We realized before our April wedding that we had serious communication and compatibility issues but decided to proceed with the wedding in the hope that we could start counseling and work things out. Unfortunately, trying to work things out isn't going very well and I believe we will be separating and possibly divorcing before our first anniversary. In our state, without children you separate for six months before finalizing a divorce, so even if we separated now we would be married for nearly a year. My mother and one sister believe that it would be the proper thing to do, to return the wedding gifts if we are married for less than a year. But the feedback I've been getting from Googling the issue is that the one year mark is an old rule and if you have lived together for several months following the wedding and have used the gifts, it isn't necessary to return them (how could someone seek a refund for a used item, anyway?) Obviously if anyone said something and wanted their gift back I would accommodate their wishes. But do you think I would be fine to keep everything and not make a big deal of asking people, "Do you want your gift back?"
Whoever said it was supposed to be happily ever after is a big fat liar.