I also think gifts can be an imposition. If someone gives me a book, are they going to ask if I read it. Or poems that are just bad that I have to say something about, and so forth. I get the wanting to show something and that for some a gift is the way to do it (in general - not to therapist where I do not understand the urge at all), but I don't like getting presents usually. So in general, I tend not to want to make someone feel the way I do when they are thrust upon me. I don't usually do cards, cds, books etc even with my closest friends. It is not a usual thing for me with anyone - giving or receiving. I don't see the point. If someone says "I really like this cd" then I might ask if they want a copy and give it to them. But I almost always ask.