Jewelry or Flowers? A Valentine’s Day Dilemma

Shopping for a Valentines Day gift can be challenging. There are so many options available and so many ways to approach the occasion. A choice you might meet is whether to go for flowers or jewelry. Which of these two do you think makes a better Valentine present?

Before you go crazy trying to decide, here are some things you need to bring into consideration to help you decide easier:

The cost and your budget. In comparison to jewelry, flowers are less expensive. Jewelry normally signifies an extra special occasion or event, and although Valentine’s is a special occasion, it is still generally celebrated. Your budget will help you settle or decide on which purchase to make. If you want to keep this day memorable, but your wallet can’t keep up with high price tag, best give flowers. They might cost a lot, but they’re still not as expensive as jewelry.

With so many days in you calendar marked for more special occasions like your partner’s birthday or your anniversary, or that day when you decide to propose or be proposed to, jewelry will be the more appropriate memento for the event. But to keep the romantic feeling in the air, but still have extra budget for that special dinner or that bottle of wine later, best to give flowers for Valentine’s Day.

Value for money. Flowers are undoubtedly beautiful but let’s face it, they’ll last a week or two and then they’d be gone. You may be able to preserve them, yes, but dried flowers are only good for safekeeping.

Jewelry, on the other hand, lasts long and is a good investment. Your girl can even show it off anytime, anywhere.

The stage of your relationship. The gifting of jewelry suggests intimacy, both physical and emotional. After all, you’d hardly spend a lot of money on someone not significant to you. If you and your partner are still dating or exploring a friendship, flowers may be more appropriate. You do not want to send the wrong message and preempt a potential match. You might also want to steer clear of negative connotations of entitlement that comes with an expensive present.

At the same time, jewelry can’t be outdone as a present if given at the right stage of a relationship. Giving jewelry, for example, like a diamond ring during a marriage proposal, can enhance significant milestones in a relationship. Great examples of this is the so-called “journey chain”, which is a chain with pendants on them. For every special occasion that the couple goes through, a pendant is added and the length of the chain symbolizes the length of the relationship.

Go with what you know. Of course, you should always do a little homework before you go and spend willy-nilly on these presents. No matter which one you get, they’re both expensive.

Your girlfriend’s personality. Lastly, some personality types would likely prefer flowers more, others would prefer jewelry. Figure out which type is your girlfriend and use this information as the basis of your choice. Is your girl the type-A corporate type? If yes, then she might be more appreciative of jewelry than flowers. The same goes if she tends to be cosmopolitan and fashion-conscious.

Flowers, on the other hand, are best suited for more caring and sensitive women, as well as those who appreciate the outdoors. For this personality type, the beauty of nature is more special than any man-made jewelry.