I've always been interested in the idea of "Gift Giving as a Love Language", until I realized that no one I know understands how gifts work.
Gift Giving is actually supposed to be a representation of someone's loving devotion to you, because it shows that they put in a bunch of mental effort to find out what you like, and then got you something that they know you personally would find valuable.
What everyone around me normally does is try and figure out what someone could like, and then buy it the week before the party.
Proper gift giving is way harder and monetary amounts are almost totally irrelevant. To whom you are giving the gift to, and why are far more important than anything else. The used coat off your back to a cold man is far more significant than some expensive trinket.
I've always been interested in the idea of "Gift Giving as a Love Language", until I realized that no one I know understands how gifts work.
Gift Giving is actually supposed to be a representation of someone's loving devotion to you, because it shows that they put in a bunch of mental effort to find out what you like, and then got you something that they know you personally would find valuable.
What everyone around me normally does is try and figure out what someone could like, and then buy it the week before the party.
Proper gift giving is way harder and monetary amounts are almost totally irrelevant. To whom you are giving the gift to, and why are far more important than anything else. The used coat off your back to a cold man is far more significant than some expensive trinket.