Women and age have always been at loggerheads since ancient times. Perhaps it is because mankind has unabashedly placed beauty and youth on a pedestal while deriding grey hairs and wrinkles. Small wonder then that a woman dreads, rather than happily anticipates, that milestone date with destiny, her 40th birthday. Thanks to all the hype created around a woman's age being a direct index of her beauty, attractiveness and sex appeal, this is one birthday she isn't too keen to celebrate.
As a thoughtful and sensitive husband, this is where your love for her plays a major role. Her self-esteem is slightly fragile at this time and some robust reinforcements in that area would be welcome! Help her enjoy this transition from youth to middle age. Let her know she's still hot and beautiful, never mind the number of candles on her birthday cake. And, you can celebrate your wife's 40th birthday in style with these thoughtfully chosen gifts.
She may be laughing off her age, but deep down she is every bit as concerned about that strand of grey or skin that seems less luminous than earlier. How about a beautifully put together hamper of some top-drawer anti-aging creams and lotions. A gift basket containing the best of the lot (face washes, under eye lotions, creams, scrubs, night and day creams, etc), would be hugely appreciated.
Women and wine share one common characteristic. Both just get better with age! A woman who is turning 40 boasts a delicious mix of maturity and youthful exuberance that is absent in her thirties. Give her a classic vintage wine that symbolises her timeless appeal and her rich experience of life and relationships. Choose an award-winning wine and have it custom-made gift just for her. You can even have your message engraved for her on the bottle.
This one always makes it to any such list and no rocket science here to understand why. Jewellery is a big hit with all women of all ages. Just ensure that what you get her is classy and elegant. Pearls or gemstones set in sterling silver, and even a solitaire would do very nicely.
Help her usher in a fresh new decade with a fun holiday to a destination of her choice. It could simply be to a relaxing weekend destination close by or a road trip to some place more exotic. The idea is to embrace the changing status from thirties to forties and make her realise that the double digit is a monster she can easily slay with humour and the right perspective.
This is the time to start something new, in honour of that extra candle. It could be a new hobby, or picking up something she left years ago due to time and family constraints or anything else. Her birthday is the perfect time to give her a gift membership of a course she has wanted to pursue for some time. Is she a cooking enthusiast who has been wistfully wanting to try her hand at some exotic Mediterranean cuisine? Enrol her in a cooking class. Encourage her to manoeuvre the nifty moves of salsa or even performing gravity-defying postures in yoga. Research has proved that learning new hobbies and activities keeps the brain active and alert and acts as the best protection against age-related degeneration of brain cells and tissues.
So, if she starts fretting that the dreaded forties are upon her, just tell her with a twinkle in your eye, that some things just get better with age!
An experienced former journalist, Daya Mukherjee brings her considerable creative writing experience to the UK gift industry. Her forte is wedding anniversaries, the tricky etiquette involved in relationships and romance, gift giving and entertaining. Here, Daya helps you choose from this fun range
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