If you’ve recently begun dating a new woman, you probably have a lot of questions and trepidations. Could this be ‘the one’? Could this, in fact, be the person you’ve been seeking out your whole life? You don’t want to make any premature judgments early on, but likewise, you don’t want to miss out on any opportunities.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make with a new woman in your life is holding yourself back. Many guys aren’t sure that this is the right one to go after, so they hold themselves back. Women can sense this, and even the greatest woman in the world will be disappointed if she sees that you’re not putting forth effort on her behalf.
The first thing you want to do is pay attention to what she likes and what she values. Where did you first meet her? At a bar or at a bookstore? Is she more at home with a volume of Proust or a crystal necklace? It doesn’t really matter which she goes for, as long as you pay attention to what’s going on.
And be sure you do find out, because not all gifts are created equally. If you give one woman tickets to a Red Sox game, she might be yours forever. Give the same to another woman, and she may look at you confused, saying she ‘doesn’t even like football’. Don’t blow your shot on a tote bag, when a book was the right choice.
And no matter what you do, stay far away from all the usual generic gifts. There will be time later for sweet nothings like bouquets of flowers or a jewelry set; right now, you have to make a real impression. You want to get her a gift that she won’t just like, but that will show you’ve been paying attention to her and care enough to get something perfect.
Timing is important too. If you have the ultimate gift, but give it too early, you’ve blown it. If you give a $500 edition of Hemingway to a woman on a second date, it’s just like giving her a ring; too soon! Likewise, however, you don’t want to wait too long or the woman will think you’re uninterested, and she’ll soon grow to feel that way herself.
What you want to keep in mind here is that all women are different. The only way you can succeed is to give it your all and to really get to know them as an individual human being. Just remember; with any woman, the worst sin of all is holding yourself back.
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