Buying for your wife can be a tricky business. You want to show her that you put a lot of thought into the gift, but you have to make sure the gift reflects her and the love you feel for her. If you send the wrong message in the gift, it will be a long night in the dog house for you. So take time and read why buying clothes may not be the best idea.

There are several gifts that you should not buy for your wife, including tools you want, tickets to sporting events you want to see and anything else that does not match her interests but match our own.

However, the number one gift you should never buy your wife is clothes. It ranks up there with lingerie and will do nothing but cause you huge headaches as you try and figure out what looks good on her and what size fits her. It is something you should avoid at all costs.

There are many pitfalls with buying clothes for your wife, One of the first is buying her clothes that are not her color. Doing so will bring up the point that you don't pay attention to what she wears and you don't know what her favorite color is. This is a bad situation, but the next pitfall is much, much worse.

When buying a shirt, blouse or pants, you are going to have to eventually pick a size, and this is where things get complicated.

Picking a size for your wife is like guessing how many bullets are in a gun. Guess wrong and you will pay dearly for it. Unless you actually check your wife's sizes, you are going to be guessing and that is dangerous territory. If you guess too low, then she will see it as an indication of how you want her to look. Guess to high, and she will think you see her as fat. It is a lose-lose situation.

If you are going to buy clothes for your wife, do your research and leave nothing to chance. Choosing wrong could mean a lot of headaches, a lot of time on the couch and a lot of reminding of why you should never buy clothes for your wife. Find out her size by looking at her clothes, finding out what colors she usually buys and what styles of clothes she has. That is all there is to it, but be careful.