It's a simple question, and yet the answer can be a challenge depending on the status of your relationship. Are you dating the father of your own children? Are you living with a single dad? Or have you just recently met a father and started dating him?

First off, receiving a Fathers Day gift from the person you are dating isn't expected in most circles, unless of course the two of you already have children together. So don't feel obliged to get a Fathers Day gift for the gent you are seeing. If anything, it may make him feel uncomfortable in the early stages of a relationship, as if you are trying to ingratiate yourself into his life before the relationship has had time to mature and evolve on its own.

Having said that, Fathers Day is an important celebration. Perhaps a reminder isn't necessary, but I highly doubt the Father in your life will complain about a day of pampering and/or thanks. Therefore, if you've met his child(ren) and have a relationship with them (hopefully this is only the case if the two of you have committed to a long term relationship), think about ways you can help the kids celebrate Fathers Day. Enable the child(ren) to give gifts of their own via family crafts, and you'll probably have given a much more precious gift than any purchased token or trinket, and one that will be remembered much longer.

And finally, for those dating single dads who they have children with, are living with, or are engaged to, a Fathers Day gift is a lovely gesture.

But you tell me: would you want a Fathers Day gift from the person you are dating? Why or why not?