Miss Manners: I stopped giving a relative gifts, now they seem upset

Miss Manners: I stopped sending her gifts because I received nothing in return and now she’s mad

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had been giving thoughtful and sometimes expensive birthday and holiday gifts to a close relative. We are both adults in the same age group.

Miss Manners: I stopped giving a relative gifts, now they seem upset

My relative is now complaining that she doesn’t hear from me. This is not true.