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- These gifting tips shared on CNN will help you get the perfect gift.
- Finding the perfect gift for someone you love can be challenging.
- Gifting is an opportunity to express your genuine interest in someone and show that you value your friendship with them.
It is the season of gifting. However, finding the perfect gift for someone you love can be challenging. Of course, you want to gift family or friends something they will love.
These gifting tips will help you get the perfect gift. CNN recently offered readers some pointers for picking the perfect gift for loved ones during the holiday season. According to CNN's Aaron Ahuvia, the best gifts are tangible evidence that the gift giver loves the recipient. Beyond this, the gift should also show a deep understanding of the recipient.
Obtaining this understanding comes down to maintaining an enthusiastic interest in the other person's life and genuinely wanting to learn more about them. According to Ahuvia, numerous studies suggest that one of the main reasons people love certain things is that they offer a connection to others.
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Gifts can remind a recipient of a past connection or be the key to developing a connection with someone in the future. Another powerful type of gift can be something that will strengthen a social connection, like buying a game for someone and finding time to play it with them.
Whether it's a game or a scrapbook, the gift will become loved once the recipient associates it with the giver and the time they've spent together. Gifting is an opportunity to express your genuine interest in someone and show that you value your friendship with them. Gift giving is also a powerful way to build and nurture deeper connections with people that love you.
