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Article #193: The Worst Gifts for Men

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"Your boyfriend is about to celebrate his a gift.
special day and you want the birthday § A Celine Dion Greatest Hits CD
gift for the man in your life to reflect Don't even think of saying "but Celine
just how special he is to you. Luckily, Dion sang 'My Heart Will Go On". You may
most men are quite easy to please and think that Celine Dion was an angel sent
would be happy to receive just about by God to the earth to bless us with her
anything from you-- anything but these voice, but the Canadian singer's music is
things, that is: just not the kind you would find in a
§ Scrapbook man's iPod play list (and if you do find
Women love scrapbooks because they are a Celine Dion song in your boyfriend's
sentimental, frilly and nostalgic-the iPod, then you better start asking
very same reasons why most, actually, all questions).
men cannot stand them. A scrapbook as a § Flowers
birthday gift for your boyfriend is not Women are suckers for pretty flowers.
likely to get the same yelp of gratitude When they are given a beautiful bouquet
as the latest Nokia cellular phone . of blooms, they gingerly put them in a
Let's face it, a gift like a scrapbook vase then arrange them to maximize and
would only likely gather dust in the enhance their beauty. Most men on the
corner of his room, a gift that's been other hand, do not know anything about
forgotten and buried deep into the flower arrangements and probably don't
recesses of his mind (harsh, yes, but even know a vase. What will they do with
true). flowers?
§ Poem § Tickets to a ballet recital
Unless your boyfriend is Bono or one of If your boyfriend was educated in an
those artistic types, then a poem is not exclusive public school, grew up
the kind of gift your boyfriend would listening to Tchaikovsky and frequented
like to receive. Like a scrapbook, a the Met, then, sure, you can give him
poem is too sentimental for the ordinary tickets to a ballet recital. If he's not
man. What makes poems even worse is the any of these however, then tickets to see
fact that they convey deep feelings and a ballet recital is not likely to be a
emotions. Plus, men don't like guessing gift that could make his knees quake with
and figuring out vague messages, and excitement.
poems are nothing but unclear, ambiguous Men are not picky with when it comes to
lines. presents and will be grateful for
§ Pink sweaters whatever you give them. Just stay away
"Real men wear pink", they say, but no from these gifts.
man in his right mind will ever really Maraya Mullen is a copywriter affiliated
wear a pink sweater (unless he is Carson with the online store Gifts and Goodies.
Kressley). This look may have worked for From their site, you can buy the latest
the preppies of the 1980s, but today's Nokia cellular phone or Armani perfume
men would most likely give you a forced gift sets as a birthday gift for your
smile if you give them a pink sweater as boyfriend .






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