Top Five Worst Holiday Gifts for Your Boyfriend

Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa season is upon us once again, and we all know what that means. No, silly, not gathering with family and friends to celebrate religious miracles--buying gifts! And one of the hardest people to buy gifts for is The Boyfriend.

In the beginning, it seems there are endless possibilities of ways to show you care: a baseball autographed by his favorite player, a gorgeous chess set (his favorite game), and tickets to his favorite sporting event are welcomed with hugs and kisses.

As time goes on, and your relationship "matures," it gets harder. You find yourself leaning towards buying a new sweater because his are all a bit ratty, and this is the perfect time to do some incognito re-wardrobing for him. You find yourself looking at that George Forman grill, because darnit, you want him to cook for you every once in a while! And sometimes, you even find yourself pondering buying him socks, because you're pretty sure his are from high school. While these are all pretty un-original and un-meaningful gifts, what follows are even worse, and often, meaningful in entirely the wrong way, not to mention wrong at any point in your relationship.

1. Anything pink, be it a sweater, a tie, or a T-shirt. Unless he has confidently worn one before, this is a definite no-no. It's great you think he's masculine enough to carry it off, but he's just going to feel silly, and obligated to wear it, no less!

2. Anything that suggests he's not perfect you-know-where. Sure, you want to suggestively tell him he's getting a lot of nooky for Christmas, but make sure the giant box of protection you buy isn't sized small, for goodness sake!

3. Anything engraved. Unless it's his initials on the back of a Rolex, he doesn't want it. No picture frames that say "Shnookums and Pookie" or mugs that say "I love you." Guys don't dig that, and you're just going to get insulted when he doesn't use or display these items.

4. Matching T-shirts that say things that go together like "Key to" and "My heart" or "I'm with him/her" or anything like that. Just NO! You'll both just come off looking wicked lame.

5. Tickets to your favorite band, if you suspect he's not going to like it. Let's say, for instance, Hanson or Tori Amos. He's just going to sit in the corner on his Blackberry, enduring until the last encore is over. It's great you want to share that part of yourself with him, but some things just don't translate. If you really want to bond over sharing music tastes, get him tickets to HIS favorite band and pretend to care about that amazing guitar solo halfway through the third song.

I know, with a little effort, you can be more creative than this! Just mind these five rules, and you are sure to do okay! Good luck!