Christmas cards for your partner
Partner is a word that covers a lot of ground: new, long-term, living together, not quite living together. The card should fit whichever it is. You don't need a speech. You need one line that sounds like you and makes them smile at the kitchen bench.
Pick a card, write something only the two of you would understand, and send it as a link by email or text. Schedule it for Christmas morning if you want it to be the first thing they open, before the shared decision about whose family gets lunch.
The Quiet Cab Ride
Our First Christmas Married
The Gravy Inspection
Under the Streetlights
Assigned Seating
Batteries Not Included
Blame the Algorithm
Car Park Purchase
Damp Towel Energy
It’s the Thought
Partner Medal
Returns Desk
Sorry, In Advance
The Politics Pause
The Receipt Is Gone
Two Weeks Ago
Wrong Size, Wrong Colour
Last Train Home
The Long Way Home
A Note for Your Pocket
After a Long Year
All These Christmases
Christmas Looks Good on You
Do Not Open Until Christmas
Home for Christmas
Little Traditions
Next Christmas, Too
No Grand Plans
Our Kind of Christmas
Save Me a Dance
The Best Bit
The Christmas Truce
The Long Way Home
The Note
The Seat Beside Mine
The Unwrapped Present
Under the Mistletoe
Our First Christmas Together
Two Trees, One Lounge Room
One More Toast
Debrief Chat
One Lit Apartment
Step by Step, a Family
Two Families, One Very Full Table
Just Us This Year
Your First Christmas as a Dad
Your First Christmas as a Mum
Some Assembly Required, Dad
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10 things to write inside
Swap in their name. Change anything that doesn’t sound like you.
- sweet [first name], thank you for being easy to love and, on a good day, easy to argue with. Merry Christmas.
- sweet Merry Christmas, [first name]. This year had a lot in it, and you were the steady bit.
- sweet [first name], I like our small rituals more than any grand gesture. The tea, the terrible telly, the same side of the bed. Merry Christmas.
- sweet [first name], wherever we spend the day, it'll be fine because you're there. Merry Christmas, love.
- funny [first name], we agreed a budget for presents, and I'd like it noted that I broke it. Merry Christmas. You're worth it.
- funny [first name], I'd share the last roast potato with you. Please recognise how serious that is. Merry Christmas.
- funny Dear [first name], I love you and I'm still not watching the whole film with the commentary on. Merry Christmas.
- quiet Merry Christmas, [first name]. I'm glad we found each other.
- quiet [first name], you make my life better. Thank you.
- rude [first name], I love you, you absolute pain in the arse. Merry Christmas. Make it a good one.
Questions people ask
What do you write in a Christmas card to a new partner?
Keep it warm and light. Mention something you've enjoyed doing together, say you're glad of it, and leave out the heavy words if you're not ready for them. "I'm really glad this year had you in it" is honest without putting anyone on the spot.
Is it weird to send my partner a Christmas card when we live together?
Not at all. A card is a small ceremony, and it's easy to lose that when you share a kettle. Write it, schedule it for the morning, and let them find it on their phone while you're both still in your pyjamas.
Can I send a funny card to my partner instead of a romantic one?
Yes, if funny is how the two of you talk. A joke only the pair of you understand can feel more intimate than a heartfelt paragraph. Add one plain, sincere line at the end, so they know the joke is also a hug.