it was a gift, the whole point of gifts is that they aren't an exchange
why does no one tell me these things in advance
my self-respect is already in question - it's more whether or not I'm setting my friends up to get hurt that I'm worried about
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it was a gift, the whole point of gifts is that they aren't an exchange
why does no one tell me these things in advance
my self-respect is already in question - it's more whether or not I'm setting my friends up to get hurt that I'm worried about