There should be a name for the phenomenon: Men all around the world suffer from having well-meaning women in their life, that assume they will not be as picky about their gifts, because they are, well, men. And thus, every holiday, men all over the world have to pretend to be thrilled about the gifts they get, only to commiserate with their buddies later. Readers will, once they finish reading this article, ask the men in their life if they secretly don’t like the gifts they receive – and the men will say they always love them. These men, dear readers, are lying.
So, with the holidays now officially upon us, whatever is there for a reader to do when it comes to gifting the men in your life? You could, of course, completely wing it, go to a mall and see what catches your eye. Or you could consult this list, which, if I may say so myself, is an excellent guide to give you some inspiration, for this year’s holiday shopping.
Partners
The chocolate industry has a very peculiar problem: People marketing this sweet treat have been going out of their way to appeal to the female demographic since the day it was discovered. While this certainly has made chocolate a hot-ticket item for holidays like Valentine’s Day, it has also created a stereotype for even the best brands of chocolate that causes some men to balk at the idea of being gifted expensive chocolate. Compounding the frustrations of this unfair stereotype is the fact that many guys love good chocolate.
This holiday, gift your male partner with chocolate that they won’t shy away from receiving, by going BIG. And what do I mean by that? Literally, a giant slab of chocolate, specifically a 16×5 inch chocolate bar from the company Vosges, a luxury sweets company that was recently named a top 10 chocolate company in the world.
Vosges’ chocolate is not only delectably sweet, their giant bars of chocolate are the type of novelty item that you just know a male partner is going to delight in receiving. Because, when it comes to gifting them with something you can be sure they’ll love, “go big or go home” really does apply.
Friends
Friends are the cornerstone to a healthy, happy life, and we know that you want to get your closest male friends the best for the holidays, making sure that your gift is packed plentiful with sentimental value.
For the best friend in your life who you know is going to be expecting something unique and thoughtful, but a little splurge-y too, gift them one half of a pair of LuvLink friendship lamps. These lamps, which come in pairs, are just about the best idea since sliced bread. Two friends who want to remind each other of how much they care, each take one lamp from the pair, and keep it in their individual homes. When you want to quietly let your best friend know they’re on your mind, you just tap the top of the lamp in your home. This will cause your lamp, as well as the lamp in in your best friend’s home, to both light up blue. When your best friend sees their own lamp glowing blue, they will know you tapped it. When they want to send a message back to you that they’re thinking of you, they then tap their own lamp, causing both their lamp and yours to light up a pinkish-purple. And on and on it goes, with you and your best friend, however far away you are from each other, constantly reminding each other, in the midst of busy lives, that you are thinking of them. LuvLink’s friendship lamps are currently 50% off.
Fathers
Before you walk down the aisle, before you even strike up your first friendship, the first man in your life will have been your dad, if you were so lucky.
For the father who you wish to treat this holiday, but doing it with a gift you can be sure they’ll love, a Renzo Romagnoli dual chess and backgammon game set will be the gift of a lifetime. The set, handcrafted with leather and poplar wood, will be a gift that your father will not soon forget.
Brothers
There is perhaps nothing quite as fun as being able to exchange “grown-up gifts” with the siblings you spent your childhood gifting cool pens you used to pay for with your lemonade stand money. Almost as fun, is seeing how you and your siblings’ taste in gifts evolve as you get older.
For the adult brother that you know is going to go crazy for it, get them a Solo Stove Smokeless Portable Fire Pit. These cool stainless steel fire pits provide their owners a snazzy way to start a fire at their outdoor barbecues, without having to worry about heavy smoke fumes. With their price currently on sale, now is a great time to grab one, for the brother in your life to make a grand addition to their home and – quite literally – their hearth.
Trying to predict what gifts our loved ones will like can feel like finding a needle in a haystack. Every person is different, and will love different things – but, if thinking of a gift for a man in your life is starting to overwhelm you, then turn to this gift guide for gifts that your loved one will remember for years to come.
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