“Like I always say...’tis better to RECEIVE than to give.” Says Simone or whoever designed, the latest Benefit’s ‘gift me gorgeous!” beauty book (latest catalog).
I find it rather amusing. Maybe I should really start buying presents with attached “Dear Julia, happy Chirstmas. From Julia” Christmas cards for me. That’s wacky!
The social value of gift giving has been known throughout human history, and Christmas... No doubt, it is also a favourite subject for studies on psychology and certainly, much-loved by marketers and economists.
Recession & frustrating crowds at Orchard Road or your local shopping malls may convince some of us to abandon her gift list or refusing gift giving altogether. But, looking at the brighter side, gift-giving strengthen bonds between loved ones. Don’t you like presents?
The old saying “it’s better to give than to receive” isn’t one, without substantiation. Psychologists say, it is often the “GIFTer”, rather than the “GIFTpient”, who reaps the biggest psychology gains from this important element of Christmas. Hey, it isn’t always about monetary gains.
Potlatch, for example, is an interesting festival practiced among indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast. The more generous and bankrupting the potlatch, the more prestige gained by the host family!
When you stop giving, you miss out a few things
strengthen bonds between friends & family
gift-giving list tells you Tom is more important than Dick to you, and you actually hate Harry.
giving reinforces our positive feelings towards others and makes us feel caring and happy.
Gender differences in gift-giving is another interesting topic.
Lousy Gifts are more likely to affect a man’s view of a relationship’s future than a woman’s.
In a psychology experiment at the University of Virginia, when men got a rotten gift that was supposedly from their long term girlfriend, they were more likely to decide the girlfriend was very different from them.
They were also more pessimistic about their chances of staying together and getting married.
Women who got gifts they didn’t fancy reacted in the opposite way.
- The Straits Times
Looks like woman will continue to make excuses for their boyfriends, including bad gifts!! Now...did my boyfriend ever give me anything that I obviously would hate? Hmm...
Researches also shows that females care more about connotative meanings in a present while men are more practical when it comes to the gifts they give and get.
Nevertheless, gifting is loving. Never stop gifting, never stop loving!! P/S: And Simone, you really should try giving...erhrm...
“Like I always say...’tis better to RECEIVE than to give.” Says Simone or whoever designed, the latest Benefit’s ‘gift me gorgeous!” beauty book (latest catalog).
I find it rather amusing. Maybe I should really start buying presents with attached “Dear Julia, happy Chirstmas. From Julia” Christmas cards for me. That’s wacky!
The social value of gift giving has been known throughout human history, and Christmas... No doubt, it is also a favourite subject for studies on psychology and certainly, much-loved by marketers and economists.
Recession & frustrating crowds at Orchard Road or your local shopping malls may convince some of us to abandon her gift list or refusing gift giving altogether. But, looking at the brighter side, gift-giving strengthen bonds between loved ones. Don’t you like presents?
The old saying “it’s better to give than to receive” isn’t one, without substantiation. Psychologists say, it is often the “GIFTer”, rather than the “GIFTpient”, who reaps the biggest psychology gains from this important element of Christmas. Hey, it isn’t always about monetary gains.
Potlatch, for example, is an interesting festival practiced among indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast. The more generous and bankrupting the potlatch, the more prestige gained by the host family!
When you stop giving, you miss out a few things
strengthen bonds between friends & family
gift-giving list tells you Tom is more important than Dick to you, and you actually hate Harry.
giving reinforces our positive feelings towards others and makes us feel caring and happy.
Gender differences in gift-giving is another interesting topic.
Lousy Gifts are more likely to affect a man’s view of a relationship’s future than a woman’s.
In a psychology experiment at the University of Virginia, when men got a rotten gift that was supposedly from their long term girlfriend, they were more likely to decide the girlfriend was very different from them.
They were also more pessimistic about their chances of staying together and getting married.
Women who got gifts they didn’t fancy reacted in the opposite way.
- The Straits Times
Looks like woman will continue to make excuses for their boyfriends, including bad gifts!! Now...did my boyfriend ever give me anything that I obviously would hate? Hmm...
Researches also shows that females care more about connotative meanings in a present while men are more practical when it comes to the gifts they give and get.
Nevertheless, gifting is loving. Never stop gifting, never stop loving!! P/S: And Simone, you really should try giving...erhrm...
Welcome! Doll up. Your Souls is brought to you by Julia Chuang.
Undergraduate(BSc in Psychology)of SIM University, I hope to meet like minded bloggers and share my passion through this little journal. If you enjoy what you're reading and wish to be linked, please feel free to email me.Hope you enjoy your stay!
commentor policy
We love constructive comments! However, we reserve the right to delete comments that abuse this forum. Voicing your opinions is great, just be respectful.
Disclaimer
We don’t claim to be the owners of images displayed on this site. All images found on the web and considered to be in the public domain. But if you are the owner of an image and we violate copyright law, please, inform us and we will remove your image as soon as possible.
Subscribe in a reader
Welcome!
Bookmark this blog
Monday, December 22, 2008
Never stop Gifting @ 1:55 AM 
friend @