If you found the box by chance would you open it?

[girlygirl29]

The other day FF made a big deal about NOT putting our cash we keep in the house in his sock drawer. I thought it was odd, but i didn''t really think much of it until last night it popped into my head that a ring, setting, diamond or something could be hiding in there.

So my question is, would you ladies open the box if you came across it? My curiousity would kill me, but I don''t think I would.

I apologize if this topic has been done before recently.

GG

 

[vc10um]

I would *like* to think I wouldn''t. I want to be surprised. And I''m darn good at not opening Christmas gifts til Christmas morning.

But with something THIS BIG...I don''t know if I could resist!

 

[princesss]

I want to say I wouldn''t look. I really really do. But the only reason I can keep myself from peeking at Christmas gifts is because they''re wrapped! It would take every ounce of self control not to look, but I''d do my best.

 

[girlygirl29]

Agreed. I think it would take away from the moment of the proposal having already seen it. Also, I have waited this long, whats another few weeks...hopefully less!

GG

 

[winelover23]

I hate surprises and I''m the snoopiest person ever. I was the kid that opened and re-wrapped all my x-mas gifts while my Mom was grocery shopping.

 

[Lauren8211]

No way in hell!

My DH went to great lengths to keep the proposal and the ring a surprise. That was his one chance, ya know? I would never ruin that for him.

 

[janinegirly]

I wouldn''t look, but not because I''m so disciplined or honorable (it''s his surprise etc)..but more b/c I''d hate to ruin the surprise for me during the moment (so maybe that''s a bit selfish)!

 

[FroggyMont]

I voted No, it would be SO hard but it would ruin the surprise. We have looked so he knows what I want, and I can''t wait to see how he does picking one out!

 

[TooPatient]

I''d like to say I would absolutely not look. But I don''t know if I could resist. I''m awful with surprises.

But I know if he tucked it away then he must not want me to see it yet. And it would make the big moment that much more special and exciting.

I guess it''s like a fresh baked cheesecake. Sitting there all yummy smelling. I know it has to cool and set up. I know that it will be so much better when it''s cooled. I know that when I take it out to serve it to guests it looks nicer without a nibbled spot.
But can I resist? About 1/2 the time.

 

[jessa]

I''d like to say that I wouldnt look...I''d really wouldn''t want to. Knowing me, I''d probably tell him i found the box and unless he wants me to go crazy, he should move it somewhere out of site.

I really can''t imagine him keeping it here in the house where I could possibly find it though

 

[Princess_Dreamer]

I really really hope I wouldn''t look! After knowing how guilty I felt that I accidently found out he talked to my dad....I think if I peaked at the ring...I''d feel awful. I''m pretty sure I know where he''s going to hide it when he gets it. So I just have to keep myself from looking in that spot! Unless he takes it to work

 

[Pushin40]

No way!!! If its hidden, its for a reason! I would be riddled by guilt if I snuck a peek!!!!

 

[misskitty]

Date: 11/4/2009 11:20:35 AM
Author: winelover23
I hate surprises and I''m the snoopiest person ever. I was the kid that opened and re-wrapped all my x-mas gifts while my Mom was grocery shopping.

Me too! I was an expert at replacing wrapping paper.

I wish I could say that I wouldn''t peek, but if I *knew* where it was, that would be awfully tempting. I wouldn''t hunt for it, though.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Don''t snoop and don''t peak!

cheers--Sharon

 

[brown_eyes]

This is so big that even though I generally know what the end product will be, I wouldnt want to see it in person until he''s down on one knee.

That being said, I have been known to re-wrap a few presents so I''m lucky that the ring will probably be kept at his parents house until the big moment.

 

[Yvette]

I have such a love/hate relationship with surprises... If I know nothing about it, and it''s a true surprise, I love it. But I HATE waiting for an "expected" surprise, if that makes sense. Out of respect for the person trying to surprise me, though, I would do my best to hold off on peeking... although I would definitely be wishing for x-ray vision!

 

[Londongirl1]

Date: 11/4/2009 1:45:28 PM
Author: Yvette
I have such a love/hate relationship with surprises... If I know nothing about it, and it''s a true surprise, I love it. But I HATE waiting for an ''expected'' surprise, if that makes sense. Out of respect for the person trying to surprise me, though, I would do my best to hold off on peeking... although I would definitely be wishing for x-ray vision!

Ditto! I waited 6 weeks before I could set eyes on my ering and it was the longest 6 weeks of my life

 

[katomm]

This happened to me a couple of months ago. I was trying to hide a present for him and I came across a purple velvet bag way in the back of the closet in an old luggage bag. I kinda squished it when I picked it up and realized it was the ring so I put it right back.

