Gift Giving Guide for Men

Gift Giving Guide for Men Part II

Picking the perfect gift for your lady.

In part one I talked about how to pick the right gift for your woman and I used the football – golf story
remember? As an example I said that you are a big fan of sports, with, let’s say, football being on the top of
the list and golf being on the bottom of the list. This is simply hypothetical, I hold nothing against golfers, it is
only meant to be used as an example okay? Now your lady knows that you like sports so when your birthday
comes around she goes out and get you the finest golf clubs that money can buy and gives them to you. Are
you going to be overjoyed with the gift? Wrong!

The trick here is to find out what your lady wants as a gift. And here is where it gets
easier than you might think. Simply pay attention. Yes gentlemen, I know you have
probably heard that statement a few times already from your lady. But when I say
pay attention, I mean a specific type of attention.   During the time that you and your
lady have been together, how many times has she seen something, whether it is on
TV, or in a store, or anywhere, and made the simple comment,   “I like that.” Or,
“Isn’t that pretty”, or, “I wish I had one of those”. You get the idea.   Now how many
of you guys can remember what product she was talking about?   Not too many of
you huh? This is what I mean when I say pay attention.   Over the period of time, your lady will almost always
tell you what she likes and what she doesn’t like. Your job is too hear what she says, remember what she
says, then, put it into action. If you are in a store with your woman and she comments that she likes a
particular item, make a mental note of it, you can then go back later without her and buy it. Then just hang
onto it for the next time you need to get her a gift. This will save you a lot of time and stress, and you will also
know that you have bought her something that she really likes.

Now gentlemen, I do not mean that when you are shopping with her and she tells you she likes the new brand
of A/C filters, or the latest coffee maker, that you go back later and buy a dozen of them for a gift to her. God
gave you enough common sense to figure that one out.   But, even those items could be used as an
advantage to you. If you are in need of a new coffee maker in the home you share together, you could
surprise her by bringing home that new coffee maker as a gift to you both. Even though it would not directly be
a gift to her, she would appreciate your thoughtfulness just the same.

Simply put, pay attention. Your lady has already told you what she likes and wants, either directly or indirectly.
The question is, have you “heard” her. The next time you hear your lady say “I like that” or “I wish I had one of
those”, make a mental note of it. Then go back without her, buy the item(s) and simply save them until the time
comes for gift giving. Also, make sure it is something she would feel is a “treat” rather than something she is
prone to buy on a weekly or monthly basis.