[slantyyz]

It's generally hard to suggest anything to anyone without knowing a little bit about them.

Having said that, my "stock" recommendation is something really small (i.e. something that you'll still carry with you after the honeymoon period and the novelty is over), and for me, that's something like a Sony RX100 (Panasonic and Canon also have cameras using Sony's 1" sensors with a similar form factor).

1" sensor fixed-lens cameras are "barely" pocketable, and not necessarily cheap, but I feel that recommendation tends to be better than a mirrorless like an A6x00 or an SLR.

I have seen too many people get bored/tired of lugging an otherwise fantastic camera around and then it just starts collecting dust.

[Auracle]

I would recommend the Ricoh GR II/III over the RX100. It has a crop sensor in a pocketable body.

[slantyyz]

My recommendation is as an all purpose camera for stills and video.

So while the GR series are nice cameras, I don't consider them to be as versatile, especially with that fixed 28mm equivalent lens.

I tend to think the GR series is more appropriate for people who know what they're doing (and what they want) than people who think they might want to get into photography.