1. Don’t
buy clothing that involves sizes. The chances are one in seven thousand that
you will get her size right, and your wife will be offended the other 6999
times.
2. Avoid all things useful. The new silver polish advertised to save hundreds
of hours is not going to win you any brownie points.
3. Don’t buy jewelry. The jewelry your wife wants, you can’t afford. And the jewelry
you can afford, she doesn’t want.
4. Finally, don’t spend too much. “How do you think we’re going to afford
that?” she’ll ask. But don’t spend too little. She won’t say anything, but she’ll
think, “Is that all I’m worth?”
