight setting to help them sleep too.

The glare-free tablet

23. Or a hands-free book light that'll simply hang around their neck and focus all the glow on the page — not on your sleeping face. Plus, they won't have to keep adjusting it from page to page, creating less noise.

24. A hilarious yet useful cuddling pillow so they can feel the joy of being the little spoon... without your arm falling asleep.

A model being spooned by the pillow shaped like a torso with an arm

25. A nifty notepad perfect for sending little love letters to each other. You can fill out the top one when you give it to them — and the rest of the pad? Guess they'll be sent to you! 😍

the "what I love about you" notepad with suggestions of what to say

26. BuzzFeed Tasty Ultimate cookbook, a collection of 150 recipes, kitchen hacks, and the best techniques, because you've watched the videos like a bajillion times together, and you want them to cook one for you, dangit!

The cover of the book

27. Or an Instant Pot for whipping up press-the-button-and-watch-the-magic-happen dishes and meals — maybe they'll finally ~get cooking~ on all those recipes they have saved.

The instant pot with a noodle dish inside and text "delicious one put meals made 70% faster"

28. A straight-up closet doubling hanging rack to help organize their stuff... and also give YOU significantly more closet room.

A reviewer's closet with two of the rods installed

29. A plush corgi they'll fall in love with so hard, they'll finally acquiesce to your wish to finally get a pupper of your own.

30. A sushi-making kit so you can both save money by whipping up rolls at home rather than frequenting Seamless a little too often.

The kit

31. A set of Lapcos sheet masks take your beauty-obsessed boo's at-home spa night to the next level. Not only do these feel great, but reviewers actually swear by them for glowier skin. And when your S.O. asks you to join in on the fun on your next movie night, so will you!

Several of the sheet masks with a glass of wine

32. Queer Eye: Love Yourself. Love Your Life., so you can reap all the rewards of a Fab Five makeover, complete with tips and tricks & dos and don'ts for fashion, food, decor, style, and even self-branding help.

The cover of the book

33. A pair of Han and Leia pillowcases to express your love on the daily — with the added bonus of never getting your pillows mixed up again.

The two pillowcases: one that says I love you with princess leia's hairstyle, the other with "I know" and a blaster

34. A crepe-making set complete with 12-inch nonstick griddle, wooden spreader, and spatula to ensure the lightest, thinnest crepes outside of Paris.

35. And a stylish tray with raised edges so those crepes can be delivered for breakfast in bed without making a big ole mess.

The black tray with dessert, tea, and a laptop

36. A Little Box of Date Nights with 60 cards of activities to ~spice up your life~ so you don't have to resort to "Idk, what do YOU want to do?"

The box of cards

37. A copy of the Llama Sutra that'll put the ~adult~ in "adult coloring." Talk about an 😉 activity book😉!

The cover of the book

38. A glass mug that'll really come in handy when one of you is deciding when to ask a favor early in the morning.

39. An elegant cheese board with cracker slots, because your 2022 resolution is more wine-and-cheese dinners just for two — and this board miiiight just have enough room.

The cheese board with suggested layout

You, as you plan out your totally-selfless-no-skin-in-the-game present:

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