Personalized Valentine's Day Gifts For Him

Selecting a gift for Valentine's Day can be an absolute mine field, especially for a couple who haven't been together long. Valentine's Day is the one day of the year everyone is expected to wear their heart on their sleeve and shower that special someone in their life with love and affection. No gesture can go too far, right? ? Well not exactly. Romance isn't always one size fits all, some people have a much more lighthearted approach while others swoon for grand piano love ballads set to candle light and a single long stem rose. Pushing things too fast too early in a relationship can lead quickly to that relationship's demise, just as much as keeping up barriers, and Valentines Day should be romantic, but doesn't give you a free pass to pour out all the feelings you've been keeping to yourself. Sounds easy right? Well now let's get to the good news, I'll give you a rundown on how to find the perfect gift for any man in your life in this article, that are sure to be a hit regardless of his personality type or your unique relationship.

Valentine's day vs. Birthday vs. Anniversary

Very Simply, Valentine's day is for everyone, and your X-year Anniversary belongs just to the two of you, since you are certain to reach a valentine's day before the big 1 year anniversary, it can serve as a great chance to practice in a less pressure trial run. Usually for a birthday, as his girlfriend, you can come off shining if you plan a nice party and make sure all his friends are able to attend.

Men are from Mars

If the two sexes face the same challenges in selecting a Valentine's Day gift, then why is this article about buying for him? OK, time to look at where gender plays it's part. It's often been touted that men are less emotional than women, the truth of course is never so simple, and such a statement is more than just misleading. Men are generally noticably less successful in reading emotion, subtilty and expressing their emotions. Men experience all the emotions women do and a personalized, thoughtful gift that comes from the heart can be a highly successful gift for a man. This said, while most women would love to receive a delicious multi-course homemade romanic dinner from the man in their life, they may be disappointed to go through the same trouble and get a lack-luster response. A man can be less likely to recognize the effort and thought that went into such a gesture, and you could find yourself realizing you get the same response from just boiling some spaghetti. Symbolic gifts should be more blunt when buying for a man, and you can get extra points for practicality as well, a watch with a personal message engraved on the back could tick both boxes. If he likes hunting, or fishing, an engraved knife could work just as well. If you get him something wearable with an image or message included on it, for example if he's a man who wears jewelery, most men will acctually appreciate you getting a matching item for yourself (so no need to feel guilty). This type of gift shows that you are also proud of him and the relationship as you are displaying it to others. If your relationship is pretty new, a gift that pairs a personalized message with a practical item is generally your safest bet. For those who've known their partners a bit longer, let's dig a bit deeper and narrow in on your man's personality type.

Sensitive Personality

Does your boyfriend have no trouble explaining how he feels? Is he at peace with his weaknesses and not afraid to let you see them? Does he leave you notes or send you sweet messages on a regular basis? If you answered yes to one or more of these, Then this section is likely for you. For this type of relationship you can be much more creative with your gift than the others. Even if you're worried he may not fully understand the message or effort, you can explain it to him when he opens it as long as it's done kindly. A handmade, personalized and/or creative gift will be extremely well received.

Dedicated Personality

If Your boyfriend can never spend enough time with you, doesn't mind things moving fast, checks in on you several times a day, and can be a bit possesive or jelous, then he may be this type. He will appreciate symbols of the relationship that are visible for all to see. Photos, images, or art around the house, or even better things you can wear all day long, something he can carry all day that he got from you like a wallet or watch is perfect, and something matching you can both carry or wear is even better.

Practical Personality

Does your boyfriend think in strictly black and white, life is filled with problems, and our purpose is to match them with solutions. His head is full of maps and lists, he can repair a car and gut a fish, but if he tries to say "thank you" or admit he's wrong, his head turns into a cracked radiator sputtering antifreeze on the pavement? Congratulations! This paragraph is for you. Your gift should be 100% practical, he'd probably even be happy with a box of spark plugs for valentines day. Best thing to do, focus in on one of his hobbies, and get him something related to that. If it's homemade and something you know how to do, such as a hand knitted beany or a homemade wallet that would be ideal, though you may not get a ton of bonus points for effort. He may not say anything about a simple engraved message or image, but he will secretly love you for it.

