The best gift ideas for couples
Here's what to get for the Posh and Becks in your life.
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Leah Stodart
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Leah Stodart
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Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers and tests essential home tech like vacuums and TVs, plus eco-friendly hacks. Her ever-evolving experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.
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We've got your back at this time of year. We've already given you a handful of gift guides for specific people, from best gifts for gamers to best gifts for men. But maybe we're missing something. Because you're not always gifting to one single individual. That's where couples gifts come in.
So, when is it acceptable to give a joint gift? You might not know either partner well enough individually to give a personal gift, but you know you have to get them something. Your cousin might have married a horrendous guy but you can't give a gift only to her right in front of him. Or you might need to buy one gift instead of two if you're on a budget.
Of course, there's also the best case scenario: They're both your best friends and you'd love to find your favourite pair a gift that they can both use together, forever.
Instead of gifting some atrocious teapot set that looks like it's straight off your grandma's wedding registry from 1940, we're suggesting modern stuff that can improve their lives on a daily basis. These are items to slow down mornings where they barely get to see each other, to spice up date night, to make keeping track of kids easier, or just to celebrate finding each other.
It may seem like just another tech gadget to you, but to them, it's the helping hand their relationship deserves.
These are the best gifts for couples in 2025.
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Fire TV Cube
Best For Netflix-addicted Couples
Some couples can watch a show at different times and discuss later — and some are "don't start the next episode without me" type of people. Regardless of their binge style, the Fire TV Cube is a couch potato’s dream. It’ll keep Netflix, Prime Video, and other apps all in one place, stream theatre-quality 4K content, and control their smart home via Alexa.
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Blender
Best For Healthy Couples
Give your nutrition label-reading friends the gift of clean eating with a Vitamix blender. In 10 minutes or less, they can whip up soups, yoghurts, smoothies, and more, all in batches large enough to share and have leftovers. It even has a self-cleaning feature.
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Portable fire pit
Best For Couples Who Love Campfires
Summer and Autumn just aren’t complete without spending chilly nights cuddling by the fire (preferably with wine). If their garden lacks space or the landlord is a stickler, a portable fire pit is the perfect centrepiece to keep them warm without the commitment. Chuck in a bag of wood or charcoal too.
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Amazon Echo Show
Best For On-the-fly Couples
We all know one of those constantly on-the-go couples who can barely keep up with their own personal schedule — let alone that of their partner. The newest Echo Show is about to make extreme multitasking possible: They can keep track of commitments and hobbies, watch recipes, order groceries, catch up on the news or TV, make hands-free calls. All they have to do is ask Alexa.
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Fire HD 10 Tablet
Best For Literally Any Couple
Every house needs a tablet — we don’t make the rules, we just enforce them. The Amazon Fire HD Tablet is the ultimate starter tablet for sharing, featuring a 1080p HD display, hands-free Alexa for recipes, a 20-hour battery, and 64 GB to hold each partner’s content. Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, and more are all in the same place, and profiles can be switched from adult to kid-friendly to keep everyone happy.
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Nespresso Machine
Best For Caffeinated Couples
Your friends might hold their coffee shop dates dear, but getting Starbucks every weekday for a year costs about £1,000. They deserve to spend that money on a couple’s holiday instead. The Nespresso Vertuo can make a range of espresso and lungo coffees, with a huge range of flavours, blends, and strengths available in the patented Nespresso pods.
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Matching Enamel Pins
Best For Hipster Couples
Pins on a denim or leather jacket? Can you get more hipster than that? These matching pizza pins feature heart-shaped pepperoni and are two halves to a whole heart when put together. For the stylish couple who has tried every pizza and bar restaurant in the state, this is an adorable gift when they’re together or apart.
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Digital Picture Frame
Best For Nostalgic Couples
Every Facebook or Instagram feed has that one couple who bombards everyone with constant selfies or pictures of their kids (let’s not even start on joint accounts). But that constant documenting is lowkey cute — and when there’s no wall big enough for all of their memories, a digital picture frame is what they need to show it all off. This frame creates slideshows of both photos and videos from a USB or SD card.
