This is another entry about the difference between boys and girls. It's such a fascinating subject and I've been discussing various topics related to males/females recently so here we go:
Girls are notoriously easier to shop for than boys. Chocolate, clothes, pamper products (as in: Bath & Bodyworks), jewelry...any of these are good choices for most girls. (Also note: I am not most girls. I don't like B&B and I think clothes are boring. Buy me an old book or something). Most girls aren't that picky either.
While a friend and I were shopping yesterday, we ran into problems with gift ideas for our spouses. Boys are hard to shop for! And if we don't find something they like, they return it, and we get our feelings hurt.
So what to do?
Please note:
1. I'm not dissing the guys - this post is to help girls figure out how to shop for their significant others/friends/relatives/etc.
We all know how guys answer the question "What do you want for Christmas?" Either with something silly or "I don't know." Rarely do we get a specific answer. SO, while talking to my husband this morning (while he was half-asleep - he's so adorable when he's tired...ok, ok, sorry), I learned these 2 important things:
1. Guys are, above all, tactical. If they don't get what they like, they get what they want. They just don't think to consider female emotions and they're not trying to hurt our feelings. They just want something else!
2. Be VERY VERY specific when asking them what they want. "Do you want a scarf?" "Maybe." "A long scarf?" "Yes." "A red one?" "No." "A black one?" "Yes." This will also make it easier on us, because now we know exactly what they want: a long, black scarf.
Don't get your feelings hurt if they want to return the gift - just pay attention to what they get and remember to be specific next year!
Anybody have any other advice/knowledge about this process?
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