Due to the pressures of everyday life, most of us tend to be the former person and not the latter.  We hope our continued presence and daily actions convey our feelings toward our loved one.  But the long standing number one reason for failed relationships of all kind is the lack of communication.  The fact is, we could give less than desirable gifts or none at all for that matter, however, I would not recommend extended bouts of lacking tangible gifts of appreciation, yet express heart inspired words of love and quell most awkward moments in the relationship department.  Why is it that so many relationships go through a barrage of abuse and neglect before completely breaking apart?  Usually, it's because of the work of a smooth talker.  One companion is so enamored by the other, that they let the words rule the day rather than the actions.  Meaning, the evidence may be overwhelming against their partner truly caring for them, still, because of the hopes of their words being true, the offended party tries to stick it out.

The truth of the matter is, there has to be a balance between words and actions when it comes to building and keeping relationships going.  However, the balance is not necessarily equal parts.  For example; if you had a see-saw with one person on each side weighing fifty pounds.  In order for there to be a balance, there would have to be a balancing point of equal weight distribution on both sides.  Whereas, if one was sixty pounds and the other forty pounds, there would have to be a shifting of either the weight on one side or shifting of the board in order to balance out the see-saw effect.  All relationships are based on the latter example.  Whereas a tangible gift is nice, words far out weigh any trinket of appreciation.  It's one reason why we see so many otherwise weird couplings.  Somebody has the ability to represent them self in a manner that attracts and keeps the other party interested. 

Not an attempt to take the cheap route out, but it's a fact that appropriate words can be a lot less expensive to render than most of the things we do to prove our love and gratitude for our loved ones.  So never forget that no matter what's on the agenda as an act of care for your companion, there is no substitute for your own unique verbal expression.