Valentine’s Day. Christmas. Birthdays. These are all holidays when girls buy their boyfriends a gift. For couples who have been together for years it may be easy, but in my experience finding the perfect gift for a guy can be very difficult.

Boys aren’t very good at expressing what they want usually. When you ask them what they want, they either tell you something you’ve never even heard of or say they don’t care what you get them. But in the end they really do care what you get them, so you feel insane pressure to find the perfect gift.

Boys like instant gratification so they buy what they want as soon as it comes out, leaving nothing for you to get them. Most things guys really want go out of style quickly. For example, if they want this cool new video game, there’s a cooler one that comes out the next week.

Being on a budget is also a issue when buying gifts for guys. Sports stuff, video games, and pretty much any “perfect gift” is going to be expensive. Handmade gifts might seem a little “cheesy” to guys.

Boys may say it’s easier for girls to shop for boys than it is for boys to shop for girls, but they are wrong. Shopping for boys isn’t easy and whether they’ll admit it or not, they can be picky.

So lift the pressure from yourself girls, shop for what you think they’ll like and in the end they just might love it.