Engagement Rings: Part 2
Re-Boyfriend tried to start a drunken conversation with me about engagement rings over dinner last night.
“So I read your post, and I’ve been thinking about it,” he said. “I think an amber engagement ring would be really cool.”
“Amber?”
“Yeah. With a prehistoric fossil thing in it.”
Pause. Realization dawned.
“You mean like a fly? You want to get me an engagement ring with a FLY in it?”
“A fossil.”
“Like the kind you can get at the Museum of Natural History?”
“Well, mine would be more expensive—”
“No.”
No no no no no.
41 comments:
LMAO! You CANNOT let that happen! He can't be serious that he wants to get you a fossil ring! You must stop this!!! Not only would you have to look at the gawdawful thing for the rest of your life, but then you would be the one everyone else would be talking about... "Did you see CB's ring??" (Followed by laughter)
Hahaha oh God no. Men just don't get it.
Bahahaha! a fly ring! *face palm*
dude, thats only something Spiderman would get his girlfriend!
If he did this, it would totally upstage all of his other bad gifts. He would be the Ultimate Bad Gifter.
That is so RBF. Maybe he'll get you an ivory one instead that depicts a threesome.
I think he stole this idea from JURASSIC PARK
Cut and paste...
http://academy.asd20.org/kadets/lundberg/images/jpamber.jpg
I officially have a crush on re-boyfriend.
Re-boyfriend needs to sober up and fast.
I think you should bitch slap Re-BF back to sobriety and FAST! NO NO NO NO NO NO!! Doesn't he know by now DIAMONDS are a girls' best friend?? c'mon now...
The horror.... Why are (almost) all men so stupid?
Mine is scared already for buying me an engagement ring. He knows for sure he will pick the wrong one. Oh lucky me, I'm looking forward to it already...
so he had an original idea... :/
at least you have good friends to rein him in when the time comes.
wait a sec... so was that.. kind of a proposal then?! isn't that a bigger reason to freak out...?
OMG RE boyfriend wants to marry you!!
You can say NO...
That's the beauty of the guy asking. Just see the ring before you answer!
:)
Or better yet, cut and paste a bunch of acceptable styles and paste them on the mirror.
Okay...did you tell him tha he wasn't being funny????That'snothing to joke about!
Oh the HORROR!! We all know that at the end of the day, a nice big beautiful diamond will do just fine.
So, are you engaged to re-bf or just waiting for the right ring, uh, I mean, man to come along?
Good Lord. In a way his idea sounds so cute. Kind of like a 9 year old. But I'm sure he means well.
Maybe it's more of a statement of everlasting love... since you can't really tell how old diamonds are... and you can place fossils in eras. Like he's saying he'll love you for millions of years.
Or else maybe he needs to lay off the crack pipe.
oh nonononono.....it's finally my time to post...time to let him know about other options, such as a gorgeous 3 stone ring in a platinum setting!
My boyfriend, too is throwing around the "ring" talk. At least he is smart enough to say, "we'll go ring shopping at the end of the summer." I told him he had to ask the question before he assumes we will ring shop. At least I know I get to reign in his strange taste.
it was a nice thought...
Amber with a fly in it is the perfect metaphor for marriage.
(I'm not trying to bum you out, but damn, I seem to be a bit cynical)
I have a jade ring - remember - it doesn't have to be diamonds.
(although I'm waiting for the day DH buys me some real old fashioned "let me bake you an apple pie, I'll be waiting for you to get home from work honey barefoot and preggers" "Donna Read is my middle name" type jewelry one of these days)
And I will never admit that to anyone except here on the interwebs in a blog he will never ever read.
You ladies are pathetic, really. Haven't you seen Blood Diamond? Are you really that ate up with a stone that it matters more than the man giving it? Seriously, you deserve to remain assistants. Leave the big decisions to women mature and thoughtful enough to make them. If I wasnt in a great relationship with an amazing woman, you would leave me with a hopeless feeling. Amber rings with something millions of years old says he is creative, thoughtful, and wants your marriage to be as timless as that fly. Shame on you all.
