Men And Calendars
I am not talking about work calendars here. I am sure guys take serious care of their meeting schedules. However, when it comes to anniversary, birthday, Valentine’s day or even Christmas season, it seems that guys don’t necessarily treat these dates as important as their performance review dates.
A few friends complained that their guys forgot about V-Days, B-Days and other important dates. Or, they did remember but didn’t think it was necessarily to give any gifts. I know what women would say, “What?! That would just piss me off!”
Again, it’s that tricky DNA difference causes both genders to view these dates from completely different angels.
I am a woman so I can definitely speak from a woman’s perspective. We use these dates as some sort of “test” to measure how much our men value our relationships. It is not necessary about how expensive the gifts are. It’s about that thought and how much effort the guy has put in. For example, a diamond necklace wins a huge smile, however, a home made gourmet dinner made by the guy who doesn’t know how to cook will win his woman’s tears. Again, it’s about thoughts and efforts. Of course, some women view the amount of cash equal to the amount of efforts. I guess that’s why the diamonds are always popular in all occasions.
Men, on the other hand, hate these dates, mostly because of the pressure of getting the perfect gifts. They want to make their women happy and pick the perfect gifts but not sure if they are doing it right. So they secretly hope these dates will just come and go quietly.
The worst men can do on these big dates are exactly what men want to do: nothing. I bet if the guys talk to their women (unless your girl is an evil gold digger), most of them would say, “Just get me anything.”
But that “anything” might still puzzle a lot of not-so-shop-savvy male shoppers. Tomorrow, I will run a list of easy-to-get gifts that will make your women happy. Stay tuned…
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Dating Dames » Lazy Guy’s Gift Guide
Feb 22, 2006 at 11:57 am
[…] Like I mentioned in the earlier post “Men and Calendars”, it’s the thought that really counts so you can definitely make her happy by giving her an inexpensive thoughtful gift. We women are not that hard to please, but you do have to shop in the right categories. To give your woman a great gift, all you have to do is to think like a woman. OK, we realize that this might be hard to do if you are too straight to think like a girl. So, we drafted a gift guide to help you to at least surivive for a few years… […]
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