This year, when your husband hands you a gift that you would rather not have, restrain yourself from giving him the look of death. I know, I know, many women will wonder why they should not tell him to take that emergency car survival kit and put it where the sun doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t shine. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Julie, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you watch television? Look at all of the diamonds! Chocolate! Roses! Shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t he know better?\u00e2\u20ac?<\/p>\n
The straight answer is, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yes, he does.\u00e2\u20ac?<\/p>\n
Now, before you get all smug and think that I agree with the media\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s over exposure of candy and flowers, I do not. Men know better than to fall prey to the marketing campaigns. At least, in their minds. You see, will a few flowers or chocolates keep you warm if your car breaks down in a freak winter storm? Can a diamond jumpstart your battery? God forbid you need to change a tire! What man in their right man would leave the woman he loves without a safety net?<\/p>\n
Men think differently than we do. Often, when a man buys a gift, he has practical thoughts. \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCan she use this?\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 is probably the top question in his mind when looking for a gift. Your husband (or boyfriend) is really not trying to insult you. He wants to give you something that he found himself, something that you will use for a long time and maybe, just maybe think of him when you do.<\/p>\n
Chocolates and roses will be eaten and die. Heck, you might leave those chocolates in the kitchen and forget about them, especially if he buys a huge box. A diamond, while beautiful, might just be left in a jewelry box to gather dust. If you have children, often this is exactly what will happen to any jewelry that mothers receive. I do not know how often my friends with small children have told me they loved the gift their husband or boyfriend purchased, but could not wear it.<\/p>\n
So, in a mans mind, what is the point? <\/p>\n
This Valentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day, take a deeper look into that gift that you normally would scorn. Think of the motivation behind it, smile, hug your man, and tell him how thankful you are to have a husband thinks of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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