.....This is really the type of ring that I want. Call me a hippie/earth lovin'/granola muncher, but the thought of prehistoric tree sap on my finger actually sounds really cool. All ya'll are pretty shallow if you think diamonds are the only way to go. Be creative!!
what a stuck up biotch. I actually would love a ring like that. It's unique and the color of amber is beautiful and soothing like honey. It makes a statement and says you're deeper than the typical girl. Diamonds are so typicals and ordinary. You don't deserve that guy, he's awesome.
my fiance just asked me with a ring like this (with a spider, as I study them) and it is the most fantastic, original idea. If you'd like to be a plastic, snooty, gonna-be-divorced-in-ten-years-cause-he'll-find-out-what-a-shallow-hose-beast-you-are....then get a diamond. Cover yourself in the blood of oppressed people. To that poor boyfriend of yours I say "Saddle up your Bridezilla, cause it's gonna be a bumpy ride."
I found this old post of yours because I was searching the web for a fossil engagement ring! How funny. I actually want one but I thought I'd do the leg work for my boyfriend by looking around. I hope thigns have worked out for you - been a year since this post!
I'm a woman and the idea of an amber engagement ring is something I would love. The sybolism of amber is much more meaningful than a dumb diamond. Everyone does diamonds. Amber is a strong symbol of love and beauty and of time itself. So to get and amber ring would mean he is giving you his heart and soul for eternity. By the way, I found this blog because I was looking for amber ring ideas to give my boyfriend.
I am actually currently looking for an amber inclusion engagement ring for my soon to be fiance. As per HER request. I am glad that she isn't one of the mindless sheep who need a shiny little trinket to know how much their significant other loves them. As a matter of fact, the amber inclussion ring I'm looking at costs as much as a diamond ring anyway.
Wow, you are the dumbest stuck up bitch there could be. Your boyfriends goes above and beyond the idea of a diamond. Everyone gets a diamond. Diamonds are the most commons stones in the world when it comes to jewelry. Amber jewelry is some of the most beautiful jewelry out there and dates back to prehistoric times, now that's rare and precious, not some glitzy ugly fucking diamond that a 12 year old child had to mine for you. Way to go, a man actually wants to marry you and you bitch about the pettiest thing in the world. I always dreamed that when I would get married I would have an amber engagement ring. Your boyfriend would really be putting himself out there trying to find one of those, you can get a diamond ring anywhere, and the fact that he had to mention the fact that it would cost money suggests that you are shallow and materialistic. And FYI - an amber engagement ring will cost more than your shitty diamonds, so you should think about reconsidering or doing your boyfriend a favor and let him find a girl who cares more than about a ring.
I agree with the comments about an amber ring being something unique and beautiful. you should be so lucky that your boyfriend recognizes the actual value of amber over diamonds, which are only artificially valuable thanks to an impressive marketing strategy pushed by DeBeers. if you don't believe me or the others, you should do some research on it. diamonds are common and for the most part worthless, and artificially inflated in price thanks to our society and women like you who are so easily swayed by marketing and media. diamonds are also one of the worst products to support due to the inhumane ways in which they are mined (even kanye west knows that, sheesh!)
but you know what? i don't mind. i'm happy to allow women like you to waste money on worthless stones, so that women like me can actually invest in something truly valuable and beautiful. i hope you are not nearly as shallow as you seem online, and if you are, you should leave your boyfriend and let him find someone worth his time, while you go fish for the next bill gates and troll for more fendi/prada/gucci products.
Yeah, I have to agree with the other posters. Your reaction to your boyfriend's idea is totally shallow.
Guess a diamond would be the right stone for you: cold, hard and unoriginal.
Honey,maybe he was just joking.If he wasn't i hope you sat him down and talked to him calmly about it.My husband wanted to give me an amber ring.(minus the fly)I burst into tears, when he proposed during eating my birthday cake.I hated it,and had to run out.I want you to avoid that!!!3 days later i got my pretty white gold small diamond ring,and loved it!That was 4 yrs ago,and all is still well!But i still wish it had happened differently.Your lucky he talked to u about it.Mind u i wanted mine to be a suprise.I just never thought he'd choose that ring.
Lookit bitch, if you knew what went into the diamond trade you would probably be a little bit more open to something else. When you wear a diamond it says: dead African's. So you not only a snob but a racist too.
Nice thought. Diamond ring is the perfect gift give to the beloved one's and is used as a symbol love.
Great post!! Diamond is a very precious substance on the earth. Womens like most then men. To express your diamond is a best gift to the loved one.
Ummm....I want an amber engagement ring. Incredibly symbolic. Have an imagination. Step out of the tradition realm.
Wow, what a load of boring stereotypical women. LOL MEN JUST DONT GET IT!! WE'RE ALL THE SAME AND HAVE REALLY BLAND TASTE.
Dude deserves better than anyone who is horrified.
Very interesting Post, Your simple use of language and no frills makes the post a great read...
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