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Your loved ones are like plants. They’re a beautiful part of life and as time goes on they just keep growing. But just like plants, they need nurturing. Showing someone you care is a major part of fostering and maintaining healthy relationships. Demonstrate to a loved one you care by sending them a friendly reminder every so often.

Brands like Janie Wilson specialize in little gifts and trinkets, which are a great way to provide a special something for your special someone.

Greeting Cards

Greeting cards are a classic way to thank someone for just being there. Handmade greeting cards are even better because it highlights how you’re willing to take some time out of your day to make something just for them. The theme is up to you. Try to find something you both share and incorporate it into the card. It could be a secret or a private joke. Just make it personal.

Always write a special message inside. This makes the card. Do it in your own handwriting and don’t be afraid to pour out your feelings to them. It’s your chance to display how you truly feel.

Cute Gifts

A cute gift isn’t something the receiver can necessarily use. It’s just a vehicle to communicate your feelings to them. Examples of these gifts can include bouquets of flowers, stuffed animals, and candy.

Accompany them with a personalized message for a more powerful effect. Ideally, these should come into play at a completely random time to surprise them. The surprise is what sends the right signals.

Something They Need

Give them something they genuinely need. They might have mentioned it in a conversation. It’s not so much the actual gift which shows you care. It’s the fact you’ve listened closely to them and put some real thought into your gift. You can spend as much or as little as you want on their gift.

Treasure Hunt

Buying some sort of gift is how someone usually shows they care. If your loved one is the playful and creative type, set up a treasure hunt for them. Leave them clues around their home and lead them towards some sort of gift. The type of gift is entirely up to you. As long as it’s something they’ll love it doesn’t really matter.

The clues can include anything like little messages and jokes or minor gifts. Be as creative or simple as you want.

Use Social Media

If you’re seriously strapped for cash, it doesn’t mean you’re out of luck. One option is to use social media. Twitter and Facebook have made it easy to communicate with people at the click of a button. Send your friend or family a member a picture of a memory. Bringing up the past is a way to highlight you’re thinking of the time you spent together.

But the best strategy is consistency. Develop a point of sending them some sort of token once a year. It’s keeps relationships strong and fresh, and hopefully they’ll do the same for you.

Marie has been married for fourteen years now and has a large extended family. She enjoys writing about ways to form and maintain bonds between people and works hard to maintain these bonds with her family members and friends. Visit http://www.janiewilson.co.uk/ to find great gift ideas for your loved ones.
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  • Visiting and spending time if it’s possible is the best present to receive.

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  • also putting little sweet notes around the place or in their lunch boxes will help to show your love

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  • I like to send cards and gifts…just because!

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  • This is also where you have different love languages too I am all about the gifts even baking cookies etc and my husbands is time.

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  • Keeping our loved ones aware that we are thinking of them keeps our relationship in a good place. Just keeping in touch with those who don’t live close by shows we care.

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  • I always do things like baking their favourite batch of cookies or getting them a new top

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  • Very nice ideas. My daughter makes card for me all the time :)

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  • I love leaving little notes where they can find them, its always a great surprise back getting a hug

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  • Love your loved ones! Simple lol… If you love them, it would show in the every day things you do with/for them.

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  • Life’s short so showing love is more important to me than ever :)

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  • Giving kisses and cuddles to the ones you love is the way to go.

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  • Awesome article thanks for sharing I really enjoyed reading this .

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  • Love this! Thank you for sharing

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  • thanks for sharing was a great read

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  • love even just the first paragraph of this article, says it all

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