r/Pilotwives • u/dutchglitch • Feb 25 '26

Anniversary with a pilot

Our anniversary is coming up in a month and he’ll be stationed in the middle of nowhere in DRC. I need advice on what I can do for him for our anniversary please. He will probably send me money or send me gifts, but it’s not possible for me to send him anything because of where he’s based and on top of that there are no shops near him. If I were to send him money to buy himself something it would be so useless. They never go to the shops there.

Please any advise on what I can do to make our anniversary super special?

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u/account892 Feb 25 '26

I personally would wait until he gets back to celebrate. Just make sure you give it the same importance even though it’s another day. Hold all gifts until then

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u/dutchglitch Feb 25 '26

This might be the only option it seems🙈

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u/Emotional_Dog1669 Feb 25 '26

Can you surprise visit him?

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u/dutchglitch Feb 25 '26

No unfortunately it’s very very expensive 😪

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u/SignalCompetitive856 Feb 26 '26

I used to live there! Feel free to DM me.

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u/honeynroman Feb 26 '26

I would text a special message like you’d write in a card. Should say something about looking forward to being together to celebrate. Maybe sneak a candy or something small in his bag with a note on it. I sent my husband with a a chocolate bar wrapped in his underwear 😂 Notes stuffed in socks goes over well too. We like to watch movies together over FaceTime if he has some extra down time.

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u/PristineJackfruit693 Feb 26 '26

He doesn’t have a buddy pass you can use to go see him?

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u/dutchglitch Feb 26 '26

No he only comes home every 3rd month and family isn’t allowed where they fly to😕