RE: Why do I feel so awkward when someone refuses a present from me?
March 5, 2019 at 9:01 am
(This post was last modified: March 5, 2019 at 9:05 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Gifting is a goldmine for sociology and anthropology. You should really dive in, but, broadly, check your assumptions. You -do- intend to have a relationship with those to whom you gift, gifting is a way of initiating and maintaining those relationships. The rejection of a gift is, therefore, a personal rejection.
"Why do I feel awkward, I didn't put time into the regift?". Doesn't matter, you're wired to gift and wired to expect a level of response and take that response as an indicator of the the status of the relationship. You feel awkward because your relationship with the recipient is awkward. They were supposed to say thank you and then regift your gift.
We're natural born share-ers.
"Why do I feel awkward, I didn't put time into the regift?". Doesn't matter, you're wired to gift and wired to expect a level of response and take that response as an indicator of the the status of the relationship. You feel awkward because your relationship with the recipient is awkward. They were supposed to say thank you and then regift your gift.
We're natural born share-ers.
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