My Top Gifts For Him For A Perfect Valentine's Day

With the world getting smaller and larger all at once and the consumer marketplace spanning the globe, it is becoming harder and harder to find gifts that come across as original and personal. While all holidays and occasions can face this same difficulty, Valentine's Day can cause a unique anxiety as it's a time we are expected to share what's in our hearts. Why not buy him a tie and some new socks and be done with the whole thing? This will depend on the man you're dating, maybe he's not a romantic type and the socks might even be overkill, but if he's the type to take the whole Valentine's Day thing seriously, then it's important you try to as well. No one tires of hearing the words "I love you" no matter how often they are spoken, and no one can fail to enjoy a personal gift that comes from the heart, especially on Valentine's Day.

4. Making a gift yourself: It's hard to get more personal than a gift made from your own hands, and most people in this day and age are realizing the value of a handmade gift is a powerful rival to even the best selected consumer goods. To really knock it out of the park with a handmade gift you need to keep two things in mind, function and ability (that is you own ability to produce it). If you decide to go down the route of creating a handmade gift, you must be aware of your own abilities. If you have never done video editing before and you try to start on making a video gift 1 week before Valentines Day the result is likely to be almost unwatchable. Where there's a will there is a way, but leaving sufficient time has no substitute. Consider function as well, the world's best whatsamajigit will only sit on the mantle place for so long before it's accidentally lost or discarded. If you make something practical like a wallet or a beanie, ensure that it's of a quality suffient for it's purpose as well.
3. Purchasing a gift he'll love: Far more common than the hand made gift is the hand selected gift. It's possible to show how much you care by chosing the perfect gift that shows how well you know him by how suited it is to his personallity. This seems easy on the surface, but once you get started you may find it's not as easy as it seemed. Most people who start down this path end up choosing ties, tools, wallets or watches for men, and perfume, chocolates, accessories or clothing for women. Even if he loves fishing and you buy him a tie with fishing images on it, don't expect the Guiness World Record crew to crash through the door and toss the 'girlfriend of the year' trophy at your feet. For your store bought gift to really come across as personal, you need to consider a hobby of his that is not: Drinking, Sports, Wearing Clothes, Shaving, or smelling acceptable. A great way to come out a winner in this category is to purchase something to encourage him to pursue something you think he has talent in. For example if he's a talented muscian but keeps it to himself you can get him things for his instrument, things for recording, or even lessons to improve. Same goes for other things like writing, acting, photography etc. It should be a hobby he finds fun and not work.
2. Purchasing an experience he'll love: Valentine's Day is a sentimental holiday, that focuses on the experience's you've shared together, why not give the gift of more memories? Tickets to a concert, play, or other performance could be a great memory. How about a local workshop, there are likely to be many couples workshops and events popping up around this time if you keep an eye out for them. Tickets to go together and do an activity he loves, like riding horses, racing go-karts or playing paintball. Remember when you choose a gift in this category however, going and doing something he loves with him gets you major points, but choosing something you like more than him is likely to backfire. If you think temptation might get the better of you, then It's best to avoid this category. Otherwise, you don't need to choose something you hate, do your best to find something just to his side of center for best success.
1. The Elusive Middle Ground: Wouldn't it be great to find something that's at least partially hand made, but not doesn't require weeks or months of effort. Something that you could buy, but still add your unmistakable mark on and show loud and clear that it's a gift from the heart? For Valentines Day more than other holiday's such a thing would be highly sought after, well I have some good news! It is possible! I've designed the perfect way to tell the story of your relationship, to show that you care and to do it all quickly and efficiently online. If you want something even more personal than the perfect choice of consumer good, I recommend the product we sell right here on this site! PixoPixa, our product is a custom video game staring your boyfriend or husband, you can change the plot to tell your story as he plays a retro PC game staring himself with his own face. It allows you to personalize your gift as much as you want so there is no question his gift will be one in a kind, and it won't take weeks, days or even hours of you time, you can create a perfect gift in minutes for only a couple of dollars! Click here to check out the products we have on offer!

Valentine's Day is not about him or about you, it's about what you have together and spending the day with each other is always going to be the best and most personalized gift you give, though I do hope that after reading this article you were able to come up with a very close competetive second. All the best and good luck on your search for a perfect gift! Also remember to relax, your boyfriend is very unlikely to have high expectations for a Valentine's day gift, so anything you decide to give him will be a happy surprise.