Well when I found this article I figured it would be pretty interesting just by the title. In all honesty I didn’t find it all that interesting, but that may be because I’m not in any kind of relationship at the moment. In the experiments in this article they tested to see how males and females react to poor gifts and gifts that they actually like. In one experiment, participants numbered a list of items from which they would most prefer to least. Then when they met with strangers, they gave each other either the gift they most preferred or least. The results showed that men that received gifts they wanted perceived themselves similar to the gift giver and saw a relationship lasting longer. Women, on the other hand, thought there was no similarity or be affected by the gift choice.
Overall, I thought this article wasn’t all that great. However, I do think that if a person is in a relationship they should know what their partner wants so it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. I think that people have troubles finding gifts for their special someone because they want to make sure that the gift is perfect and make it special.
I like how you point out if your in a relationship you need to know the one your with. Oh and you are right on one thing, if you love someone you do want the gift to be perfect and mean something. I think some women or girls are just greedy when it comes to relationships.
ReplyDeleteThere are some really nice people who are just lame gift givers. My dad is a prime example of this. He thinks long and hard about what he wants to get my mom. However, his gifts almost always stink. He got my mom a vacuum cleaner for christmas two years ago!! What an awful gift!! However, my mom always acts excited, which helps him feel better about himself. ha ha . If you are in a relationship with a person like that, don't try to make them seem inferior because of it. We need to realize that it really is the thought that counts. Don't base your relationship on gifts alone. That's just greedy
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