If your husband or boyfriend is one of those people who seems to have everything they need and can never think of anything he wants, then birthday and Christmas gift shopping can be somewhat challenging, to say the least.
To help you find your husband the perfect gift, here is a simple guide on how to treat him.
Show Genuine Interest in His Hobbies
The old cliche that ‘actions speak louder than words’ is exceedingly appropriate here. Instead of nodding when your partner is explaining why the new electronic gadget he asked you to buy him for his birthday, it is time to start showing genuine interest.
An excellent example would be, on the day of his birthday, if he is someone who absolutely loves the great outdoors, offering to accompany him on a fishing trip to his favourite lake, or else spend the day hiking around his favourite national park.
Little Favours Mean a Lot
Another way of treating your husband is, instead of a large and one-off gesture, to spend the day and even the entire week of his birthday doing small, yet meaningful, gestures and favours for him.
Such simple favours could include the following:
- Bring him fresh coffee and a continental breakfast at work
- Buy that book that he has kept meaning to read for ages
- Walk the dog in the morning giving him longer in bed
- Hire a maintenance man to do a job you have been wanting him to complete
Experiences Over Conventional Gifts
Next, an excellent suggestion for treating your husband with a significantly more unique and exciting present than that traditional pack of boxer shorts and socks you always hand over to him is to book an adventure together.
Experience gifts for men as a present will not only inject a new level of excitement and adventure into your marriage but will also provide the ideal platform to create new memories as a couple and also push you both outside of your normal comfort zone.
Actively Emphasise His Strengths
For those who have been married for a number of years, it can be all too easy to fall into the trap of only ever flagging the areas in which your husband could ‘do better’ in your relationship, rather than focusing on all the good.
On his birthday and moving forward, draw a line in the sand and, from now on, start to honour how he feels in certain situations and actively and publicly emphasise his good points.
Let Him Choose the Date Night…
…at least some of the time!
Finally, if you have not already decided to inject some spontaneity into your marriage, choosing your husband’s birthday as the day to start is ideal, and what is more, instead of arranging everything for the two of you, let him choose the order of proceedings.
Showing interest in your husband’s interests and hobbies and making sure that he does the same for you could be one of the best birthday presents you ever give him.
