\begin{rant} I hate gift giving entirely. Not for economic or ideological reasons, but because buying gifts stresses me the hell out. I don't even like receivi

\begin{rant} I hate gift giving entirely. Not for economic or ideological reasons, but because buying gifts stresses me the hell out. I don't even like receiving gifts because they come with an unspoken implicit reciprocation. This means I have to buy them something at some point. The better and more thoughtful the gift to me, the greater the anxiety and stress that I feel about trying to be a good a friend by getting something as good and thoughtful for them -- I am terrible at this. I end up getting something they don't want or need which instead of being a good, is a net negative for them because now they have to pretend to like it and then store this unnecessary thing for an indefinite period. Some people do like giving gifts and are good at, I am not and hate it. Now some people may read this and may suggest getting an experiential gift like buying dinner or so on, and yes I have thought of these but its not the same. If I go out with someone and pick up the check, it doesn't have the same gravitas as giving them a wrapped box with a thing in it. \end{rant}