I'm not sure about the gift-giving. Taking from your and Wes' sitches, gifts that mimic or respect their new MLC 'tudes of trying s/t new might fit, with those that reflect the "same ol' , same ol'" perhaps not. I'm not sure.
Like you, UD, I'm using the MLC as a backdrop for my understanding, without using it to pathologize or disrespect my W. She needs to grow, and is doing so in a rather safe fashion. I've got to leave it at that.
How are you hanging in there within this tough D process? I recall that the weeks/mos prior to D were like Chinese water torture.
