gratitude is a virtue every man should
cultivate yet gratitude means nothing if
you haven't mastered the art of
expressing it
a man should use every opportunity to
express to those around him how much he
appreciates their love support and
generosity one of the key ways of
expressing gratitude is the thank-you
note and every gentleman should be
knowledgeable of the winds and house of
writing them when should you write a
thank-you note here are a list of
appropriate occasions where a thank-you
note is in order when you receive a gift
when someone performs an act of service
for you when someone goes above and
beyond what is asked of them whether at
work or in a friendship after a job
interview when you stay overnight at
someone's home if someone shows you
around their town or city when you're on
vacation regardless of whether you
stayed at their home or not when someone
has you over for dinner when someone
throws a party or event for you anytime
someone does something extraordinary
that warms your heart don't be stingy
with a thank-you note there's never a
wrong time to write one there are a few
ground rules to follow when it comes to
thank-you notes one always write the
note as soon as possible send it within
two weeks of attending the event or
receiving the gift number two send it
through the mail email thank-yous are
certainly convenient but are often not
appropriate sending a thank-you note
through the mail shows effort it makes
your thank-you far more sincere number
three use real stationery having to run
to the store to buy a card every time
you need to write a thank-you note will
make you drag your feet about writing
them so invest in some nice-looking
stationery buy something with a
conservative neutral theme so the cards
can be used for a variety of occasions
how to write a thank-you note number one
begin by expressing your gratitude for
the gift or service your opener is
simple thank you very much for etc if
the gift was money use a euphemism for
it such as thank you for your kindness
generosity or gift number two mention
specific details about how you plan to
use a gift or what you enjoyed about an
experience if you're thanking someone
for holding an event like a party
be specific about what you enjoyed about
it if you were thanking someone for a
gift
tell the notes recipient how you plan to
use it number three for some recipients
add some news about your life this isn't
always appropriate but if you receive a
gift in the mail from people who you see
infrequently and who would like to know
more about what's going on in your life
give a brief sketch about what you've
been up to lately
number four close by referencing the
past and alluding to the future if the
person gave you the gift at a recent
event right it was great to see what
Christmas then say hope we can all get
together again next year or if the
person sent the gift in the mail and you
see them infrequently simply right I
hope to see you soon number five repeat
your thanks thank you again for the gift
makes the perfect last line number six
valediction valedictions are the words
or phrases that come before your name
the hardest part of a thank-you note is
often choosing a valediction that
appropriately conveys the level of your
relationship with the recipient love can
sometimes seem too gushy and sincerely
can seem too formal if your affections
fall somewhere between these two
expressions here are some neutral
valedictions that can fit a wide variety
of situations and relationships and
that's how you write a thank-you note
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I'm an only child oh yeah which is why I
look forward to having a big family of
my own you know