Ten Tips on Successfully Shopping for your Significant Other – Page 2

Take a good look at your lady and make an honest (but silent!) assessment of her assets.

Body type basics. If you’re set on venturing outside of the safe zone but still struggling, becoming familiar with three of the most common female body shapes can help you simplify your search. Those blessed with being bigger on top are commonly considered an “apple” shape, where bigger on bottom would be classified as “pear”, and both top and bottom very similarly sized being commonly referred to as “hourglass.” Take a good look at your lady and make an honest (but silent!) assessment of her assets and with which category she would most appropriately align. Armed with this invaluable information, if you have the opportunity to select a salesperson to work with, make every effort to try to seek out one who’s similarly shaped and let her know that your significant other is about her same size (however please don’t reference the featured fruit, it’s for visual value only.) This can be extremely helpful because she’ll then personally know first-hand which fits would be most flattering from her own experience. Even if you’re not able to find one who’s of similar size or body type, being able to accurately advise that your partner is bigger on top or bottom will greatly help her guide you most effectively. If you don’t have the luxury of engaging assistance, then my advice would be to try to stay away from items specifically applicable to areas where she’s largest, as she’s probably more particular about fit around these features.

Jeans are just off-limits. Period. Unless we’ve very explicitly specified a particular style or pair we’d like you to purchase, please don’t try to dabble in denim. Just don’t. For a woman, finding the perfectly fitting pair is typically a very personal undertaking consisting of a countless number of “no’s” before coming across what we’d ultimately consider a “yes.” Unless you’re incredibly lucky the likelihood of you being able to land on the latter isn’t all that promising, so please let’s agree to just leave this one up to us.

Brands and beyond. Knowing what brands she’s loyal to can not only be a very valuable tool, but sometimes actually the minimum you must know when it comes to matching something she already owns. If you’re buying a beauty product for example (such as fragrance or make-up,) not only do you need to
Secretly snapping a picture on your phone of the existing packaging on the product you’re planning to replace can help give all the applicable information.
know the brand, but potentially the product name, and typically the scent or shade as well. A friend of mine who works at beauty counter is constantly sharing stories of guys confidently coming in to surprise their gal because she said she’s out of something specific, like for instance her Bare Minerals make-up. That they know this is the brand she wears is fantastic, but unfortunately they’re still then sent back home to find out the actual product (ie: foundation) and also the specific shade that she needs it in. Secretly snapping a picture on your phone of the existing packaging on the product you’re planning to replace can help give all the applicable information, avoid your having to make a trip back home for further research, and still then serve as a super thoughtful surprise.

If you’re buying fine jewelry, you must absolutely understand if she’s a gold or silver gal.

Jewelry jargon. Jewelry generally fits into one of two categories: fashion or fine. Fine jewelry is typically sold specifically in stores that cater to just jewels, whereas fashion pieces can be found amongst clothing and other accessories and the cost is considerably less. If you’re buying fine jewelry, you must absolutely understand if she’s a gold or silver gal. If you’re married it makes this much easier as you’ll typically find success in matching the metal to her engagement ring and wedding band. If you’re not, try taking a look at the existing jewelry pieces she tends to wear most often, especially repeated pieces such as rings that she may wear every single day. For fashion jewelry some women will tend to mix and match their metals, but unless you’ve specifically seen her do this, it’s probably best to still stay the course with the metal you see her wearing most consistently.

Return policy research. Sometimes even if all the rules have been followed without fail, a gift just isn’t going to resonate and we’re going to want to return it. Proactively prepare for this potential outcome by ensuring you’re already aware of the store’s return policies before you pull the trigger to purchase. Even if we don’t decide to keep what you’ve chosen, at the end of the day our being able to at the very least exchange it for something that suits us better is a far more desirable outcome for everyone than a complete lack of it ever being used.

Be able to explain exactly why you bought it. Recognize there’s other components that ultimately contribute to every woman’s unique tastes and style. Even if you’ve followed every single tip I can
Hearing that the reason you selected that sweater in a shade she says she’s not 100% certain on, was because of how well you thought it would go with her eyes can not only help her feel instantly more connected to it.
share she sometimes might still be on the bubble about something you’ve ever so carefully chosen. For instance, when it comes to something slightly more subjective such as color, while she might choose to cover her phone, her tablet, and every inch of your home in blue, it may still be a color she’s never been known to wear because she doesn’t feel it flatters her. This is where you put to use your own personality and the unique perspective only you as her partner possess. Hearing that the reason you selected that sweater in a shade she says she’s not 100% certain on, was because of how well you thought it would go with her eyes can not only help her feel instantly more connected to it, but at the same time is likely to land you some additional points because of the amount of thoughtful personalization she can so clearly see you put forth. Especially considering she’s unaware of all the above that you’ve already executed on in pursuit of this desired outcome.

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