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Thoughtless husband and sons. Ick! 
I wouldn’t give any of those adult men anything [/quote]

I’m considering that.  Gift giving not their love language.  I exchange gifts with friends - we get a kick out of picking the right things for each other.  Gender differences I guess.[/quote]

The “love language” thing is BS and has been roundly debunked in several studies (the first few hits on Google will give you some reading, if you choose). Adults who readily receive gifts from other adults for years at Christmas and don’t reciprocate don’t “have other love languages.” It’s just excuse making for laziness.
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The problem is the expectation of participation in the exchange for everyone within a particular family or friend group. That usually falls on the adult women. [/quote]

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Adult women do everything in my extended family - cooking etc.  even with draw names the women shop for  their husbands names [/quote]

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