Ok, this is weird.
The guy I refer to as BF is technically ex-BF, but for all intents and purposes he is still my guy. We live together and all that jazz, aren't looking, still operate as a couple. Yadda yadda. Still referring to him as BF.
When I used to live in DC there was an older guy - like in his 40s when I was 19/20ish. He worked with the company I worked for indirectly but we saw a lot of him. Nice guy. The second I leave the company he decides he has a thing for me, but seriously - ew. Lets call him DB.
At the time I knew DB, about 6 years ago I was dating JR. After we split I had lost contact with DB as he had taken a new and significantly more high profile job. About 6 months later I started up with BF and then guess who reappears but DB. Hes a pretty classy guy so it doesn't surprise me when he states that he will never poach or try to steal someones girl. Hes convinced eventually Ill be single again and he can move on in.
Almost 4 years ago I moved to NJ to be with BF, about a year after that I get an IM from DB who is now based in NYC for work and CT for home (lots of abbreviations!). He hadn't heard that I was in NJ, but once he found out the reason I was here he was bummed. We occasionally chat and he checks in, etc. A few months ago we had some emails going back and forth and he was a lot more serious about the fact that even though I live with BF, essentially as his gf, that I am still single and shouldnt be sending away guys who come my way. He has never sent me a gift to "woo" me (part of his no poaching policy) but said in an email last month that since I was going to be home alone on VDay he should do something to help me enjoy the day. I ignored that, I assumed it was sexual - boy was I wrong!
I got an IM from DB last week asking me what I was up to and I told him I was on my newest obsession, TPF. He laughed and said he had a niece on here. I assured him it was the foremost authority on all things handbag related. I was explaining how I was on a purse hunt and that the TPFers were helping me choose. He asked if I was getting a lot of good advice and I told him all about how everyone was helping me pick and there was so much info about so many different bags that it would be hard to pick just one!
Then tonight I got an IM that said he was serious about making my VDay memorable and wanted to send me something that proved he knows me and my style. He said he had called his niece after we talked last week and sent her on a purse hunt with several requirements. He wouldn't tell me what they were, but he did say that what came would reflect all the best parts of me. In his words:
"Classic and classy, with just the right amount of bite. Versatile and able to fit in with just about anything or anyone. Beautiful beyond belief, subtle yet exotic, and most importantly - a rare find that anyone can see is hard to come by and virtually one of a kind."
That last part was in bold, so I assume it has some sort of meaning.
I am stumped. It could be anything! I know he expects nothing from me in return, this isn't a "let me be your sugar daddy" type of deal or anything, but I am nervous because this will for sure be a very expensive gift. I will have to consider sending it back and will probably consult BF as to his thoughts on the matter.
Its making me nuts trying to figure it out, but my limited knowledge of the luxury handbag world is making it even harder to come up with guesses. Since TPF is apparently the inspiration behind this choice of gifts I figure my best bet is asking you guys what your thoughts are on the matter.
Deciding to keep it or send it back will be something to deal with when its actually here. For now lets enjoy the guessing! Pictures please if you have one available as I will likely have no idea what you are talking about!
My guess is that since he put his niece on the case she probably looked at my previous posts and "wishlist" to see what I was interested in, but he might have still gone another direction.
Help me unravel this mystery!
The guy I refer to as BF is technically ex-BF, but for all intents and purposes he is still my guy. We live together and all that jazz, aren't looking, still operate as a couple. Yadda yadda. Still referring to him as BF.
When I used to live in DC there was an older guy - like in his 40s when I was 19/20ish. He worked with the company I worked for indirectly but we saw a lot of him. Nice guy. The second I leave the company he decides he has a thing for me, but seriously - ew. Lets call him DB.
At the time I knew DB, about 6 years ago I was dating JR. After we split I had lost contact with DB as he had taken a new and significantly more high profile job. About 6 months later I started up with BF and then guess who reappears but DB. Hes a pretty classy guy so it doesn't surprise me when he states that he will never poach or try to steal someones girl. Hes convinced eventually Ill be single again and he can move on in.
Almost 4 years ago I moved to NJ to be with BF, about a year after that I get an IM from DB who is now based in NYC for work and CT for home (lots of abbreviations!). He hadn't heard that I was in NJ, but once he found out the reason I was here he was bummed. We occasionally chat and he checks in, etc. A few months ago we had some emails going back and forth and he was a lot more serious about the fact that even though I live with BF, essentially as his gf, that I am still single and shouldnt be sending away guys who come my way. He has never sent me a gift to "woo" me (part of his no poaching policy) but said in an email last month that since I was going to be home alone on VDay he should do something to help me enjoy the day. I ignored that, I assumed it was sexual - boy was I wrong!
I got an IM from DB last week asking me what I was up to and I told him I was on my newest obsession, TPF. He laughed and said he had a niece on here. I assured him it was the foremost authority on all things handbag related. I was explaining how I was on a purse hunt and that the TPFers were helping me choose. He asked if I was getting a lot of good advice and I told him all about how everyone was helping me pick and there was so much info about so many different bags that it would be hard to pick just one!
Then tonight I got an IM that said he was serious about making my VDay memorable and wanted to send me something that proved he knows me and my style. He said he had called his niece after we talked last week and sent her on a purse hunt with several requirements. He wouldn't tell me what they were, but he did say that what came would reflect all the best parts of me. In his words:
"Classic and classy, with just the right amount of bite. Versatile and able to fit in with just about anything or anyone. Beautiful beyond belief, subtle yet exotic, and most importantly - a rare find that anyone can see is hard to come by and virtually one of a kind."
That last part was in bold, so I assume it has some sort of meaning.
I am stumped. It could be anything! I know he expects nothing from me in return, this isn't a "let me be your sugar daddy" type of deal or anything, but I am nervous because this will for sure be a very expensive gift. I will have to consider sending it back and will probably consult BF as to his thoughts on the matter.
Its making me nuts trying to figure it out, but my limited knowledge of the luxury handbag world is making it even harder to come up with guesses. Since TPF is apparently the inspiration behind this choice of gifts I figure my best bet is asking you guys what your thoughts are on the matter.
Deciding to keep it or send it back will be something to deal with when its actually here. For now lets enjoy the guessing! Pictures please if you have one available as I will likely have no idea what you are talking about!
My guess is that since he put his niece on the case she probably looked at my previous posts and "wishlist" to see what I was interested in, but he might have still gone another direction.
Help me unravel this mystery!
