Since it’s coming up to Christmas, I thought it would be good to cover the subject of buying gifts for your spouse. Before you can go out and buy a gift it is much easier to start off with an idea in mind. Otherwise you are likely to spend a lot of time wandering around looking at things and coming home with nothing.
Some families I know ask for suggestions of things the person would like. This is particularly helpful if they want a certain book and CD, so that you end up with the right title. It can also give some insight into the types of things they like to read and listen to. For example in our family someone may give a list of a number of titles they might like. So the gift is still a surprise, as they never know which one from the list they will get, if any. Sometimes people have had had an even better idea on their own. But it is a guide if you’re stuck.
A lot will depend on how well you really know your spouse’s tastes and sometimes how observant you are. Take note of what they stop and look at when you are out shopping together. Listen to things they say about a particular movie they like or music or item they would like and file that away as an idea for a gift.
My husband knows not to buy me things for the house unless it is something like a pretty trinket box or piece of pottery or something along those lines or an owl. But he’d never for example buy me a toaster or an appliance. Don’t laugh. I know marriages where it has happened and in most cases the wife has not appreciated the gift.
Try instead to think of something that is personal and says. ’ I love you and have been thinking of you as I bought this.’
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