It feels like they were just here yesterday, doesn’t it? Surely it can’t really be time for the holidays yet again. There should be time still, time to procrastinate. But no, a quick glance at the calendar confirms that it is indeed that time again, and that there is no more time afforded you to delay shopping.
If you’re smart, you planned ahead and got all or most of your shopping done already. If, however, you or your significant other is anything like the Birkat Elyon cubic zirconia jewelry blog’s author, well, then you’re just now thinking about getting started on your holiday shopping. Ladies, you’re probably smart enough to not be like me; you probably started your shopping weeks or even months ago. Most of you gents out there, though, are thinking about whether or not you manage to get your shopping done online. The Sunday before Christmas. During the game. At halftime. While checking scores.
The good news is that this isn’t that crazy of a strategy – if you’re shopping at Birkat Elyon. Our store is stocked with only high-quality cubic zirconia jewelry, so not even the most clueless among us men-folk can manage to mess this thing up. And if you’re wondering whether or not jewelry is the right gift for your special girl, know this: it almost certainly is. Sure, every woman has unique tastes in jewelry, so it’s impossible to say which pieces are right for your special someone. But rare is the girl who won’t welcome jewelry of some type as a gift this holiday season.
Still Getting to Know You
That being said, it may actually be too early to give jewelry as a holiday gift in some cases. If you’ve only just started dating this month, you’re probably feeling something between confusion and utter panic about what’s appropriate for gift giving this holiday. You could try just asking her, and that might work, but chances are high that you won’t get a straight answer. Results, as they say, may vary.
It all depends on factors like how fast your relationship has been moving; whether or not you two knew each other before you started dating; and discussions you may or may not have had about the seriousness of your intents. It’s likely, though, that being in this very specific situation is the one and only in which purchasing expensive jewelry is not the best course of action. Try your best to craftily get what information you can out of her and use your best judgment.
Getting Familiar
Let’s say you’ve been dating a bit longer than that, though. It’s been a few months, and things have been going well. You don’t necessarily know if she’s “the one” or not yet, but your relationship has reached a point of being at least semi-serious. Things are probably getting more intimate, you’re getting closer to each other and the gifts are getting more serious.
Still, it’s probably too early to be saving for months on end for the biggest rock you can get your hands on. Again, everyone’s situation differs, but if this is your strategy after a few months, then you might want to slow down a little. Yes, you can consider jewelry after a few months, but it should be something like a pair of cubic zirconia earrings.
Jewelry is a serious gift that should have some meaning behind it, and unless you’re deep into your relationship or the two of you started dating and immediately got off to the races in unbelievably quick fashion, then you’re not going to have had the shared experiences yet to make highly expensive jewelry really mean something as a gift. Think about saving the diamonds for next year and get something that’s nice and unique but goes for around $100 or less.
Getting Serious
Let’s say this holiday season is that “next year,” though, or maybe you started dating in the winter or early spring of last year. You’ve spent the better part of a year (or more) together and doubtlessly said “I love you” quite a few times. Maybe you’ve talked seriously about “the future,” even.
If that’s the case, then there’s no better time than now to give her a beautiful piece of high-quality cubic zirconia jewelry or even something with a “real” gemstone(s) set in it. Don’t worry, unless you’re even deeper into your relationship and thinking about bending a knee, then you don’t have to break the bank on this one. Your best bet is probably to spend a few hundred bucks, but that may vary depending on your economic standing and any particular agreements the two of you have made about gift giving.
The important thing is that you get a piece of jewelry that compliments her beauty and style and appeals to her tastes. Give her something like that this holiday season, and it’s sure to truly mean something to her and make her happy.
So how should you go about giving it to her? Well, we can’t go around giving away all the secrets to gifting jewelry in one post. You’ll just have to keep an eye on the Birkat blog for some creative hints about the presentation.