| I read article a while back about buying gifts for men, | | | | the lyrics went something like "these are the good old |
| that I thought would be appropriate on here. Especially, | | | | days" in the chorus. I stuck with me, and I believe it to |
| since this story talks about good gifts for men as they | | | | this day. Just sometimes, I have to try and little harder, |
| hit their 40th birthday. It stuck in my mind a bit, because | | | | and remind myself of it. |
| I turned 40 just a few years ago, and it spoke about | | | | So, with all this in mind, how do you apply this theory to |
| how men view their age a little differently then women, | | | | buying gifts for a guy on his 40th? Well, I'm not exactly |
| and how that psychology can help in getting them | | | | sure how. Maybe for some guys it does work. I'm not |
| good birthday presents. | | | | sure it would work for me . . . still in denial I guess. |
| The article said basically, that men are for more | | | | Guys do seem to enjoy keeping older things around. |
| nostalgic then they will admit, and if you keep that in | | | | Old cars, old collectibles, old clothes, old tools. I always |
| mind, then buying them a 40th birthday present can be | | | | thought I was just a pack rat by nature, but maybe |
| easier. Now one of my first thoughts on reading that | | | | there is something nostalgic about it all. I suppose it |
| men were nostalgic, was, well that's utter rubbish. As | | | | could mean that. But, does that mean guys want old |
| the piece explained further on, that few men would | | | | stuff for presents? That seems hard to believe. Think |
| admit to hit, I was beginning to see what they trying to | | | | of all the guys who like the shiny new electronic |
| explain. | | | | gadgets. Cell phones, PDAs, stereos, computers, big |
| I think, that for me it started around the time my father | | | | honkin' programmable remote controls. |
| passed away. I was never very nostalgic before that, | | | | Maybe buying gifts is not the right time to strike a |
| but afterwards I found myself thinking more about the | | | | nostalgic time with the big guy. Maybe the right |
| "good old days". Which is kind of funny, because in my | | | | approach, is to give him gifts that he'll want to hang on |
| younger days, I always that "good old days" was just | | | | to forever. Something that strikes an emotional chord |
| old people language. I even remember a song where | | | | that will last for years. |