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It depends what the gift is.
Practical gifts, clothes, tools, furniture etc, then no, I won't throw them out.
Sentimental gifts, like cuddly toys etc, or things which only had meaning in that particular relationship, then, yes, once the relationship is done, they don't mean anything, and they'll be put in the garbage.
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Originally Posted by Sunnnee
I believe I did answer your last question. As far as this question...it all depends on what it is. Everyone is different in regards to what is worth keeping versus what you can get rid of. Items, I will keep, pictures are for the trash can.
One last remark on this subject and that has to do with pictures. I ended up with some with the ex in them. Since we were together for a long time and there was that family history, I gave them to the children to do with them what they wanted. That seemed more reasonable than destroying them.
Interestingly enough, when we spent Thanksgiving with my oldest son and his family in their new home, I noticed they had a couple of shelves in the family room with family pictures on them. There were none of his mother but there was one portrait of my wife and me.
I dispose of everything unless it's something that I cannot readily associate with her, such as a music CD with songs I'd never heard of and would not associate with her (wouldn't remind me of her).
Other than that, I always immediately trash everything - physical items, soft copies of emails, photographs, etc. A radical and thorough change is best.
(And I keep emails or what not only if I ever need them as ammunition one day)
My ex gave me some expensive gold necklaces which I placed in the envelope along with the divorce papers and mailed them off to him.
I thought he might like to give them to his next victim.
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