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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's look at the other side of this. You are so offended they had the nerve to tell you what they actually want, that you decide to protest with no gift or some gift YOU think is perfect that they don't want and will donate. Will you feel better? Will you then create drama when you don't know if they received it, don't get your thank you note fast enough, don't like what was written in thank you note. Will you go to their home and stew and obsess because you don't your unwanted gift displayed? You no how to avoid all this angst? Write a check and give a card. Want to know if it was received? See if they deposited it.[/quote]

Let's look at this yet another way: Weddings have gotten completely out of hand. Couples should throw themselves the wedding they can afford, and the festivities associated with them should be no more complicated or elaborate than the parties the couples usually throw for themselves: a dinner, a cookout, a rowdy New Year's bash. Presents are not just theoretically optional, they're truly optional, because these are adults who have their lives, including their finances, under control. Will your absolutely closest friends want to give you something, just as they would give you something for a milestone birthday? Sure, probably. And they can either look for your registry, give cash, or give you something they know (because they know you that well) you will like.[/quote]

So you have the authority to completely  rewrite all societal rules around weddings because you don’t want to give a gift. All time DUM brilliance right here. No more weddings, just BBQs and picnics.[/quote]

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