Chosing a Personalized Love Gift For Someone Special

Chosing a gift for someone you love can be very stressfull but very rewarding, as well. In this article we'll give you the information you need to find a gift that says what you want to say, and the rest is in your court! The first thing you need to figure out, is what do you want to say? Let's look at a few possibilities.

Firstly, what do you get for someone you like, but you aren't dating? Giving someone a gift as a way of asking them out is probably not a great idea, and if you do, small and homemade is best, and make sure it's accompanied by a message, preferably spoken. The message should be your main focus, this is a time when it's best not to let the gift do the talking, and something too expensive can seem almost like you are trying to buy a date so it's best to be avoided.

The love gift for someone you haven't dated too long. If it's still early in the relationship, say the first six months, about, then it's the perfect time to get something meaningful that will last for years. How nice is it to have something you can show people years later and say "he/she got me this when we first started dating". You may not know your partner too too well yet, so it can be hard to find something that matches their style and personality well, your best bet for this point in the relationship is something that everyone can use and is a safer bet, such as a coffee mug, a scarf, a keychain, or a pair of house slippers.

Something like placemats, or pillowcases that should match the style of a room are not a great bet, as you can easily get them wrong, jewlery and clothing can be risky for the same reason. Things like socks, gloves, or a scarf are a much safer bet, as are things for the home that don't have a huge impact on the overall style, such as coffee mugs, books, key bowls, jewelery dish, etc. There is no need to buy something too expensive, but do ensure to buy a good quality version of the thing you are buying. Let me clarify, don't get something expensive like a TV or a diamond necklace, but if you get a pair of house slippers, don't buy a cheap or low quality brand name, get something nice so they can love it for years.

The gift for someone you're in a long-term relationship with. If you've been together for more than 6 months, now it's time to take the training wheels off. First of all, make sure to be aware of reciprocity, being in a relationship doesn't mean you can stop trying and avoid all social conventions. If your girlfiend or boyfriend got you several wonderful personal thoughtful gifts for your last birthday and you get them a $15 Starbucks gift card because "You noticed they like coffee", don't expect things to turn out too well for you. The name of the game is equal effort, not necessarily equal price, so don't feel stressed if you can never compete with a particularly high price tag, just put the time into making something nice on your own.

When you have been in a realtionship for a longer time, a bit more thought should be put into choosing the perfect gift, firstly consider occasion, gifts for non-romantic occasions like Christmas, Birthdays, etc. should be something you know your partner has wanted but has been reluctant to indulge in for themselves. Always keep and ear open for "that's so cool", "isn't this beautiful", "I love that", etc. attentiveness can make your job 100 times easier. If your partner is interested in clothes, encourage them to try it on "just for fun", it may turn out that they are a lot less interested once they see how the clothes look on them, for this reason, clothing, especially tight fitting pieces can always be a risk. Maybe you are thinking "If I'd heard them telling me what they wanted, I wouldn't be on your blog, would I???", ok, calm down, we'll get through this. Buying them a gift they didn't chose gives you the advantage of showing how well you understand them, or how much you care, if you do it well.

To give a meaningful gift you have three main approaches:

Best Gifts To Get Someone You love:

Firstly you can make something nice with your own hands, be aware of your own abilities and the time involved (assume most hand made gifts that will look half decent, will take a sizable investment of your time). If you need to learn a new skill to make the gift, you should start on it at least a month ahead of the deadline and expect to work hard in that time. Be realistic, make something that is functional and subtle, giving someone a giant ugly tie-dye table cloth that they don't want to use, but feel guilty about throwing out is the opposite of a nice gift. Remember if you are giving a love gift, the gift should be about the relationship not (just) the recipient, so you can include a message from you, a cheeky nod to an inside joke or experience you shared, or even incorparate a photo of the two of you, or a reference to where/when you met, feel free to be creative with it, that's our aim with a handmade gift after all!

Secondly you can buy something that shows how well you know them. "Purchased" and "personalized" form a Venn diagram with a sliver for a center. Sometimes you walk in a store and spot something and think "This is completely Tom!" but really, how often has that happened, it's hard to count on such a thing. To pick out a purchased product with a personal touch, consider something that shows one of your partner's interests or hobbies that they like to do only for fun, and chose a gift that encourages it. Remember, we all like sitting around watching TV, maybe having a drink now and then, looking and smelling nice, etc. We all also have some hobbies and interests, even if we rarely act on them, maybe your partner loves writing now and then, but never acts on it, here's a chance to show that you believe in and support them but buying a fancy pen, notebook or books/courses to help them pursue this talent.

Can we find something personalized, clearly custom made, but not requiring tens of hours of effort? Surly that's a slim slice of the cake. Well I have some good news! There are options that do just that! There's one product that we sell right here on our site, that ticks both boxes! We make a personalized video game starring your loved one, that puts their face right in the game on the main character, you can customize the plot and the enemies to tell your story, it's a great way to combine nostalgia from childhood with your relationship and deepen the bond, if you haven't checked it out yet, click here to see what we have on offer. Best luck finding your perfect gift for the person you love! Feel free to click through our blog for other advice and gift ideas!