After many years of marriage I am finally learning to give my wife gifts that she actually enjoys. It took me a while to learn that women don’t always like the same things that men do. My wife was very gracious in our early years of dating and marriage each time she would upwrap a new tool or a book about the newest fishing techniques. As I have taken time to learn my wife and her needs better I have come up with what I think is one of the best gifts for most women: bath accessories.
It took me years of knowing that my wife enjoyed a nightly bubble bath more almost any other activity to connect her love for a great bath with the gifts I chose for her birthday, Christmas or Valentine’s day. I began to think about gifts I could give her that would make her special baths even more enjoyable, and that began a long record of purchasing unique bath accessories for her for most special occasions.
I had no idea when I began giving my wife bath accessories the amount or variety of items that existed. I simply planned on buying her a jar of bubble bath because I assumed that was all she needed or would want. My first trip into a store that was specifically for...