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This one is too big, this one is too little, this one is just wrong.
There are few gift giving rules that apply across different people… but I might have found one. My son doesn’t want clothes, my sister in law does. My brother still wants action figures but my nieces think he’s crazy. Because giving good gifts is so hard, we don’t spend a lot of time thinking … Continue reading
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Research That Allows You to Peer Into Your S.O.’s Brain – And Pick Better Gifts
You don’t know your significant other (S.O.) as well as you think you do. It’s not your fault, no one does. We can spend a lifetime pursuing them and yet there will always be more to know of each other, more to discover. That’s what keeps it fun, I think. But as charming as mystery … Continue reading
Tagged appropriateness, budget, courtship, difference between men and women, Gift, gift idea, gift selection, gifts for men, gifts for women, givi gift ideas, Giving, giving gifts, insights, mystery of the sexes, ng gifts, Price, relationship, Romance, romantic relationship, shopping, signals, surprise, thoughtfulness, wish list
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Tis Better to Receive Than to Give
We all know the quote: “‘Tis Better to Receive Than to Give” Right?* That’s why every kid has a hard time going to sleep on Christmas eve and why we keep hoping to get an envelope from nana with a two dollar bill in it. But did you know that getting presents from people also … Continue reading
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Do You Know This Key to Organizing a Group Gift Idea?
You did it! You found the perfect gift for mom (or dad or your boss or your brother). But there’s still a problem: Your gift idea is perfect in every single way except for the price tag. You may feel like you cut off the head of one problem just to have two more grow … Continue reading
It’s Not About the Benjamins
Quick, name one way to make a gift impressive. Quick, quick, quick! Unless I spoiled things with the title of this article you probably thought that spending more makes a gift more impressive. I would have thought so too, but we’d both be wrong. It turns out that when psychologists tested whether price was linked to … Continue reading
