For Men Only: Holiday Gift Giving Advice From The Boob Lady
Are sexy lingerie models (wearing little more than Santa hats) tempting you to enter the wild and wacky world of intimate apparel purchasing? Perhaps you’d like to buy your sweetie an attractive bra and panty set, to lift her…holiday spirits. But you cruised some internet sites and got bogged down by all the styles and sizing choices. Never fear. The Boob Lady is here to help. All you need are these three simple rules.
Rule #1: Think Outside the Bra. For you, lingerie is a lot like gift-wrapping: nice to look at but more fun to remove. For her it’s about comfort, fit and practical care in a stylish (read sexy, not trashy) package. You know what she likes and dislikes in her outerwear, so apply that knowledge to what lies beneath. Is she more comfy in jeans and tees or dressed up in high heels? Does she wear subtle patterns or pastels, or prefer bold, bright, and shiny colors? Steer clear of heavily textured, accessorized or armored garments that show more of themselves than her figure. Strive for flirty and functional and she’ll wear your gift more often.
Rule #2: Guarantee the Fit. You’ve made the perfect choice and are ready to complete your purchase. But you’re frozen by the question from the helpful sales clerk: “so….what’s her size?” (Note: “average” is not a size.) You could go home and rummage through her clothes drawers, trying to read the faded, multi-numbered and lettered tags. Then there’s the question of which size is really the right one, since different manufacturers’ bras don’t all fit alike. (The Boob Lady doesn’t need to tell you that buying her the wrong size does nothing to warm the fires of her heart, much less your hearth.) Glance at some price tags and buy a gift card in that amount. Think that’s too boring? Not if you make your gift more memorable with Rule #3.
Rule #3: Packaging Counts. A beautifully wrapped present is more exciting to open. Don’t just stick your gift card in an envelope, and toss it under the tree. Ask the sales clerk to put it in a special box with sachets for her dresser, or fancy soaps and lotions for her bath. Pick out some cute panties (hint: medium is a size) to let her know what you’d like to see her wear. Consider adding your own homemade certificate: offering a foot massage, a dinner out, or get-a-way without the kids.
Play your Santa cards right, and you’ll give her a gift that keeps on giving, all year round!
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January 4th, 2007 at 4:14 am
Great piece and great advice.
Not all of us however are hopeless when it comes to buying bras for our partners.
I have been buying bras for my partner for about 30 years (and have been known on occasion to buy one for one or two of her best friends).
Yes you have to listen - I mean really listen - to your partner to know what she wants. Sometimes you experiment and get it wrong. That’s OK as long as you don’t try to insist she wears it anyway.
There are plenty of sites to explain how to get the size right, but you have to experiment a bit there as well. My partner was a beautiful 34B when we were first married and stayed the same size for years. But then after four children we had both changed shape a bit. When things settled down after the children it took us a couple of years to work out her best new size. But now we’re pretty much settled.
I can’t agree more about buying something your partner is comfortable. So often we men think of it as “wrapping” to be taken off as soon as possible. Yeah, that’s nice sometimes, but your partner would also like something she can wear and feel nice about.
My advice to other men: Take your time. Take time to get to know what your partner likes. Take time to learn how to choose styles she will like and how to select the right size. Use her standard size as a guide but check out how the bra looks to you. Maybe that in that style she needs something different.
In the end, it is taking the time that shows you really care - and that’s what it’s really about.
January 5th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Thanks, Chris. How nice that you also appreciate the changing shape of her bosom!
All the breast,
Elisabeth
July 9th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title For Men Only: Holiday Gift Giving Advice From The Boob Lady. Thanks for informative article
December 7th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Okay, Elisabeth,
if you are out to help women take better care of their breasts health wise, when are you going to give up telling women to wear bras? They don’t help you know.
Chuck
December 7th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Hi Chuck. It’s a woman’s choice to wear a bra, although fashion and clothing styles do seem to dictate the current breast aesthetic. I try to give women guidance on what is the breast fit and any options they might have to customize their bra experience. There is no proven scientific evidence linking bra wearing to breast disease. Even major cancer organizations and non-profits searching for a cure agree that bras do not cause breast cancer.