Straight Talk: What Do You Gift a New Partner?

Are you expected to exchange gifts and you've been dating under a month? Absolutely. I'm guilty. I'm guilty. Absolutely, yes! I actually, I do that. I'm a giver. This is such a perfect time. This is the giving season. Show me what you got. Exactly. It is the giving season. Show me what you got, all right? In the early stages of me dating my husband, it was about a month, it was his birthday came up, and I went and I bought him some little Gucci slippers, and he was like, whoa, like, they're kind of expensive. They're the slides now, they're the slides, you know, they have plastic, they weren't that expensive. But I'm a lover, I'm a giver, you know, I'd rather give than receive, and he didn't have them, so. I agree. Now, where I come from, that's a little much, but first gift in the world. But he didn't have them. Now, let's paint the scenario. You're single. You're a single mother. Let's say you're making an average income of a person that's single. Let's say you're making $40,000 a year. I've got to get some parameters set. You meet a guy, he's wonderful. You've been dating for a month. He gets you a Christmas gift. Give me the dollar amount. That you would be willing to spend on a guy after 30 days, you make about $40,000 a year. $30, $30 a dollar a day. A dollar a day. I'm in a $20 to $25 range. I'm in the... Okay, let me go here. Let's go. $20. $20. $50. $50. $30. $1 a day. Okay, now. Okay, now. The $50. You deserve it. What? You earned it. What? Are you getting ready to buy this man that costs $25? I'm gonna get you a Starbucks gift card. I'm gonna get you a box of chocolates. I'm gonna get you a beautiful card. Okay, listen to me, don't do that. Listen to the label. Please don't give us no card. And please don't give us no chocolate. And do not give a man flowers. We could care less. Lingerie! What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? Yeah! You gonna give him some panties? No! No means some panties! Well, you have to give him a hand like that. Yeah. For yourself? Oh! All right, Steve! Steve! You see, 25... What can we give a man that they will appreciate? Yeah, let's hear it. We don't have no more on here. We're making $40,000. Okay, you got to go with what his interests are. Okay. Like, if he played golf... A real nice box of golf balls. This guy said gloves. Yeah, gloves is nice. No! A scarf if you're back east. A scarf is nice. A scarf is nice. A scarf is so bland. What do you want to get him? What do you want to get him? You're having so much fun. You're in love. You're in the honeymoon stage. You're not in love. You have to buy him something that's of interest to him if he plays golf Golf say he is into golf you take him to putt-putt you go tough. Go now like what about something like that like Like an event. An event, yes. If a man plays golf don't take his ass play putt-putt Put, put. Well, thank God. I'm already married. He gonna be so mad lottery tickets I like that. I'm betting big on you, baby. Oh, my God, I love it. Oh, that'll be hot. That's cute. That's cute. That's cute. Yes. Especially some scratch-offs. Scratch-offs. Where you got a shot at winning. Hey, I might have to do that. That's a cute idea. I like that. Yes. I love that idea. Yeah. I think it's all about the events. I think you go bowling. You do something cute. You do something fun. You interact. Something free. In lingerie. Yeah. This panel right here. But you, I had you all on the right side cause you all are on opposite ends. She played the middle very well. She balanced the two. I'm sorry. Cause she ain't buying you a thing. She gonna buy you some drawers, let's get it on. And she's gonna be going Gucci slippers and working. And just call it a day. Ladies, thank y'all for being here. Really fun today. Great panel today, we'll be right back, y'all. Hey, you made it to the end of this video I got a lot more that you're gonna enjoy So just click to watch the next one and make sure you subscribe to always know what's happening