I know what you mean. I used to buy my wife clothes, but I stopped. She returned every single clothing item I ever bought her. Not most, ALL. I stopped after about 7-8 years. (NO, they weren't naughty or anything, well, most weren't.) I would raid her closet and check sizes, ask (my and her,)female friends to help me pick nice but neutral things, etc. No matter.
Anyway, she asked me once not long after the OM / IDLYA bomb why I don't buy her clothes. I said that she had returned every clothing item I had ever bought her. She denied this, and I challenged her to name one thing she has now or ever kept that I bought her. Stupid thing to say on my part, anyway, she couldn't, probably just contributed to making her feel bad / guilty.
I liked Grace's sweater idea because I can pick a neutral one with her college logo on it. If she doesn't like that one, she still just doesn't like anything from me. That's ok too, but that's her thing, not me.
Besides, a college logo sweater beats the heck out of my smart aleck ideas above.
They are tempting though.
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