DH brag (not OT this time, LOL)
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| Sat, 12-26-2009 - 8:23pm |
I'm sure some of ya'll remember me losing the diamond out of my ring earlier this summer. We came up to the dock on the boat fast with lightning in the sky and kids on the water with us and I smashed my hand stopping the boat from hitting the post. I didn't even look at my arm and hand beyond making sure it wasn't broken, and we were flying to get off the water. The bottom fell out of the sky about the time we made it in the truck. When I got home, I realized the diamond was missing from my engagement ring. DH offered to go back to look but after all the rain we'd had (TONS of pouring rain) I just said forget it. A week later, we went back to the same boat ramp and my diamond was just SITTING on one of the boards of the dock. Dozens of people use that ramp every day and it POURED so it was truly a miracle that it sat there. There were spaces between the boards and everything. Anyway, after that I refused to wear it. That diamond is SO important to me because he worked his tail off to get it when he had NOTHING. It wasn't a huge diamond, but it was well more than he could afford and the fact that I'd lost it was really horrible. I decided I wanted a "good" fake one (same size) to wear in its place so I'd always have THAT diamond. He did NOT want me to wear anything that wasn't real. We agreed to disagree and that was the end of it. I didn't mention it, and neither did he. I understand why he doesn't want me to wear a fake one and I respect it. It wasn't an issue any more. It was June or July when I lost/found the other one.
So back to the present, I bought myself a purse since the straps were coming off mine. (I got about three years off a $10 purse, LOL. I upgraded to a $12 model this time!). I told him to wrap that for me "from him" since we weren't doing gifts but he hates not doing gifts. To my EXTREME surprise, when I opened it there was a small box inside. When I unwrapped that, there was another small box inside, also wrapped. When I unwrapped THAT, there was a ring. He spent money on a GOOD fake (can't tell it from my real ring when they're side by side except the gold band on the new one isn't scratched) but he actually got the fake one so I could wear a ring! I was sooo shocked! And it meant so much to me because I know HE hated to do it. But he did say he priced a new real one hoping I'd wear it since it wasn't the original one, but he balked at the 3k price tag. Ya think? LOL.
If you read my recent post about the (free) book I gave him, I have to say this tops it in sentimentality. I didn't nag, didn't bring it up, didn't fight for the fake one. Just said okay, and he remembered and cared enough about how I felt to do it in spite of how HE felt. And there's no bill coming, either! I think I'm gonna keep him. =c)



That was so sweet!
I sell Avon and they offer fake "bling" I like to call it. The latest was a solitare engagement ring it looked like. I sold a few of them. They are just women ordering them for themselves. I can understand why. It is super expensive to get one that is real. and they just want to add it as an accessory not for the intended purpose.
I say full steam ahead with the fake ones. Its all about what it means to the individual.
PS. I'm still really glad you found your real one!
(((Thanks))). I know he'd have NEVER bought a real one without asking me (he won't even buy lunch without asking me) but I'm glad the price tag put the brakes on it for me. And you're right - the meaning is worth so much more and I KNOW he hated to do this because he was scowling the whole time I was staring gape-mouthed at him, LOL. But he did it for me, even though he did drop his whole budget on a GOOD fake one. A pro could tell the difference, but darn if I can!
I'm glad I found the real one, too!
FLINGING DEBT:
FLINGING DEBT: