What if our contemporary understanding of gifts meant that we did not need to reciprocate every. However, what if the way we think about gift giving is all wrong? What if we just gave gifts and stopped at that. If we do not repay a gift, we are horrible people. The constant need to make sure that we return the favour the constant need to make sure that our gifts are of the same monetary value as the gifts we receive and the constant need to make sure that our gifts are well thought out and ALWAYS the perfect gift for that person… When we cannot return the favour and give someone a gift there is a real feeling of failure, shame, stress, and worry. There seems to be an anxiety around gifts. Either way, the rule is… Receive a gift, return at a later with another gift. Although, sometimes you get a pair of socks or another scented candle that you absolutely do not want or need, so you add it to that dark box in the cupboard with all of your other socks and candles. When we are given gifts we are usually extremely happy that the person thought to give us something, whatever the occasion. I am not the biggest Sheldon fan, but he has a point…
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