Help, crisis of conscience - quick call needed!

[MrsSeanBean]

AIBU not to give a gift to an acquaintance who I meet annually for Christmas nosh? I have given said acquaintance gift for past 2 years and received nothing.

Now I know it's better to give than receive bla-de-bla - and you don't give in order to get - but I am thinking that our acquaitance has naturally petered out of the 'gift giving' phase.

However, I still feel a meanie - AIBU (or maybe stupid) or should I say to heck with it and give a gift anyway?

I give (and receive) a gift to the mutual friend or both of us who will also be present and in the past I have felt odd giving out only one gift.

Help please... have to leave in about 15 mins. I have a selection of chocs etc which I could hastily wrap if required.

TIA

take in your bag
proffer if you feel you need to

Don't give. You'll both be spending money eating out, anyway, I assume? Consider it your gift to each other.

Maybe take a small gift - box of four Thorntons chocolates (£2.50 I think).

Then you're giving a token gift to show you've thought about her.

Easy peasy - take the chocolates, wrapped, in a bag, and if friend produces a present, then you produce back. If not, leave then in the bag and she'll never be any wiser. And you can eat them later .

Think I will take small chocs. It would be awful if this year by some chance she did give me something and had nothing to give back.

Take it, even if you don't end up giving it.
I would feel very awkward if I was given a present and had nothing to give in return and you never know, your friend might surprise you this year [hopeful]

Well this is why I was surprised she persisted in not returning my gifts devon - but I feel tit for tat gift giving is a bit poiintless - i.e. I am thinking of her and like to give a small gift even if I get nothing in return [warm glow emoticon]

Thanks all - off to shower!

its xmas - give.

if they don't

then fuck em the skingy tight arsed bastards. you're the better person

god bless everyone

Give her a present this year and make a comment about whether you should all bother or not next year.