It's lame to get so excited about every little step forward, but I can't help it! You girls are contagious!!! 
Last night, we were talking about a friend of mine who just got back together with a boyfriend who won't propose to her. They've been together for 8 years and she moved to Chicago from Boston for him 2 years ago. He keeps saying he doesn't want to get married till he's 35 (they're 28 now). She broke it off for awhile, but now they're back together. Sigh.
ANYWAY. I was telling him about this and he said "I just think it's ridiculous to have a specific age of when you want to get married...it should be about who you're with and when you're ready, not the number." (Good answer!) Then, there was a long pause...and he said "speaking of which," followed by the seven words any girl wants to hear:
"What kind of ring do you want?"
Funny enough, though, I declined from describing anything yet. First of all, we were already in bed for the night and it's not like I was going to whip out the computer to show him. He's clueless about this stuff and wouldn't understand without visuals. Also, I want to go shopping together and pick out both the stone and the setting WITH him, so it's probably better described when I can show him in person. Thirdly (and most importantly), we haven't talked about a budget yet, and I'd prefer to establish some basic financial guidelines before we get into the details of the ring. Don't want any surprises!
As we were drifting off, I reminded him that I want to contribute to the cost of the ring. His response: "I think two months of my salary will be fine. I can afford a Crackerjack box with that." Har har har.
Last night, we were talking about a friend of mine who just got back together with a boyfriend who won't propose to her. They've been together for 8 years and she moved to Chicago from Boston for him 2 years ago. He keeps saying he doesn't want to get married till he's 35 (they're 28 now). She broke it off for awhile, but now they're back together. Sigh.
ANYWAY. I was telling him about this and he said "I just think it's ridiculous to have a specific age of when you want to get married...it should be about who you're with and when you're ready, not the number." (Good answer!) Then, there was a long pause...and he said "speaking of which," followed by the seven words any girl wants to hear:
"What kind of ring do you want?"
Funny enough, though, I declined from describing anything yet. First of all, we were already in bed for the night and it's not like I was going to whip out the computer to show him. He's clueless about this stuff and wouldn't understand without visuals. Also, I want to go shopping together and pick out both the stone and the setting WITH him, so it's probably better described when I can show him in person. Thirdly (and most importantly), we haven't talked about a budget yet, and I'd prefer to establish some basic financial guidelines before we get into the details of the ring. Don't want any surprises!
As we were drifting off, I reminded him that I want to contribute to the cost of the ring. His response: "I think two months of my salary will be fine. I can afford a Crackerjack box with that." Har har har.
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