  | FeatureOne Hundred Ways to Say “I Love You”Anniversary gifts that last a lifetimeThe Beatles had it half right. Money can't buy you love. It can, however, as it is in the case of anniversary gifts, make your years together a lot more romantic.
The Newlywed YearsFirst Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Paper Modern Gifts: Clocks Gemstone: Gold jewelry, pearl or peridot Color: Gold or yellow Flower: Orange blossom or pansy Buy: Board games and puzzles, a calendar, books, stationary, tickets to a concert (or a Lobo women's volleyball game) or a painting from a local artist. Have cherished photographs professionally framed. Buy a fashion wristwatch for your mate or an antique clock you can both enjoy in your home. Make: Arrange a bouquet of paper flowers, or write a love letter on the back of a postcard from somewhere meaningful to you both.
The Stability YearsNinth Anniversary
Silver 101Luminous, elegant silver is a perpetual classic. Unfortunately, silver tarnishes over time (thus your grandmother's annual silver-polishing parties), but new tarnish-resistant alloys are making sterling silver more attractive than ever.
The Milestone Years50th Anniversary
 Real-Life LoveRoberto and ConnieYears together: 341969, Cuernavaca, Mexico. He's studying at a ministry institute to become a Catholic priest. She's a nun enrolled in an intensive Spanish course.
 Real-Life LoveJoshua and RobinYears together: Four and a halfThey hung out for five days. Then he proposed.
 Real-Life LovePhilippe and SarahYears together: 12 and a halfPhilippe Bonneau wasn't looking for a wife when he placed the personal ad.
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