DBing after WAW then reactive EA by me...NO QUIT!

[Spacey]

Oh man, as you're already well aware, gifts can be tricky. When my wife was going through the I-hate-you-and-everything-that-you-do stages (the last 6 months or so before she finally walked away to be with an OM), there was no quality, nor no quantity, of gift that was good enough. She disparaged everything that I did, and everything that I gave her as "too little, too late".

When her birthday came around, I almost sheepishly gave her a vial of nail polish. She was overwhelmed, and thrilled beyond belief. OM had totally blown her off (he had to "prepare for his job interview"), apparently got her some generic card or something, and blew up at her for wanting him to spend time with her.

It was like I had come to the rescue. Shame it didn't last more than two or three days, and three weeks later I was homeless, but, you know. Ups and downs.

Anyway, the point... Before you get her anything, see if you can't nail down her expectations at this time. Once you have them figured out, exceed them, but not by too much. If you exceed her expectations by more than a little bit, you run the risk of triggering a skeptical reaction. It won't seem believable, and she'll choose not to believe it.