Gifts -- Bonecrker - Gifts are important if you are in a relationship. The rule here is,
except for flowers, no gifts except on the big three... your
anniversary, her birthday and Christmas. A man has to strike a fine line
between getting a good gift and "paying for performance". They need to
be moderately expensive (from $50 to a couple hundred or more depending
on how rich you are) but can never be richly expensive (ie, no matter
how rich you are, $500 is a bad idea). More than that though, they need
to be symbolic. By that, they must represent care and thought put into
them. You lose points for asking what she wants and gain points at
playing the game: she hints at what she likes and you take notes.
Gifts -- Understanding Women & The Rules for Men - Gifts can be good at eliciting emotions and even smoothing
the rough spots, but don't make the mistake of giving the wrong kind.
You'll go broke and not accomplish what you intended. Since women's
emotions are so powerful, realize that all gifts to women have a
soothing effect and "goodwill time frame" that is proportional to the
emotion evoked. This has nothing to do with the value or utility of the
gift, believe me. Whether you're in the early stages of a relationship
or have been married ten years, never give expensive gifts, agree to
extensive home remodeling that you don't particularly want, expensive
trips, etc. in the hope that it will improve her feelings for you. If
you do, you'll be paying for the expenditure long after your girlfriend
or wife has stopped smiling at you for what you did. Instead, give
little nothing gifts like a funny card, or a stuffed animal holding
flowers, and say "I was thinking of you today." Do this at unexpected
times. A week later (or maybe even the next day), the $12 stuffed
Dalmatian with the heart-shaped spots will be forgotten, and your
woman's attitude will probably (and understandably) be "What have you
done for me lately?" But guess what? The same thing will happen a week
after you agree to pay for her eight-year-old's private school tuition,
which is a $120,000 tab over ten years. You do the math. The exception
to this rule is if you decide to give an expensive, useful gift to a
woman who needs it and who has been exceptionally good to you already.
Few men do this. Men usually give presents, take women to expensive
restaurants, etc. in the hope that the recipient will be grateful. THIS
DOES NOT WORK. Expensive gifts should always be unexpected rewards. They
should never be attempted inducements.
Gift Game -- Alpha Game - In The Book of Basketball, Bill Simmons has a footnote about a
freshman gift gone woefully awry. In an apt comparison to the MVP vote
for Wes Unseld, he recalls buying a half-dozen roses for a girl with
whom he'd made out a few days before. Her reaction to the gift was so
negative that he concludes a handful of plutonium would have gone over
better; apparently she nearly left treadmarks running away from him.
20+ Ultimate DIY Gifts to Help Load Santa's Survival Sleigh -- Survival Sherpa - Bless her heart, my mom still uses a paper towel holder I made for
her in 7th grade shop class. To everyone’s amazement, my hand-crafted
gift has dispensed thousands of sheets of ‘napkins’ for over 40 years! It’s not that my gift was the best designed dispenser of Bounty. It
takes up counter space, and admittedly, isn’t real pleasing to the eye.
However, it was never conveniently ‘lost.’ What’s the secret to my gift’s longevity in my mom’s kitchen? I made it with my hands! The simple pinewood piece meant more to my mom than if had plopping down a few bucks at K-Mart for an ugly Christmas sweater.
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