| Cars and motor-bikes? I simply do not care for them. I | | | | because he is male he is supposed to be happy about |
| understand that they are useful. I also understand that | | | | a typically male gift. Instead start to think and ask |
| their engines and body works are masterpieces of | | | | yourself the following questions: |
| engineering. Yet, I could not care less. Oh and guess | | | | What does he spend his spare time on? |
| what? I am male. | | | | What TV shows is he particularly fond of? |
| So many people are utterly trapped in a net of | | | | What magazines is he reading? |
| stereotypes when they are trying to come up with a | | | | Which display windows make him halt and look at |
| good gift idea for their beloved husband, father, son, | | | | them? |
| uncle, or any other beloved male fellow human being. | | | | If you can answer at least one of those questions it |
| You should never base your choice of presents for | | | | should not be hard to come up with a really good gift |
| men on assumptions that have their root in | | | | idea. If you can answer one of the latter two question |
| stereotypes about what a man is interested in. | | | | it is even easier. Why not buy him a subscription of his |
| Instead of running to the next store and buying a book | | | | favorite magazine? Why not go the store whose |
| about locomotives or a set of football cards, instead of | | | | display window make him halt and buy one of the |
| wasting money on an electric drill or an expensive | | | | things displayed? |
| model of the car that won the formula 1 this year, ask | | | | If you want to find good presents for men, you simply |
| yourself: does the guy I want to make happy with a | | | | have to put some time and effort into trying to |
| gift really care about those things? Or am I simply | | | | understand the man you want to make happy. Do not |
| trapped in a hackneyed idea about what men are | | | | let yourself get caught up in cliches. |
| supposed to like? Get free of the idea that simply | | | | |