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Old Jun 30, 2025, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Lostislost View Post
Not really. In the beginning I liked it, I never got meaningful gifts from my family. My partners family gave me books, usually poems or something and I thought wow they know me? But then they would give the same books again. It’s been 20 years and I have 5 copies of some of them. They clearly have a stash of books that they just use for gifts, and it’s not personal at all. I just wish it was I guess.
Oh my they must have no memory of getting you the same book. 5 same books? It’s crazy.

I doubt they have stash of same books to give away every year. It’s so highly unusual.