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Pet Camera
Best For Pet Parent Couples
Human baby, fur baby, same thing — couples with either count as parents, and you know your pet parent friends wish they could bring their pet with them every time they leave the house. The Furbo is a pet camera and app-operated treat dispenser that lets them watch, talk to, and fling treats at their pup or kitty when one or both of them are away. Its barking sensor will also alert them if there’s an issue at home.
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Picnic Backpack
Best For Outdoorsy Couples
Picnic dates definitely still need to be a thing, and this adorable picnic backpack makes it easy. It comes complete with knives, forks, spoons, dinner plates, plastic wine glasses, and cotton napkins (all in twos, of course), as well as salt and pepper, a cheese board and cheese knife, a bottle opener, and a fleece blanket to sit on.
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Air Fryer
Best For Time-Strapped Foodies
If you know a couple who are on a health kick, or maybe they’re just too strapped for time to cook, an air fryer is an excellent gift. It circulates hot air, rather than lashings of oil, to cook a range of foods — from chips and roast chicken — and gets the job done in no time.
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Pots and Pans
Best For Newlywed Couples
A new marriage probably means a new house, and a new house means new everything. Le Creuset is one of the most iconic names in the kitchenware world, due to the fact that their pans last forever. This three-piece set is made using the multi layering technology where stainless steel and aluminium are bonded together to form the special three ply material.
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Decanter Set
Best For Whiskey Drinkers
The only thing better than unwinding with a drink after a long day is doing it with your boo. If you’re gifting to a couple whose home bar is their prized possession, a decanter set is probably on their wishlist. This five-piece set is made of fancy-looking, lead-free crystal and works for the poison of their choice.
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PlayStation Classic
Best For Gamer Couples
Couples who game together stay together — which means they probably have all of the new consoles out right now. Help them bond over the good old days with the PlayStation Classic Mini. The upgraded version of the ‘90s console comes with two controllers for some friendly (er, romantic) competition. These things are always sold out, so they’ll be impressed that you swiped one.
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Beer Dispenser
Best For Beer Lovers
If they’re life partners who double as pong partners, an at-home beer dispenser is 100% up their alley. This blends in with any other small appliance, but instead of juicing or blending, it adds bubbles, aroma, and great taste to even the cheapest six packs. It's also portable, so they can bring the party with them everywhere they go.
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Personalised Cutting Board
Best For Foodie Couples
Cooking together is the best time spent together — because what’s sexier than a food baby? This personalised cutting board will be the perfect unique addition to a couple’s kitchen. You can customise the two names, the year, design, font, and the size. The nicer the wood or more intricate the carving, the more expensive it'll be.
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Ring Video Doorbell
Best For Couples Who Just Moved
In the first few months living in a new house, it's easy to get sketched out by every noise. For couples who have recently moved, the Ring Video Doorbell can bring some peace of mind — especially when one partner is home alone. They can ask Alexa to see the camera and check who is at the door, and they'll be alerted if motion is sensed outside.
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Nest Smart Thermostat
Best For Couples Going Green
Help your favourite couple get their energy spending in order with a Nest thermostat. This Alexa-enabled device will learn and adapt to behaviours, adjusting the temperature accordingly. So instead of leaving heat or air conditioning on all day (and running up their electric bill) the Nest will remember to turn it on an hour before they come home.
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Bamboo Thermos
Best For The Couple Who Loves Tea
Your favourite loose-leaf tea-loving couple probably already has a full setup at home, but can they brew their special fancy tea on the go? Probably not! So this bamboo insulated thermos with built-in tea infusers will make them happy tea drinkers wherever they are.
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Electric Corkscrew
Best For Wino Couples
If the couple you know is obsessed with wine, chances are that they already have just about every piece of wine-related decor you can find. But an electric corkscrew may be the one thing they don’t have, and something they’ll wonder how they ever lived without. This well-reviewed one is stainless steel to match appliances and can open even the most stubborn bottles with the push of a button.
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Wine Rack
Best For Couples Who Collect Wine
If your friends don't just like wine, they like buying bottles from their travels and opening them on special occasions (or just aspire to do this), they're gonna need a wine rack. If the don't have one already, this set holds 12 bottles, which should last them a while.
Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers and tests essential home tech like vacuums and TVs, plus eco-friendly hacks. Her ever-evolving experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.
