Sojourner
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How would you feel if you received a wedding gift from a close sibling that was quite noticeably "less" than you were expecting, given their fancy, spendy, country-club lifestyle? Let's say the gift amounted to about the same as the sibling and spouse would spend on a typical dinner out at a decently nice restaurant. Or that the gift was less than the one-night cost of a hotel where they'd typically stay while traveling or vacationing. This is a sibling you are very close to, spend many hours per year (happily) with, and there is no strain or trouble (that you're aware of) in the relationship. Would receiving such a paltry gift from this sibling make you feel like they are sending a not-so-subtle message about how relatively little they care about your new marriage, or perhaps, about you generally? How much would you read into such a gesture?