Can we move away from getting men essentials as a gift? Why tf would your man want socks and T-shirts every year as gifts. Please learn your men and what they like because you want them to do the same for you!
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Ladies if you don't know what to get him or he has everything already tickets to sporting events are good gifts. Me myself I value experiences over possessions myself so tickets to a Laker game would be top tier for me...
I didn't say it was a chore. What I am saying is someone is better off declaring what they want so they get what they want. It is impossible to learn another person, including romantic partners. Considering your person's preferences when gift giving is key, however.
Oh no, I wasn’t saying that’s what you were saying. I don’t believe it’s impossible though because paying attention to your partner’s interests, their likes and dislikes, is learning them. That’s apart of learning to love them, imo.
& its nice to think we know or have learned our partners but when it comes to gifting, even knowing their interests may be irrelevant. That's like giving a gamer a game related gift meanwhile what they really want is a threesome 😭
I still believe gift-giving is better and more personal when the person expresses what they want. Like I explained in a different comment; interests change and the assumption we make in "learning" a partner can result in unwanted gifts. I've seen many people return "thoughtful" gifts.
It’s easy to learn your persons interest in order to get them something they like. Of course they could tell you but at some point in your relationship it should be fairly easy to shop for the people in your life because you know them well. You know what they like. They should know you too.
I agree to certain extents. Personally, my partner's interests change frequently so there's no learning involved. I'm a big supporter of "ask and you shall receive". There's no margin for error. And sometimes people get it wrong. Many gifts end up revisiting the store as returns or exchanges.
Don't encourage!! 😭
We've also been married 12 years so I have bought him everything I could think of that I can afford. I think I want to start buying him trips and experiences maybe?
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We've also been married 12 years so I have bought him everything I could think of that I can afford. I think I want to start buying him trips and experiences maybe?