Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Christmas and Hanukkah approaching on Wednesday, the pressure is on to choose well. (Swen Pförtner / Picture Alliance via ...

When done right, good gift giving is close to an art form. Not to go all Hallmark on you, but pick the right gift — which almost always means choosing something thoughtful — and you’ll strengthen your ...

Have you given a gift that you thought was perfect only to learn that the recipient did not think the same? You are not alone. Gift-givers and receivers often have mismatched expectations of what ...

Just in time for the holidays, a trio of social scientists have reviewed decades of research on the psychology of giving and receiving gifts. The new study was published in the December issue of ...

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Lyle Parker is the pastor of Community Christian Church in New Palestine. ‘Tis the season of giving. Each December, we think about the gifts we will either give or receive at our family gatherings, ...

Why does holiday gift-giving make us feel anxious and pressured? “I have 20 gifts to buy,” a friend of mine moans. “It’s stressing me out.” “My sister and brother-in-law are impossible to please. I ...

Whether you’re a passionate finder and deliverer or a last second shopper, we all want to make our loved ones happy with the gifts we give them. Diane Serbin Hopkins of Lancaster joined us in the ...

Imagine yourself on Christmas Eve, parked in front of the tree with an excess of gifts spilling out from underneath it. You notice a few of them with your name written on them. Some of them are so big ...

The idyllic holiday scene — piles of presents, smiles all around — rarely matches reality. Who among us hasn’t faced the awkward silence of a gift that falls flat? Who hasn’t been disappointed by one ...