Birthday present for new boyfriend?
you should see what he likes or interests him. try to figure out for yourself what 'the' best present would be. you will be asking him a lot of questions. you can also take a walk at the mall and see what catches his eyes. may be he doesnt like material things like my boyfriend. when my boyfriend and i started to go out, for his first birthday i baked him a birthday cake which he loved. he asks for one every now and then . good luck
What is the best way to ask your boyfriend to buy you a gift?
There isn't one.You are an adult, who presumably has a job and who wishes to be treated as an adult. If you want to go to a concert, you buy the ticket and then go to the concert yourself. If you are truly a nice person, you spring for two tickets and take your boyfriend because that's what adults do in a mature relationship.A gift is a free offering given by someone, without strings. If it has strings or you have to ask for it, it is a favor, a bribe a request or any number of far less pleasant things. It is no longer a gift.Unsolicited advice - If you are truly crowd sourcing methods to manipulate someone who you love, then your relationship is in trouble. It may be time (or past time) to consider getting counseling for it, while you still have time.
Do you prefer to receive money or a gift?
Both please!Money is better if the person receiving it is pragmatic. If not then they might be offended or take the opportunity to comment on your character once you have left.Even though gifts are less useful, they are seen as more personal and part of the accepted social norms in the Western word. In most parts of the Eastern world, especially south east Asia, money is much more common and preferred. It is often the central part of engagement ceremonies and marriages and carries more emotional and ceremonial significance.
Do you think it's suitable to give money as a gift?
My family (parents, grandparents etc.) always give money as a gift. My experience of it is that I loved it as a kid and really don’t like it as an adult. I’ll explain…When I was younger I enjoyed the freedom of buying something for myself that I wanted - especially on my birthday when I could combine all my loot and go out and buy an expensive item like a stereo, an iPod or a computer.Fast-forward to adulthood and add a wife and four kids, and now I hate getting money. Like, I REALLY HATE getting money.The problem when you’re an adult is that you’ve got lots of responsibilities and bills. For most people money is tight, and when you get a small windfall on your birthday or at Christmas that money will often go toward paying a bill or buying something that your kids need.Even though that money is supposedly earmarked to “buy something nice for yourself,” it’s kind of hard to ever enjoy buying something for yourself if your kids have holes in their sneakers or you’re running a balance on your credit card.So when I get money, I am usually pretty disappointed, because it just goes into the endless abyss that are our family finances.On the flip side, when someone buys me something now, I love it. There’s no guilt attached to enjoying the item, and I appreciate the thoughtfulness involved in getting a really great gift.
Would it be appropriate to put money in a sympathy card for a professor?
Alright I guess it is a cultural thing. My mother (african american) lost both her parents recently, my dad lost his brother and dad within the past year, and family members will send money to help with traveling to the funeral, expenses, etc. I included his occupation because my mother is a professor as well, so it may be a different type of relationship than in other professions.
Should I give my neighbors a gift as a peace offering? 10 points!?
Honestly I think I would NOT contact them at all because I wouldn't want to risk doing anything that could cause them to go back to their old, noisy habits! If you give them a gift you have no idea if they will appreciate it OR be offended. They might take your gift the wrong way. For example lets say you buy them a baby gift. Well they could take it as "God those neighbors think we are so poor that we can't afford stuff for our own baby! Who the hell do they think they are?!" If they were trashy and jerky enough to be so noisy before, on purpose, then I would guess they will be the type that is always looking for a fight. Always ready to battle anyone, for any reason. So I would advise you NOT to contact them at all and NOT to give them any gifts. There is too much of a risk of stirring up trouble if they don't like your gift or wrongly assume you think they are poor and can't provide for their own family. You aren't friends so just avoid them!
Is it okay to give cash as a gift to your partner?
My wife and I stopped getting each other gifts a few years ago. We have joint accounts at this point and have for years. But, that doesn't mean we don't do things for each other for birthdays and other gifting holidays. Every time one of these roll around we have a conversation about budgets, and we each walk away with a budget to spend on ourselves. She laughs a lot as she pulls out a selection of tops and skirts and says "Look what you bought me for my birthday! It's just what I wanted..." Meanwhile, I dive into more things for my computer that she would never know to buy me but I really want. So how does this apply to you? If you are not yet at a stage of relationship where you are beginning to entwine your finances and living conditions and are very much in a "my money vs her money" point (and there's nothing wrong with that) then there's nothing wrong with giving cash, but the way you present it is important. Do: Give cash. Don't: Tell her you're doing it in place of some other gift because of her circumstances. It is her decision to take the gift and buy herself something that you might have bought her, or to apply it to her other bills and expenses. Some times, when money is tight, a gift of cash means getting a bill paid or gas in the car when things are so bad there was no way to make that happen. Some times, a gift of cash means that you can treat yourself to something you've been wanting but could never justify buying because your normal income is budgeted for your ongoing expenses. (I've been in both places.) Cash is not insensitive, it can actually be a very caring gift. But let her decide if she needs to pay bills with it or buy a new dress with it. You can say things like: "I was considering X or Y, but wasn't sure which you would really want, or if you would want to do something else entirely, so I figured I would give the option to you because I want you to be happy." Telling her that you had things in mind gives you the opportunity to demonstrate that you know her tastes, and you care about doing something for her that she would enjoy (which is good) but giving her the cash gives her the option of doing what you would have done or doing something else. You put the emphasis on wanting to make sure she's happy.
Do you think giving a lot if gifts for your crush can be considered buying him/her into having a relationship?
Really, it’s not necessary to go over the top buying things for your “crush.” Attention to the girl, finding out what her interests are and organising outings, taking her for dinner - these are the actions that show her you care. Certainly, small gifts such as a bracelet or some other little token are great gestures, but it’s not necessary to shower her with goodies. Well, it shouldn’t be necessary and if it is, then you are keen on the wrong girl!I realise this is possibly an old-fashioned way of looking at the situation - any lad who spends over the top money on gifts would be suspect - “What’s he after?” - in many parent’s estimation, and should make any sensible girl wary.
What present to get an unknown couple that just got married?
Wedding gifts should be something of lasting value, that will be cherished for as long as the marriage endures, and passed down to future generations. Hence drinks, which are appropriate "hostess gifts" to take to any sort of party, and gift cards which are of transitory value, are inappropriate. The best choice is always something small of higher quality rather than something large and showy of poor quality. Good choices are fine china, silver, or crystal where one small piece can be purchased that will add to an established set. Have some idea of what you would like to purchase, and then find out the appropriate pattern by finding the bride's registry, noticing when you are invited to her home, or asking her mother or maid of honour. For a casual friend whom you have just recently met, depending on the quality of her patterns, an appropriate gift would be a pair of silver butter-knives; a salt-and-pepper, a bread-and-butter plate, or a pair of liqueur glasses. You can go to most department stores' online registries and search for a registry by the names of the couple and the date of the wedding. If you cannot find out the bride's patterns, another good present is a useful and tasteful product from local artisans. If you are not "indoor" friends, you will at least have noticed the decor of their landscaping. Cast garden stones, small hand-wrought statuary, top-quality brass pruning shears in a rosewood box, blown-glass wasp traps, and so on, are good neighbourly gifts. Do not give money, nor gift cards which are equivalent to money. Although the demographic on Yahoo!Answers comprises primarily people who will say "everybody wants money", that sentiment turns out not to be the case. In fact, since traditionally money is given only to dependents and social inferiors, gifts of money can be highly offensive. They also tend to imply that you are unwilling to spend time and effort devising an appropriate actual gift, and they lead to people comparing the monetary value exchanged -- which in turn makes the gift-giving pointless.