That is of course, providing you have done your present shopping in good time and you are sure that whatever she opens from you this Christmas, her eyes will light up.

We women expect our menfolk to be a bit telepathic at Christmas and to know exactly what we want without us having to spell it out. (Well, where would be the element of joy and surprise otherwise?)

The secret to successful shopping for the women you love therefore, is to listen very carefully to everything she says in the three months before Christmas! Rest assured, the clues will be there...