Why do men buy women jewelry when men are usually more practicality-oriented?

[Bethany22]

Men usually appreciate things for their usefulness, so why would they assume women want useless jewelry?

[MrOracle]

Because most women DO want useless things like jewelry.

It's totally okay if you don't - you just have to sit him down and explain that to him.

I dated one girl, and I got her a necklace. It wasn't especially expensive, not a name brand, but it was jewelry and along her style, and I'm not sure if I could have made her happier with a house and a pony - she LOVED it.

I dated another girl who didn't want jewelry or traditionally "girlie" things. She was an artist. I bought her some canvases and paints and a nice light - and she LOVED those things. I could have bought her a $5000 diamond bracelet and she wouldn't have liked that nearly as much as $50 worth of art supplies and a light.

It's all about knowing your audience.

My sister actually enjoys receiving tools. Her husband makes a very good income, and he's very into sports, but he is completely useless with tools or anything mechanical. He has to call someone to change a flat tire, and couldn't jump-start a car by himself, and forget about fixing the water heater or a leaky faucet. My sister builds Ikea furniture, replaces light switches and outlets, and does all of the other basic house maintenance and upgrades, so she can use a cordless drill or a circular saw. And while she likes jewelry, she likes her tools just as much.

Make sure your man knows what you like and don't like, and you should do just fine.

[JamesDiaz11]

Because women want useless things like Jewelry.

Women have long been the drivers of human innovation, because they aren't satisfied with the necessities. They complain/ nag, and then guys invent, innovate, conquer, etc.

They want a bigger house, a nicer car, more stylish clothes, nails and hair done up, etc. etc. etc. They want so many things that are useless- yet look at the average bachelors apartment and you'll see a place to sit, a place to sleep, and some entertainment. Women drive us to go beyond necessities, and we know they expect us to undertake useless acts (expensive honeymoons), and to purchase them useless things (e. g. flowers) because it makes them happy- and drawn to us.

[Lionman95]

Because guys that women love jewelry. An emotionally healthy guy buys a woman jewelry because he wants to see her happy. A guy that´s emotionally somewhere else might just do for her so that he could claim in an argument later on he cared for her since he spent money on her jewelry.
It´s true that guys appreciate and prefer usefulness but call it a stereotype but from a guy´s perspective it seems likely to make a woman happy with jewelry than with kitchen devices or something else for the household.

[Lliam]

How 'bout a nice vacuum cleaner? Or a thigh and butt master kit?
https://www.suzannesomers.com/products/suzanne-somers-toning-system-thighmaster-gold-plus-buttmaster?variant=329433961&currency=USD&campaign=17996003906&content=&keyword=&matchtype=

[TrueConfection]

Vacuum... Peh! That would just be mean.

[Lliam]

@TrueConfection. I know, right? The two things I mentioned are common jokes that have punch lines about how the wife/girlfriend gets even. Someone even made a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twivg7GkYts

[TrueConfection]

LOL! That was hilarious! 😂

[Lliam]

@TrueConfection. I can relate to when the guy said "I'm not a fan of that look."
There is nothing more terrifying than a woman crossing her arms and giving you that look. You're dead man walking. 🤣🤣🤣

[TrueConfection]

I love how clueless they still are while looking at the photo and STILL not understanding how one guy managed to get released. 😈

[Lliam]

@TrueConfection. I know, right? LOL

[AmyHew1tt]

Some women like jewelry. Some like books. Some guys like video games. We all have interests that aren't necessarily 'useful.' And we like gifting each other things that we like. Whether or not it's practical doesn't have to come into it, only the person's enjoyment. Otherwise, there's really no point in gifting.

[Kaneki05]

Video games are proven to be good for mental health and learning capabilities. Along with books, books are quite literally how we learn. Wouldn't called them interests that aren't useful lol. Meanwhile a shiny gem does none of this. So cannot really compare.

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 Can't agree with the video game part. I've seen it do far more damage than good and stop people from actually doing this 'practical' stuff. But if you enjoy it, and you know how to balance your time, go for it. I do agree books can be useful if they're on something good to learn about. But I meant subjects like CEO hot guy love interest romances, and general YA. Not that there's anything wrong with those. I've been known to splurge on expensive hardback preorders with fancy covers, and some books that only sit on my shelf that I never read. But I enjoy having them, and I don't spend money on make-up or jewelry so it seems like a fine thing to do.

Either way, there's no reason why we can't indulge in things that don't have a specific purpose. Many people are drawn to aesthetics and have been since centuries ago. And I don't think anything is wrong with that, granted you're not buying a pair of diamond earrings and living on three meals a week to make up for it.

[Kaneki05]

It don't matter what you personally believe there is tons of evidence through research that proves it so shrugs. And even fictional books help learning yes even those of that nature you mentioned.

