subpopculture
Rough_Rock
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- Sep 15, 2007
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I just made the leap into an e-ring purchase, and now I''m off to the races to get a proposal plan lined up before Christmas. I''ve posted about this previously, so for backfill, here are my two original posts:
My idea just came to me, and I thought I''d run it by the crowd. Every year at Christmas (for the past 3 or 4 years), I''ve bought my special someone a Swarovski crystal ornament. It''s been regular enough for her to come to expect it. This year, I think I''m going to buy an ornament, but replace it with the ring. Then on Christmas eve, I''ll get her to open this one early so we can "put it on the tree". Unless she''s reading this forum (which I don''t think she does), I doubt she''d expect that.
Date: 9/16/2007 3:13:55 AM
Author:subpopculture
I''m sure this has been asked a million times, but since I''m new, I''ll ask again. I''ve been reading up on diamonds on this site, and have found it to be an excellent resource. I''m hoping to be able to propose to my special lady some time before the end of this year, and Christmas strikes me as the perfect time. We both love the wintertime, and so I want to do something that''s special for both of us.
I am very focused on symbolism and introspection; things for me are very personal and intimate. I don''t like flashiness or anything trendy. I am in fact, turned off by whatever is considered trendy or popular. So my requirement is it has to be unique.
My lady, on the other hand, is very traditional. She likes the status quo, and tends to lean towards wanting a traditional proposal. She still wants it to be special and personal, but in our discussions about her ideal proposal, it seems very "usual" to me.
I need to somehow merge these two perspectives into something that''s meaningful to both of us. I think she''d be happy with the typical "puppy in a box with a ring on its collar" idea (we''re considering getting a dog anyway, so no worries of animal neglect, etc please), but I find that too cliche an idea. I''ve been wracking my brain for months, trying to come up with a great idea (I missed the perfect opportunity to propose this past summer during our vacation to Martha''s Vineyard(!) due to financial issues (namely lack thereof)), so it seems like the next good opportunity is Christmas.
Does anyone have any ideas that might help mix our two seemingly different opinions?
Date: 9/27/2007 12:37:30 AM
Author:subpopculture
Yea, it would''ve made sense for me to list that stuff huh. So we live in sunny-in-December California. I have access to snow up in Tahoe, but its not readily available. We''re homey people, but we like spending time outdoors, doing comfy camping. No hard core backpacking or anything though. She''s a teacher, so she''s pretty fixed on her students a lot. We''ll be spending time with family during the holidays, but I''m hoping to get some "just the two of us" time too. We just bought a house together (most expensive ring ever!), so its a great excuse to have our first Christmas home together. We have a kitten, so I was thinking I could do something with him. Maybe tie the ring to his collar or something and have him wake her up in the morning.
My idea just came to me, and I thought I''d run it by the crowd. Every year at Christmas (for the past 3 or 4 years), I''ve bought my special someone a Swarovski crystal ornament. It''s been regular enough for her to come to expect it. This year, I think I''m going to buy an ornament, but replace it with the ring. Then on Christmas eve, I''ll get her to open this one early so we can "put it on the tree". Unless she''s reading this forum (which I don''t think she does), I doubt she''d expect that.