In yesterdays post Tell Me What You NEED we discussed how crucial it was for us to learn to communicate clearly what we needed from each other. Today’s challenge revolves around the same ever important art of communication. This time we are not talking about what we NEED but rather what we WANT. Gifts specifically. Fun right?!
Strong Marriage Experiment Day 12 – Gift Giving Made Easy
Come up with a list 3 gifts under $20 and 3 gifts without a price limit that you would love to receive from your spouse some day
Gift giving is one of those weak areas for both David and I. If you read our post on Love Languages you may have noticed that gift giving and receiving is not particularly high on either one of our priority lists. Usually, we end up giving each other very predictable and unromantic gifts. Its just not something either of us are very good at — though we would like to be.
I usually gift him the expected wrapped up box of special order clothing (since my man didn’t come in the standard size) and he gets me flowers, money, gift cards, or chocolate.
Nothing wrong with that, but there is a lame factor to always gifting and getting the same predictable set of gifts, so today’s StrongLuv Marriage Experiment required us to make the task a little easier by communicating what we want.
We challenged ourselves to come up with three gifts under twenty bucks that would be fun to receive at unexpected times during the year. We also had to come up with three more extravagant gift ideas that we would love to have yet have no expectation of receiving.
Here are the lists:
3 Gifts Under $20:
Emily: Randomly buy sunglasses, Violet Crumble or make me something.
David: Surprise me with Kombucha, Starbucks coffee, and/or an amazon gift card.
3 Extravagant Gift Ideas:
Emily: Whisk me away to NYC, a high quality video camera and/or a little dog.
David: Surprise me with a new car, a Taylor guitar, and/or a ski trip.
Admittedly it was significantly easier for me to think of expensive gifts I would love to receive. I don’t know why that surprised me. The most memorable gifts I have gotten in life were the little thoughtful ones made with love or given when I didn’t expect them.
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” — Mother Teresa
Gifts are visual symbols of the love we share. Whether Gift Giving is your strength or not, making a concerted effort to grow in this area will make the ones you love feel more cared for. So, how about making it easier for our husbands/wives to show us a little love in this way?
Most of you are probably way ahead of us on this front so we’d love to hear from you. Catch us up quickly by sharing your favorite gift ideas in the comments below!
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