| Gift giving is a nightmare, plain and simple. All | | | | else. With two jobs, kids and a house to take |
| those gifts can get expensive and puts a real | | | | care of, the couple may enjoy a weekend away |
| dent in the budget if you know what I mean. Not | | | | at a bed and breakfast or a double massage. |
| only does the money situation become a pain, | | | | Even offer your services as a babysitter as a gift |
| there's that whole other ordeal with buying a gift | | | | so they can get away for a relaxing bike ride or a |
| that is "personal". Add these complexities to the | | | | trip to see their favorite band play. |
| situation of buying a gift for a couple and you | | | | - Buy them something they'll both enjoy using |
| have yourself a Saturday afternoon spent walking | | | | such as a new gas grill or a patio set. If one of |
| the mall fighting off a migraine. | | | | them enjoys grilling steaks over the summer and |
| No one likes giving or getting for that matter a | | | | the other enjoys eating those tender steaks, then |
| gift with no personal value attached to it. It just | | | | a gas grill becomes the greatest gift ever. |
| seems so impersonal. Try giving your loved one a | | | | - Give them the gift of memories they share |
| gift certificate for Christmas to see what I mean. | | | | together. Put together a scrapbook of their |
| The same holds true for that couple your friends | | | | relationship. Have it include pictures and letters |
| with. Cut that shopping aggravation in half by | | | | they have with one another. Even throw in an |
| combining couples into a single gift, one they can | | | | interview of friends or family members sharing |
| enjoy together. | | | | their memories of the happy couple throughout |
| It isn't easy coming up with new and exciting gift | | | | the years. |
| ideas for all the couples in your life. Your best bet | | | | - Exchange a professional service you are skilled |
| is let their personalities be your guide. Here a few | | | | at as a gift. If you are a carpenter, build them a |
| gift ideas you can think about next time you need | | | | deck for their new home. If you are a skilled |
| to go shopping for a couple. | | | | dentist, offer a free teeth whitening treatment. |
| - When buying for a couple, think of them as one | | | | There are countless services you can suggest as |
| entity or as a third person. One of them is | | | | a service gift such as photographer, poet, artist, |
| academic, scholarly, and very demure. The other | | | | or florist. |
| is kind of domestic, sophisticated, and loves | | | | - There is nothing wrong with giving them a gift |
| sports, but together they make a great couple | | | | of your own creation. If you are considered to be |
| who share interests as gardening or building a | | | | a good cook, make them an exotic dish or bake |
| family. Buy a gift that involves those interests. | | | | them a cake. If you are an artist, offer them |
| - A nice night or weekend to themselves makes | | | | your services for a portrait of the two of them. |
| a great gift they can both enjoy. Give them the | | | | This gift will last for years on their wall. |
| gift of time together and away from everything | | | | |