Home Wanting To Sweet-Talk Him Into Giving You A Gift 9 Ways to Ask Your Boyfriend for a Present 7. Use a roundabout approach to your request: “This is hard to say, but…” “Seeing her being humble like that makes we want to just be a man and buy it.” A restrained approach can make guys want to buy presents for you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9