[justinjlynn]

That alone is why people sign up for Secret Santa rematching. Your gift giver probably didn't go without because someone else was kind and stepped in. Even so, given that you feel horrible about skipping out on that obligation but can't apologise to the person you wronged, you should take that energy forward in your life and use it as a reason to do good things for others also anonymously - maybe someday, as a result, you'll be able to forgive your past self for letting that person down. I don't like to give advice, and especially not to strangers online, because it's impossible to know people and their situation well enough to give good advice. Still, in this circumstance, I think it fits - I could be completely wrong though, and I don't mean to be impertinent so please feel free to disregard if inapplicable.

[koheripbal]

I think they're highlighting the fact that the average age of Redditors has dropped very significantly, and the upcoming Reddit gift exchange would have been a disaster of no-gifts.

[totetsu]

I'm sure enough people will read this that it will be good advice for someone of them.