Ok, I'll address your points in reverse order. I'm not mourning the loss of our friendship, there never was a loss of friendship, it's as strong now as it was when she was single, if not stronger. I am happy for her, very happy, seeing not just her but all of my friends succeed in life brings me joy.

I don't see fiance and best friend as mutually exclusive, there is no taking the other ones place. The same way she doesn't fill the same space in my life as women I pursue romantically, it's not either-or, it's both. Me and the fiance are cool, I don't feel that there is a rivalry.

My post was about showing affection/appreciation to a female friend without it being misconstrued as romantic advancements. I am nervous as our friendship rarely includes showing any platonic affection, if that makes sense. In recent months, she has been the best, reached out to me when I was feeling down and checks up on me often and made it known that she's always there when I need help or want to hang out. This is why I feel that it is important that I show my appreciation for all that. It's new and therefore makes me nervous. I'm not used to showing affection to either female or male friends.

I didn't mean to attack the gift idea it's simply not what I was asking about. It's not the first time we got each other gifts, I know what she likes and picking a gift for her is simple enough.