My husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary on Thursday. We went to a very nice B&B and one of the books on the table in the room was called Wedded Bliss. It contained quotes, poems and bits of advice on courtship and marriage, mostly from the Victorian era. One little snippet, from 1913, mentioned that it was all right for a young lady to accept books, flowers or candy from a man as gifts, but anything other than that would not be appropriate (unless they were engaged, of course). I'm wondering if any one has any thoughts on how this would compare to gift giving and receiving by men and women during Regency times. Also, could a woman, unmarried and under 21, give a man a gift? What if she's over 21, but unmarried? Could a married woman give a man, married or no, a gift? I'm just trying to get a feel for the customs of the times. Sorry, but I don't have any more info on the aforementioned book. Being my anniversary I wasn't much inclined to take note of authors or ISBN numbers! ;-) Speaking of anniversaries, does any one know what would be common gifts for a Regency era husband and wife to exchange? I have a feeling that the little chart that tells you what to give on what anniversary came later.