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Five Common Gift Giving Mistakes Men Make

Whatever you do, don’t make mistake number five

Joseph Anderson
4 min readDec 12, 2020

Oh great! That “most wonderful time of the year” that is the Christmas Season is once again upon us. And so are the expectations. Family obligations, Zoom-based Christmas parties thanks to the pandemic, and more. But hold on there brave man — just because there’s a pandemic that doesn’t mean you get to get out of purchasing a thoughtful present for your significant other. Now, I know that where you are at in your relationship — whether that be married, engaged, dating or “it’s complicated” — greatly impacts what kind of gift you are going to want to give your wife. Regardless of where your relationship stands, however, don’t make one of these five common gift giving mistakes.

Giving a Gift Too Late (Or Too Early)

Men, save yourself a few tears. Get that Christmas present extra early. If it is necessary to have it shipped to you, MAKE SURE to get it early. Not the day of. Not the day before. Mistakes happen (especially in this crazy, package heavy world). Get it EARLY. But, that doesn’t mean when you get it early you get to show your S/O what you got her. “Look, honey! Look at what I got you! Isn’t it great?” You might be proud of that perfect gift, but here’s the thing: in woman langauge, an early present is not a…

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Joseph Anderson
Joseph Anderson

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