Romantic gift ideas...

For some guys, gift giving is mind numbing. Should you get her a card? Flowers? Jewelry? What did she mean by "you don't have to get me anything?" (Hint: "you had better get me something really awesome this time, or else.") Where should you take her? Instead of falling back on old ideas, try something truly unique that will wow her and keep her bragging to her friends for months.

Women like to be impressed. We may say that we don't know what we want or that we don't want anything at all. Lesson number one: we are lying. L-Y-I-N-G. What we really mean is that we want something, but we want you to pick it out so that we are surprised and know you were thinking about us.



Falling back on the old tried-and-true gifts may be okay early on in a relationship, but only because those gifts say "I really care about you, but I don't know much about you, so I'm unsure of what to get." Women have grown to expect these trite gifts year after year. These giftsinclude perfume, candy, flowers, stuffed bears, and jewelry. I'm not saying you should never give these as gifts. On the contrary, most women adore chocolate and roses, we just don't want to get them all the time. This shows lack of effort and while we may act (and truly be) thrilled, we will feel a little disappointed at having gotten the same thing that every man gives to every other woman and that you may have even gotten for all of your ex girlfriends.


If she is an artist or likes to write, this gift will be a big hit. Get her a well-made leather journal, preferably with a strap or clasp to keep it closed. The journal should be about 6"x8" and absolutely must have unlined pages. (Hint: If she is a vegetarian, don't get her leather.) If she is a writer, you will want to buy a beautiful fountain pen and some fountain pen ink.