Admittedly,
many girls face the same dilemma of “what to get my boyfriend for Christmas?”. You can easily find tons of online
suggestions about gift ideas. A pair couple rings, personalized mugs, couple
pillows…there are many gifts you can think of. But knowing what you should not
give your boyfriend is equally important. Read on to avoid classic mistakes and
to make sure your boyfriend will be happy with your gift
1. Give him
money
I just don’t get it. If you don’t know what to buy
him, ask him or simply don’t buy anything at all. Just spending time with him
can be enough. Why giving money to a guy as present like a mother giving pocket
money to a child? Can you imagine how disappointed and angry he will feel?
2. Give the
wrong type of gift for the current relationship status
Before you get your boyfriend a gift, you should
know where you two are now. Are you guy just dating for a few weeks or are you
together for years? Will you get engaged soon or are you even thinking about
breaking up with him not long after Christmas? Have you just moved in together?
Did you meet his family? At the beginning of a relationship, sweet and funny
gifts are nice. Giving your boyfriend something drastic or too expensive at
that point is inappropriate and you may end up scaring him away. When you relationship
is at stakes, a sincere and thoughtful gift may help to salvage it rather than
a boring, impersonal gift.
3. Give him
gift cards
There are still people who do so. But gift cards
are impersonal. A concert ticket works much better. People react to gift cards
differently, they may think it is fine or they can absolute hate them as
Christmas gift because they expect more sincere attitude.
4. Give him
greeting cards
Nothing wrong with greeting cards but they are not
as effective as little note stick on your gifts. What will the guys do with
greeting cards anyway? Throw them away? Stuff them in a box of junk stuff he
never intends to use again? You can be very angry when you find that the
greeting card decorated with your love and passion ends up on the trash bin. Or
maybe a box full of cards from his exes.
5. Buy him
clothes
Again, giving your boyfriend clothes is not wrong. But
clothes you can buy from the stores are boring. And isn’t it the task of his
mother? If you want to dress up, give him a customized couple T-shirts and knit
him a scarf by yourself. Or at least a hard-to-find pair of vintage jean. A fan
club T-shirt of his favorite band. These gifts tell your guy it truly takes you
time and effort to find the right gift rather than selecting it randomly at any
department store.
6. Buy him
supplies like makeup, teeth whitener…
Come on, are these the types of Christmas gift you
expect? You can give your boyfriend these gifts on any occasion but not
Christmas. That is not to mention many people hate these impersonal stuff as
gifts because they can certainly buy them when necessary. Do you imply that
your boyfriend’s teeth are not white enough? Some may even take offense in such
gift.
7. Give him
bad food
It is Christmas and you won’t want your boyfriend
feel sick eating your food. He may even end up spending his holiday in the
hospital if he gets allergic with an ingredient in your food. Make sure you
check your ingredient careful before making: they certainly aren’t spoiled. Ask
your boyfriend or people around him to make sure he can eat the type of food
you make.
8. Forget
about non-material gifts
There are times you forget what a true gift is
about when you are too obsessed with finding the right one for your boyfriend.
If he really likes you and be sensitive enough, he will appreciate any gift
that he knows comes from your heart. The best gift can be just the time you
dedicate to spend with him, like a dinner for two, or a handwritten-letter that
tells him how much you love him. A scarf you spend months knitting for him even
though he knows you are not good at it. A simple video message or photoshopped
image can work wonders. After all, don’t be too stressful in finding gifts for
your boyfriend. You heart will tell you what to do
Hopefully you
can take a tip from two from this article and be more relaxed in getting
Christmas gifts for your significant half.