Also to be clear I never made any argument saying you couldn't indulge on jewelry if you want I have nothing against that. Just pointing out you are comparing vastly different things ones that have clear evidence of improvements and usefulness to ones that are fundamentally not.

[Kaneki05]

Even schools and programs use video games to teach been that way for ages. If ya need proof of what I am talking about I'll be happy to provide links but I am sure you can tell on your own I ain't lying here.

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 Obviously it's different. But in terms of practicality, which this post implies to, neither video games nor some books, and many other hobbies besides, are practical. If you get good at martial arts in a video game, you're not learning it in real life. If you read about a hot guy who shoves you against a wall and basically rapes you but it doesn't matter because it's hot, there's not much about how to have a healthy, real-life relationship you'll be learning about through that. You can't compare either to a tool set or a how-to on fixing a washing machine, or something.

I'm not trying to argue that jewelry is less useless than playing Assassin's Creed for eight hours a day. Nearly everything has some kind of benefit in some kind of way to some kinds of people. But it's certainly up there on the list of things that aren't going to do much for you in the long run, or anyone else. I'm trying to say that both men and women like things that others might consider stupid and a waste of time and money.

[Kaneki05]

Yet they are proven to be practically useful so your argument is just wrong here. Unless you think the only way to learn is by physically chopping wood but if that's your mindset you've got a lot of learning to do about learning ironically.

[AmyHew1tt]

Actually, a better example I could have used is porn

[Kaneki05]

Don't get me started on how porn is educational lol. Even drugs are educational most things are educational as they are all learning experiences. Though simply wearing a necklace is not.

[Kaneki05]

I'll just say psychology is a very cool thing and the many things you may see as just for fun are actually teaching us things and educational expanding our minds.

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 How though? What are you actually doing? The war between people and video games has been a thing since forever. I can accept it has some benefits. But not enough to weigh against the cons. How many guys, and some girls, are holed up in their basements playing video games for the entire day and not actually learning anything for real life?

As soon as they stop you from doing the other more important things, and trying to live life outside your room, any benefits they have are rendered nothing.

[Kaneki05]

So you do need links then to prove this is just fallacy's created by people with narrow minds on how learning works?

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 And when you get addicted? Yeah, drugs and pron are great for killing your actual sex life. Please tell me you aren't ignorant of that.

[AmyHew1tt]

*porn

[Kaneki05]

It's kinda fallacy's tied to when people think video games cause real killers it's not hard to disprove.

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 Can you just answer my question? How is it useful? Tell me yourself, how killing zombies on a screen and ignoring every other thing you could do is helpful?

[Kaneki05]

Never said drugs don't have bad side effects still super educational. Also you can be addicted to anything so shrugs. That's a separate issue.

[Kaneki05]

www.geico.com/.../
Just one link I can find many more on similar lines.

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 But these things are especially determinantal, and not practical. We're sliding away from the original issue.

[Kaneki05]

There are way more not simplified research I can find that's more technical and harder to read that explains how these things are all correct. But honestly unless you really interested in it to put that much effort into learning it, this one was easier.

All ya need to know is you are learning and changing without even knowing it. And many things do that having positive effects. Sometimes negative but in most cases the pros outweigh the cons and negative impacts as far as reading or gaming go are very rare anyway.

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 I'm not someone who thinks people who play killing games turn into killers🙄. But you still are not seeming to be able to comprehend what I'm talking about. I am not, I repeat not, trying to tell you there are no benefits to playing games. I am saying, none of them are good enough to cross out the negative ways it affects other people, and your own life. Very little, if not nothing you learn while playing video games unless it is specifically an educational one, will be useful in your life once you're actually out there trying to get a job or living with other people. Some people can manage self-control, in which case I have no problem with them. But most neglect the rest of their lives and their families in favor of their games. There's nothing good, useful, or healthy about that.

Look, you clearly like video games, and that's fine. I'm not trying to convince people to throw their gaming sets out of the nearest window. And I am not trying to defend this hypothetical necklace and say it's useful. The point I am trying to press is that we all have frivolous likes and that as long as you are reasonable with your money and responsible with what you do, it shouldn't matter what we buy with it, or like to receive.

I hope I'm not wrong in thinking we are at least on the same page there. Either way, I don't think we're going to agree on the topic of video games, so may I respectfully suggest we leave it here?

[Kaneki05]

Yeah I've never heard of jobs been made by video games. You are right it has it's not useful for trying to get a job. Hmm I wonder how games are made though without gamers? Something ain't adding up here but I am sure what your saying is correct.
It must not be practical in anyway.

