“Merry” Little Gifts For Your Spouse
What to get your spouse for Christmas is one of the hardest things for people to think of. Interestingly enough, many people wait until the week of Christmas to get their spouse a gift because they are not sure what to get them or they don’t know how much to spend on their spouse.
What if you get your spouse the wrong present? We’ve all heard stories of husbands who got their wife a vacuum cleaner or blender for Christmas, which was meet with disappointment. What about the wife who got her husband a weed eater? Whether the present is a practical present, an elegant present or something in between doesn’t really matter. What matters is that you give your spouse a present because you love them.
What if you spend a reasonable amount of money for your spouse’s present and find out later that your spouse spent a lot for your present? It is not about how much money you spend on the present that counts. What is important is that you gave your spouse a present because you wanted to not because you were expected to.
Some couples don’t give each other presents. They decide instead to do something together that they would both enjoy. A few ideas:
1. Take a trip somewhere you both have always wanted to go. A cruise to Alaska. A week at an all-inclusive beach, golf, or tennis resort. A hiking trip through a rainforest. A couple’s spa experience.
2. Get tickets to a play, a musical, a concert, or some other type of performance and go and enjoy.
3. Check in to a really nice area hotel for the weekend, go to a nice
dinner and sleep in late.
4. Volunteer at a local mission, shelter, or charity and enjoy the gift of
giving together.
Other couple give each other presents but with some type of restriction. Agree not to go above a certain dollar amount on each other. Only give each other handmade gifts.
Whatever you decide to do regarding gift giving for each other, remember that it is not about the actual gift. It is about celebrating the love you have for each other and your marriage.