| How many times have you heard women say men | | | | gifts. |
| are so difficult to buy gifts for? How often have you | | | | 7. Just because women do not like being given gifts |
| sat thinking what special gift should you buy your | | | | with power cords or gifts that require plugging in, does |
| husband? Well you are not alone, it is something many | | | | not mean men are not happy with these gifts. Women |
| women struggle with and there are some very clear | | | | often rule out technical items as gifts. |
| reasons why guying gifts for men is difficult. | | | | 8. Men are lazy, they say things like, 'Just get me |
| 1. Men do not like making lists and men rarely volunteer | | | | socks,' when in fact they often have plenty of socks |
| to help you build a Christmas or birthday gift list. | | | | stuffed in their drawers. Asking a man for suggestions |
| Women on the other hand would find it easy to fill a | | | | is often pointless. |
| full page of gift ideas. This of course makes buying | | | | 9. Women often do not understand men and their |
| gifts for women easy and more difficult for men. | | | | enthusiasm for the latest gadgets. Just because |
| 2. If you ask a man what he wants for birthday or | | | | women may not like gadgets, does not mean a man |
| Christmas and you get a response, everything they | | | | will not. But do watch out for device compatibility if the |
| want and ask for is typically out of budget. | | | | man you are buying for is a geek. |
| 3. Men tend to be critical and this makes you afraid | | | | 10. Men never know what they want until they see it. |
| you'll buy the wrong thing. Women value the thought | | | | Men do not have the imagination that women possess. |
| behind the gift while men tend to firstly evaluate how | | | | Women are able to dream up gifts and gift ideas from |
| useful the actual gift might be. | | | | the comfy of their sofa. |
| 4. Men often say silly comments like, 'Oh, don't worry, | | | | Now we know why men are hard to buy gifts for, we |
| you don't need to get me anything.' This kind of | | | | need to come up with a solution. My suggestion is to |
| response is not entirely helpful and makes the whole | | | | ignore what they say and do not ask for advice. |
| gift buying experience difficult. | | | | Resist telling them you are having trouble buying for |
| 5. Women tend to over complicate things; they give | | | | them. |
| gift buying too much though, when in fact most men | | | | The best gift ideas are often found online and |
| would be happy with a simple gift. | | | | experience has shown men are most happy when |
| 6. Women tend to have 10 handbags, 10 pairs of | | | | they receive a fun gift that is a gadget and can be |
| shoes while men typically only have one of each item. | | | | used around the home, garden or outdoors. |
| This limits the opportunities to purchase more of similar | | | | |