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What is the importance of giving gifts in a relationship? Gifts have always been an important part in developing healthy, loving relationships. Apart from being just a simple gesture of appreciation towards your family or friends, giving the right gifts can show just how much you care for, and understand them. Giving a gift is a universal way to show interest, appreciation, and gratitude, needless to say, the act strengthens our bonds with our loved ones

We have all grown up seeing the act of gifting. Special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations are where gifts are given; while during festivals gifts are exchanged. It is a custom, a norm, although never really forced. Underlying this custom is the purpose: appreciation. We give people gifts to show them that we are grateful to them as individuals and value the role they play in our lives. In other words, life would not be the same without them.

When something is so important, and we can never undermine the cultural aspects of gifting along with the personal equations; over the years it has also become very convenient. All the logistical issues have been removed for one to send online gifts to Pakistan. Choose the category and the occasion and one gets flooded by gifting ideas; from unique kitchen supplies to fancy crockery, form clothes to watches, form artefacts and customised stationery; the list is endless.

Choice often creates confusion and when there is so much to choose from, it is very east to get carried away! This is when the personality of the person we are choosing a gift for, becomes important. Their personal style, their lifestyle, profession, whether we can remember something they may have mentioned in passing, their hobbies – all these aspects must be kept in mind while choosing.

Some may differ and say that gifts should be chosen according to the givers taste, not the receivers. Some also believe in asking their friends and family what they would like directly, while some of us may have already been sent a list of demands! Our parents generation believed in utility gifts like utensils, household appliances etc; while some of us believe in gifting exactly the opposite, little luxuries that one may not buy for herself. Whatever may your gifting philosophy be, gifting is an important part of our lives and sending gifts to Pakistan online has never been simpler.

Our socio-cultural background lays a lot of significance to gifting. Even in weddings, the close relatives and friends of the couple get gifts the family. One can order make-up sets, grooming kits, dry fruit boxes, fresh fruit baskets, personalised items by the dozen for group gifting. These gifts are given as token of gratitude for the participation in the special event and even serve as a memoir.

Memories begin to make more space in our hearts as the years go by. The joy of finding an old gift in a corner of a drawer cannot be compared to anything. Let’s make our lives richer by gifting today the memories of tomorrow.