> A gift also feels like a burden has been handed to me Many people selfishly give obligations as gifts - often small things where the purpose is to be a place

> A gift also feels like a burden has been handed to me Many people selfishly give obligations as gifts - often small things where the purpose is to be a placeholder for remembering them. also see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchotchke https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchotchke Personally I try to give consumable items or give experiences (that are high quality or rare or have other specialness) I recently bought 27kg of good bush honey, and have been giving it to friends - but aiming for zero social obligation: so far everyone has been very happy to get some - but it is really good honey and there are colds going around at the moment (winter in New Zealand)