let''''s be honest - SIZE MATTERS

[nespa]

for the guys out there - i figured i''''d post this handy guide -- these are the top 10 lies i heard while shopping for rings. to help out, i put the true meaning of what was said in parentheses.

1) "Size doesn''''t matter" ("it matters a hell of a lot")

2) "Whatever you decide is fine with me" ("...as long as it''''s the one I showed you two weeks ago")

3) "I hear it''''s about the 4 C''''s" ("of course - Cost, Cost, Cost, Cost")

4) "Dawn''''s boyfriend just got her a 3-carat ring" ("I want a 3-carat ring")

5) "Dawn''''s boyfriend just got her a 2-carat ring" ("I want a 3-carat ring")

6) "Dawn and her fiancee just broke up" ("You may be able to get a really cheap 2- or 3-carat ring")

7) "I hear NY is beautiful that time of year" ("book St. Patrick''''s cathedral at once")

"We''''re having a girl''''s spa day" ("feel free to drop by Tiffany''''s for their fall sale")

9) "We should have a really simple ceremony" ("make sure you leave enough for U2 in the budget")

and of course, the most heart-felt:

10) "just surprise me" ("if i don''''t have it on my finger by next xmas, you can buy YOURSELF an xBox and drink all the beer you like since i''''ll be in the bahamas with my friends celebrating the single life")

 

[nomissjane]

That''s just cracked me up!!

Too funny....

Nomissjane

 

[Jelly]

Nespa, that was funny....Hopefully your gal isn''t quite as materialistic and manipulative as you make her out to be!

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 11/15/2006 1:49:41 AM
Author:nespa
for the guys out there - i figured i''d post this handy guide -

Very funny! But as all good humor is ... a bit of an exaggeration!

For most of the ladies I know there''s

1. what we''ll admit to most people we want (#2 - 10%)
2. what we''ll admit to our S.O. that we want
3. what we''ll confess to our best girlfriend that we ACTUALLY want (#2 + 15%)
4. what we SECRETLY HOPE FOR (#2 x 2)

 

[Mara]

lol my fave was #6. that was awesome!

 

[KristyDarling]

I cracked up after reading #5

 

[monarch64]

Well, #1 is correct for sure...the rest were definitely funny, though.

 

[nespa]

ah, i was just having fun. the truth is, she''s a mixture of both -- she can be *kinda* picky sometimes and kinda *go with the flow* at others.

i guess there are just certain things that are important to her, and i don''t mind that - it''s kinda nice knowing what those things are. haha / makes it easier.

that''s why i don''t find it offensive at all with that other thread - about "should i ask for more bling" or whatever -- most people are willing to give you what you want; you just have to ask.

also with regard to that thread if you''ve read it -- i thought her boyfriend might be baiting her to see how she responds (to his proposed budget)...and then spring a larger ring on her. OR he''s just being practical... in which case he really needs to consider what she wants here.

my girlfriend is practical about most things...but (in the case of the ring) she''s picky. i figure, again - it''s a one-shot deal, it''s her day (technically), and i have no probs. w/ that.

i''m really looking forward to everything else. this has been a hell of a ride & i''m so excited to be done with this part (as if it''s not obvious).

 

[flower12]

Date: 11/15/2006 1:49:41 AM
Author:nespa
for the guys out there - i figured i''d post this handy guide -- these are the top 10 lies i heard while shopping for rings. to help out, i put the true meaning of what was said in parentheses.

1) ''Size doesn''t matter'' (''it matters a hell of a lot'')

2) ''Whatever you decide is fine with me'' (''...as long as it''s the one I showed you two weeks ago'')

3) ''I hear it''s about the 4 C''s'' (''of course - Cost, Cost, Cost, Cost'')

4) ''Dawn''s boyfriend just got her a 3-carat ring'' (''I want a 3-carat ring'')

5) ''Dawn''s boyfriend just got her a 2-carat ring'' (''I want a 3-carat ring'')

6) ''Dawn and her fiancee just broke up'' (''You may be able to get a really cheap 2- or 3-carat ring'')

7) ''I hear NY is beautiful that time of year'' (''book St. Patrick''s cathedral at once'')

''We''re having a girl''s spa day'' (''feel free to drop by Tiffany''s for their fall sale'')

9) ''We should have a really simple ceremony'' (''make sure you leave enough for U2 in the budget'')

and of course, the most heart-felt:

10) ''just surprise me'' (''if i don''t have it on my finger by next xmas, you can buy YOURSELF an xBox and drink all the beer you like since i''ll be in the bahamas with my friends celebrating the single life'')

so funny

 

[Madam Bijoux]

I disagree with these:

4)"Dawn''s boyfriend just got her a 3-carat ring" ("I want a 3-carat ring")
5) "Dawn''s boyfriend just got her a 2-carat ring" ("I want a 3-carat ring")

If Dawn got a 3 carat ring, I want at least a 5 carat ring. If Dawn got a 2 carat ring, I want at least a 4 carat one.

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 11/15/2006 2:05:59 AM
Author: decodelighted

Date: 11/15/2006 1:49:41 AM
Author:nespa
for the guys out there - i figured i''d post this handy guide -

Very funny! But as all good humor is ... a bit of an exaggeration!

For most of the ladies I know there''s

1. what we''ll admit to most people we want (#2 - 10%)
2. what we''ll admit to our S.O. that we want
3. what we''ll confess to our best girlfriend that we ACTUALLY want (#2 + 15%)
4. what we SECRETLY HOPE FOR (#2 x 2)

that #4 is so true LOL I have this fakey ring I inherited from my mom and it has a large oval about 7x9 surrounded by marquise and rounds... anyway.... I also have an amethyst with an oval about 6x8. I told my husband I wanted under a carat but I really hoped for one the size of the amethyst and *secretly* hoped for one the size of the fakey ring... and when I got my diamond and it was bigger than the fakey I was kinda tickled LOL

 

[anacgarcia]

Date: 11/15/2006 9:33:12 AM
Author:nespa

9) ''We should have a really simple ceremony'' (''make sure you leave enough for U2 in the budget'')

LOL!!!