No way was I going to ruin the surprise for me or for him!

 

[lilyfoot]

Ok, so I answered "Unsure".

What I would do, if I found the box, would be to tell my BF (that I found it). He would then in turn, make me promise NOT to open the box. I don''t break my promises to him, so that would be the end of that.

However, I can say that I would be very very tempted to open the box .. The diamond is an heirloom from my family, and the setting we chose together. At Jareds. And Jareds is going to be doing the setting of the diamond into the ring. I''m a bit paranoid that they will mess up the ring so I would be tempted to look to make sure everything came out right!

 

[jessa]

Date: 11/4/2009 1:45:28 PM
Author: Yvette
I have such a love/hate relationship with surprises... If I know nothing about it, and it''s a true surprise, I love it. But I HATE waiting for an ''expected'' surprise, if that makes sense.!

OMG this is me to a T! I really want to know everythign...but i can''t let myself. When i go fishing for info from BF he asks if i REALLY want to know...its like a 70/30 thing..I REALLY want to know, but I can''t let myself. He wouldnt tell me anyways, but still...ugh--according to him its almost over though!

 

[lilyfoot]

Date: 11/4/2009 1:35:34 PM
Author: brown_eyes
This is so big that even though I generally know what the end product will be, I wouldnt want to see it in person until he''s down on one knee.

That being said, I have been known to re-wrap a few presents so I''m lucky that the ring will probably be kept at his parents house until the big moment.

Yep, me too. We live together, and there''s really no hiding spaces in our apartment. If I knew the ring was there, I believe I could find it rather easily.

However, his moms got a safe at her house, so that''s where the ring will be, probably until the day before/of the proposal.

 

[fuzzers]

No way! Though I probably wouldn''t get any sleep for weeks! If you suspect something is in there, tell FF to move it somewhere else so you won''t be tempted!

 

[4ever]

If I hadn''t seen the ring before I wouldn''t look and I''d ask BF to hide it somewhere else so I won''t be tempted.

However......I have seen my (future) ring as we picked it out together and I know where it is hiding and I do ocassionally look/liberate it from it''s box and take it out to ''play'' (bad, I know).
BF is fine with this, his only concern is that I''ll play with it so much it will look worn before he even gives it to me.......

Well, if it does it''s his own damn fult for taking so long!

 

[Luckyeshe]

Date: 11/4/2009 12:55:23 PM
Author: misskitty

Date: 11/4/2009 11:20:35 AM
Author: winelover23
I hate surprises and I''m the snoopiest person ever. I was the kid that opened and re-wrapped all my x-mas gifts while my Mom was grocery shopping.

Me too! I was an expert at replacing wrapping paper.

I wish I could say that I wouldn''t peek, but if I *knew* where it was, that would be awfully tempting. I wouldn''t hunt for it, though.

Ladies, I''m with you on that!! I did that too with Xmas presents! I will make a confession though...I found the box before the proposal and didn''t look! I was soo excited that he was going to propose that I didn''t open it since I was just too busy jumping up and down with joy (this was during his visit to me on my bday weekend since we''re LDR and I was digging through his luggage since I was just sooooo curious! ). My fingers encountered the box but that''s as far as I went. I never opened it. Then a few hours later, I wanted to go and open the box and he was in the shower when I tried to look, but it was gone. I thought it was all my imagination! He did propose during that trip, but he had moved the ring to a different location to prepare for the proposal so I didn''t get to see it until he popped the question afterall!!

 

[crossmyfingers]

I know most of what would happen if I found the box. I would see the box, reach for it, pull my hand back and think, "no, I can''t look!" then take a couple steps back and jump up and down and get REALLY excited. Then I would think, "I need to walk away and leave it alone" and I would actually do that... for maybe two minutes. Then I would go back, pick it up... put it back down... pick it up... and probably torture myself for an hour like that.

I don''t *think* I would open it. But then again, it would drive me CRAZY knowing where it was! Who knows, if I found a ring box, I might get it out, put it on my finger, take some hand shots and flower shots, and post all of it on here saying, "I know I shouldn''t have BUT LOOK AT IT!!!"

 

[JSM]

I DID find the box, and no I didn''t open it! I did tell him I knew it was coming after it happened, and he was really hurt (he was trying to surprise me, problem is he''s a horrible liar!). I''m glad I waited to see it, it would have hurt his feelings even more!