Learn These Rules on Getting Gifts for a Siginificant Other
To ensure that your sweetie will still love you after the holidays are over, heed these following gift-giving rules.
1. Start off slow. If you begin the relationship by dipping into your savings to buy your honey the pony he's always wanted, you're in trouble. Every present after that will have to be larger animal, or it'll seem like you're getting cheaper and less romantic. So while you shouldn't start off with a pack of Juicy Fruit either, hold off on anything big until your relationship is at least 6 months old. You won't regret it, especially if you're one of those couples that celebrate every half-week anniversary with another present.
2. Don't give her something that you actually want. We felt we had to reiterate this point here because it seems to be a common problem among couples. Your girlfriend doesn't really want that pair of wrestling tickets, and you know it. And girls, the same goes for those box seats at the ballet.
The only exception to this rule is when guys buy lingerie for their girlfriends. While we all know that this is more a present for the guy than it is for the girl, girls benefit from the gift by knowing that their boyfriends find them sexy enough to pull off the number. Research her size and preferred color very carefully (ask her friends, not her mother) and invest in expensive material. It's hard for a woman to feel sexy in a nightie made of polyester.
3. Choose an activity rather than an object. Because you exchange gifts so often, it's probably hard to keep finding new stuff to buy. Instead, consider spending the money on a carriage ride through the park, dinner at a really fancy restaurant, or an amusement-park visit.
4. Cook. Especially if you don't do it often, whip up a meal for your sweetie.
5. Communicate with each other. Just as you're struggling to find stuff to buy your significant other for the numerous gift-exchanging occasions that pop up (like Valentine's Day, Christmas, birthdays and anniversaries), your better half is probably struggling just as hard to figure out what you want. So give him a break and drop lots of hints. You'll benefit, too, by actually getting something you want.
