“Despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, I have not yet been able to answer the great question that has never been answered: What does a woman want?” – Sigmund Freud. This idea coined by the famous Sigmund Freud is not very accurate anymore, since there are already a lot of things that you can give a woman and they would surely be very delighted. There are also surefire items that would really make a Filipina lady overflow with happiness.

If you have a Filipina lady friend or special someone and you would want to brighten her day then you do not really need to think very hard. Filipinas are actually very easy to please you just have to be very sensitive of her needs and the things that matters to her the most and if you do you are already on the right track.
Knowing what a lady likes, say flowers or sweets or just about anything, it could be her favorite muffin or her much loved plaything, even though it is as simple and as ordinary as a candy, but if you give it to her then it could already put her in high spirits the entire day.

A Tiffany diamond flower ring is different story though this translates into a whole different thing. This would probably make any woman happy. This gift will definitely make every woman’s heart melt and would also make her jump for joy and feel like the luckiest woman in the world.

Any piece of jewelry, especially if it is on the expensive side would make anyone happy. Not just because of the value but for the simple reason that jewelry, may it be a pair of earrings, a necklace, a bracelet or a ring, all are so pretty and nice-looking. And any woman would feel on top of the world wearing something as beautiful and as meaningful as a piece of jewelry heartily given by someone very special.

A Filipina lady would also appreciate something that is made personally by the giver. It could be anything, as long as it is from the heart and something that the receiver spent time and effort in doing will certainly touch a girl’s heart.

Preparing a special dinner for two or if you want to really want your woman to be swept off her feet you can serenade her and shower her with love and tell the whole world of your love for her. You can also invite her to travel or go somewhere where you can be together, just the two of you, relaxing and getting to know each other better.

You can do all of these things and more and would of course make a woman happy but at the end of the day what really matters is the sincerity and the love that you give to your love one. A Filipina lady most especially is not known to be materialistic. Love above all is the only way to make a woman really happy.

In the Philippines, a wedding is always an occasion for much celebration. Even the poorest of families try to cough up money whenever one of their members contemplates marriage. So how much more for those who are better off?

One of the Filipino wedding customs that is still being practiced across all levels of society is called the “pamamanhikan”. In other countries it corresponds to the rite of engagement, or formally asking the prospective bride’s consent to marry. It basically consists of the man’s meeting the woman’s parents for their consent to get the engaged couple legally tied in marriage. If anything, the “pamamanhikan” suggests how important filial blessings are in Philippine marriages.

Filipinos usually take time to plan for a wedding. They want to make sure that everyone who plays a role in the “pamamanhikan” has enough preparations for it. Tradition requires the prospective groom’s parents and relatives to call on the prospective bride’s home, where her parents and relatives are in attendance. This occasion serves as an opportunity for both families to meet each other and agree on agree on important details like the date and venue of the civil and church wedding (if there is going to be one), the sharing of expenses, the identification of principal sponsors and how the other members of the wedding entourage will be divided between the two families, among others things.

The groom’s family brings food and drinks to the bride’s house. Often times the bride’s family also shares in the burden of preparations for the “pamamanhikan”. Everyone looks forward to a moment of fun and satisfaction from this wedding custom.

This customarily festive Filipino wedding celebrations foster harmony and rapport among family members and the rest of the community. They are meant to augur well for the future happiness of the couple wishing to get married.