I(26M) got my girlfriend(28F) of 10 months a very personal birthday gift and am now worried that it might be too personal and come off as creepy or stalker-like

OK, let me tell you something, OP.

When I met this guy 10 years ago, I had this idea for a Christmas gift (we'd been together for like.. 6 months).

My plan was to send him one of those old dictaphone tape recorder things. Then each following day, I'd send one more tape... it would just be counting down the days in a hoarse, breathy whisper, with trains and traffic in the background.

The countdown was for Christmas.

... and then on Christmas Day, instead of a tape, he'd receive a package.

This package was going to be a book with all kinds of fucked up shit in it. He had a habit of passing out when he got drunk, so I was going to put him in all different shirts one night and take photos of him from his bedroom window so it looked like someone kept sneaking in all the time.

Anyway, I was going to basically make like.. a stalker book with each page offering a subtle clue to his stalker... and right at the very end would be a photo of me with an idiot stupid face, giving him two thumbs up.

Now, see, I thought that was fucking hilarious... but the problem was that I made this little note for myself. Dot points for all the things I had to do to get the book done.

Dot points with things like:
- Photos of [him] through blinds - Bits of hair.
- Bird skull.
- [his name]'s tattoos printed onto leather, as if I've cut his skin off.

... he called me one night after I'd left his house.

Him: "birtardedest, we need to talk".
ME: "oh, what's up?"
Him: "I think you left something at my house"
Me: "oh man, serious? what was it?"
Him: "a... note. With dot points of shit to do with me. Like fucked up shit".
Me: wets self laughing
Him: "wtf man?" Me: "You've just fucking ruined Christmas!"

That is a stalker gift. Yours is just fucking cute and shows that you really, really appreciate her.

My gift worked out too.. this year was our 10 year anniversary.
looks lovingly at him. In pieces. In jars on my bookshelf.

KIDDING. He's voluntarily living with me of his own volition.

.eyes.

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