Mishneh Torah, Marriage 5 · Beginner voice, Standard

Hook

Have you ever received a gift that came with a mountain of invisible strings attached? Or perhaps you have been on the receiving end of a gesture that felt less like a genuine offering and more like a complicated math problem?

We have all been there. Maybe it was a friend offering to buy you lunch, only to spend the next hour reminding you of the favor. Maybe it was an old coupon handed to you that turned out to be expired for three years. Or, in our digital age, maybe it was a surprise gift card that turned out to have a balance of exactly twelve cents.