Christmas is coming up soon, a birthday around the corner, a celebration that requires some kind of gift exchange. It is easy to give a gift to family, you know them well enough to know what they like, and you don’t have to worry if it is the wrong thing. Your Mum will never tell you she hates the color blue or can’t stand plates with kittens on them even if she likes cats. But the girlfriend, that is another matter altogether. Especially if she is a new girlfriend, when the present counts and it is hardest of all to know what to give her. So how to negotiate this delicate trap and come out smelling like roses?

The answer is summed up in one word, jewellery. Women just love to accessorize, so silver jewellery is always a welcome Christmas gift or birthday present for any girlfriend, but how to choose? If you are still in the early stages of the romance, a pair of earrings is always good and pearls are always a good choice. They are nicer than just plain costume jewellery, not as expensive as stones and always look classy. Before you buy them you could try to comment on other what other women are wearing to see what she likes, and then make sure to note what colors she likes and how big.

But maybe she isn’t really a jewellery person. If you have never seen her wearing any, she may be someone who doesn’t care for it. If so, you can still win by finding her a beautiful scarf to wear. The nice thing about scarves is that they can also be practical, so women can always find an excuse to wear one. If considering a scarf as a gift for a girlfriend, always find out first if she is allergic to wool or any kind of fabric as that will take a lot of the fun out of the gift if she is allergic to it.

Finally, you can always offer to take her shopping, which is a gift most girlfriends dream of, but never expect to have happen. Most guys don’t know this, but shopping skills in a man is very sexy, so you better learn now how to negotiate the sales table at the local department store, so you can show off your shopping savvy when you ask her out for a fun afternoon shopping.

In the end, you will probably opt for something much easier, like buying the jewelry or scarf yourself for her. But know that if you ever want to impress a girlfriend, there are few things that will impress a woman like a man that can hold his own at a sale. So take your chances, buy for her or bring her out on the town. Either way, the Christmas gift you give your girlfriend that is always appreciated is that you thought to find gifts for her in the first place.