What you are saying is just false and have tons of science that can back me up on this. If you want to reject science that's fine, but don't be shocked when someone replies to your opinion pointing out their is shit tons of way's it's useful and that the negative things you are talking about aren't even real to the extent you picture.
Your choosing fallacy's over evidence. So yeah just don't be shocked when someone who's read tons into this that you are not correct.

[Kaneki05]

by the way that link literally tells you how it can be socially useful but sure not useful when living with others.

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 But it's not though. You can give me all the sources you want, that isn't going to change what I actually see, what countless peoples, especially those with families see. I don't know a single person who is deeply into video games that doesn't suck socially, ignore the rest of their life, and distances themselves from anyone.

[AmyHew1tt]

*from anyone who isn't online. Honestly, you can look up all the pros of video games, and find evidence to support them. But you can look up the cons to and find the same.

[Kaneki05]

Personal bias's and views are often incorrect to factual data and tests. It's an effect of subjectivity to think your personal experiences must be facts to all cases when it's simply not at all.

[Kaneki05]

Your just speaking about fallacy's once again. Trust me go look into the so called cons you will see they are not as extreme as you make it sound and find gaming is way more healthy than you thought and can be applied to tons of things.

[Kaneki05]

Also a interesting curveball is what you consider to be bad ain't to other's. But I won't go into that because I doubt you would understand if you can't get past this part anyway. Anyway I've said my peace hopefully one day you will realise your just as wrong as people who claim killers and video games are tied to each other.
Or horror films and killers.

But if you don't someone will always remind you because as time progresses we only prove how much better video games are.

[AmyHew1tt]

@Kaneki05 Lol, I literally said I do not think video games make killers, are you purposefully misunderstanding me? But sure let's keep our personal opinions. You have your bias, I have mine.

[Kaneki05]

Learn to read I compared you to such people didn't say you are saying that smh. I have no bias I am going by direct research you can find. You are going by fallacy's alike to those who say they make killers.

[FireGodGoesSeeknFire]

For that very reason. It's insensitive to buy people things that you want. You are supposed to think of what someone with different tastes would want.

Jewelry is particularly attractive because healer will spend a lot time trying to convince you how much she will love it.

[FunkyMonkee]

Because women usually eat that shit up!! I blew $60 I didn't have to spare on a pair of earrings for my future ex-fiance that I thought would look FANTASTIC on her and I doubt she ever wore them more than once!! Rather than TELL ME she didn't like them and let me take them back, she treated them like a dog toy!! About 10 years after I bought them for her, I found one of them in a dusty crevice in the wall behind the radiator!! I have no idea what she did with the other one!!

[TheSpaceGnome]

So this might seem odd to you, but I appreciate things for their aesthetics and level of fun, usefulness is good, but is less important.

I'm an artist though, so aesthetics is my craft.

However, despite that, I don't buy jewerly, not because it's not useful, but because I think most of it is really ugly looking. 🤷🏻

[TrueConfection]

I love sparkly jewelry. I like to wear nice shoes that are not as practical as a pair of moccasins. I prefer to wear sexy underwear over practical granny pants. The right jewelry can BE the lingerie with some sexy heels. ✨ 👠

[Chazmatazz269]

It’s a fashion of a shit test. If a man buys a woman useless crap, particularly expensive useless crap, then his expendable income and assets are at her whim; or at least his credit worthiness. Typically women who value such things don’t care which.

[worldscolide]

Because the media and commercials basically say "you're a piece of shit if you dont buy her diamonds" While at the same time leading women to believe that if he isn't buying you jewelry pretty much constantly he is unworthy of you.

[DizzyDesii]

I only like jewelry if its a nice engraved dogtag

[Sixgunsound]

Because historically women did want useless jewelry, and still tend to as a general rule right now as well.

[Sixgunsound]

Almost everything men have ever done has been for the benefit of women, which is why this manufactured battle of the sexes with men painted as oppressors is patently absurd.

[NathanDavis]

making the people in your happy life is not useless though...

[Anonymous]

Because a woman’s goal in life is materialistic things. Men’s goals are getting women which is achieved by putting bait on your hook in terms of material things.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

If I had a SO, I would buy her Jewelry that is not too expensive but not real cheap looking

[HighValue]

Because most women do prefer useless stuff to show off over practical stuff.

[Tracker1958]

Let's ask this question. Why do woman like jewelry? Just something else to keep up with and keep clean. More work for no real value to her life.

[jamesgoldman]

I don't know but if they keep doing it badly and I can reap the rewards then let them keep doing it

[Stevefiveo]

Hmm, I have date a lot of women and some really liked the jewelry and some were like you and couldn't care less about it.

[Anonymous]

If you believe that then you are in the minority. Sorry girl women like sparkly s***. This is why pimps wear the clothes and jewelry they do. Because it catches a woman's eye.

[leonidas84]

B/c women like jewelry