When you don't doubt the person's love for you $($such as your parents in most cases$),$ you may prefer:

$\{[$ Select $]["$cash$",$ "a non$-$cash gift"$]\}$

because you don't need to see the evidence of their love.

In other words, giving:

$\{[$ Select $]["$cash$",$ "a non$-$cash gift"$]\}$

to those whom you just started going out with is probably not a good idea.