While women can get very creative when it comes to giving gifts, men giving gifts to men may sometimes be a bit of a bore. Perhaps we are too practical in this aspect. We would rather give each other cash or gift certificates so that our male friends may have the option or choice to pick out what he rather wants. However, this may also be a problem since most men hate to shop, albeit window shop as well. Though there have been rises of the metro sexual which essentially means a well refined man attuned to the current taste and trends in both men and women's fashion but not necessarily gay, there are still a lot of men who are old fashioned and conservative in their ways. For them, change is a very hard thing to do. The resistance of such men should not be viewed with disdain, but rather, it should be celebrated. Perhaps the ease by which women find perfect gifts for their male friends is that they do understand how men think in certain aspects. For those who may want to be creative in the conservative hearts of men, here are a few suggestions on what to give them:

- Tool chest. This is a very manly thing to have. A tool chest organizes a man's set of tools and becomes a repository for other tools as well. For the wife giving a tool chest is her way of saying how supportive she is with his endeavors and secretly ensuring that the garage stays neat and tidy.

- Gift certificates for any hardware store. Don't even think about giving the man a gift certificate from the well known retail shops. This kind of gift certificate comes in handy. While women spend hours in a mall, men can spend lots of time talking shop with the owners of the hardware store. The need for power tools may be great yet the budget is lacking. Help your male friend out through a gift certificate from a hardware store.

- Upgrades of sports equipment. Buying new golf clubs for him. This may be a sand wedge, a driver or even a putter. Helping him out by upgrading his clubs does not mean that you think his game is inferior, but rather, every little bit helps with the new technology of the game in his hands and disposal. The same can be said for all other sports be it tennis, skiing, cycling or even just plain running.