To be honest, only you can answer your own question because you are the only person that knows or at least can think how your W will take those gifts. From my understanding of your situation you and her have been having semi-decent exchanges lately minus the last exchange...how has she been with you since then? Is she still upset or bitter or angry about it? Personally I don't think there's anything wrong with a card and a gift card to a nail salon, and good call on not saying anything romantic/wife oriented. But if shes still upset, she may not have any kind of reaction to it at all, or get more mad because it may seem like you're trying to buy back into her good graces. Have you ever had the experience of buying flowers for your wife when she was mad and she didn't want them and just kind of ignored it or threw them back at you? Because THIS GUY (me, if you didnt catch that, ha) has...and only when she calmed down did she accept them.
It also depends on how your wife and you have been which is what I was saying earlier. Does she like opening gifts on Christmas? I mean yes obviously everybody does but I know for my wife it's one of her favorite things to do to open presents-not cards, but the actual unwrapping stuff. In my case, my DB Coach actually told me to go out and buy my wife something because my wife and I are on extremely friendly terms and I know that she would love the idea of it, especially since well both be alone. My W is actually calling as we speak because she's happy that someone (her family didn't send her anything) got her something for her to open on Christmas. Like you, I kept the card non-romantic like and didn't sign it with love or anything.
I hope this helps a little, but bottom line, ask yourself how you think she'd interpret the gesture, either thoughtful and nice or if you're trying to buy back into her good graces. If she still upset maybe an idea would be to give her the card so at least she knows that you're thinking about her but hold off on the gift certificate until she's no longer angry and then when she's not upset, simply say hey I got this for you for Christmas but wasn't sure if you would accept it ? What do you think?
ME: 28 W: 24 M: 2.5yrs T: 5yrs BD: 22 SEP 14 W Leaves: 5 OCT 14
