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Estrogen in the Anniversary Gift

  When Ethan thought about their upcoming ten-year anniversary, he felt that familiar tightening in his chest — not from fear, but from the pressure he put on himself every year to make it meaningful. Claire deserved more than just roses and dinner reservations. This was ten years. A milestone. A marker of everything they’d survived together — career changes, a miscarriage, moving twice, stupid fights about laundry.   He wanted to give her something that felt like care.   Late one night, after scrolling endlessly through "anniversary gifts for wives" pages, he stumbled onto a spa kit: luxury oils, silk robe, artisan teas — it was marketed as a “full feminine rejuvenation experience.” It sounded perfect. Claire loved that self-care stuff.   When the box arrived, tucked into a corner of the packaging was a little glass vial labeled “E-Serum: Feminine Vitality Boost — Prank Edition.” There was a winking emoji printed next to the label.   Ethan c...