Christmas cards for your husband

Husband cards are tricky because you've already said the big things. This is the card for the smaller, truer ones: that he does the bins without being asked, that he's who you want next to you at the in-laws, that you'd still choose him on a bad day in a car park.

Keep it kind and a bit dry. Add your own words, send it as a link by email or text, and have it land on Christmas morning, before anyone has asked who's driving.

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10 things to write inside

Swap in their name. Change anything that doesn’t sound like you.

  1. sweet [first name], another year, and you're still the person I most want to tell about my day. Merry Christmas, my love.
  2. sweet You make ordinary days feel like they're on my side, [first name]. Thank you for this year. Merry Christmas.
  3. sweet [first name], I'd pick you again. Same house, same arguments about the dishwasher. Merry Christmas.
  4. sweet Merry Christmas, [first name]. Of everything I'm grateful for this year, you take up most of the list.
  5. funny [first name], thank you in advance for taking the lights down in January. I'd also like to note that I know you won't. Love you.
  6. funny [first name], I've been practising my surprised face for the gift you said you didn't want. Merry Christmas. Please act normal.
  7. funny [first name], you're brilliant, you're kind, and you load the dishwasher wrong. I'm keeping you anyway.
  8. quiet Merry Christmas, [first name]. I'm glad it's you.
  9. quiet [first name], thank you for this year. I'm looking forward to the next one with you.
  10. rude [first name], I love you, even when you snore like a chainsaw in a wet shed. Merry Christmas, you big idiot.

Questions people ask

What do you write in a Christmas card to your husband?

Say one thing you noticed this year that he probably doesn't know you noticed. It could be a thing he fixed, or the way he handled a hard week. After that, say you love him in your own words. Short and specific always beats long and general.

Do you still send your husband a Christmas card if you live together?

Plenty of couples do, and it's often the part they keep. A card is a different kind of attention from a present. It's your words, in your voice, in one place. Schedule it for Christmas morning, so he finds it before the day gets busy.

Can I schedule a Christmas card for my husband to open on Christmas morning?

Yes. Pick the card, write your message, and choose the date you want it sent. It reaches him as a link by email or text, and he opens it like an envelope. If he's always the first one up, aim for early.

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