Do you ever feel like your taste in jewelry puts a too much pressure on your SO?
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I have bought all my own jewelry - with the exception of a few gifts from my mother.
But the thing is, I've never been cheap. My taste isnt a surprise - I didn't randomly start aquiring nice things mid-relationship. So there shouldn't be pressure - or no more pressure than you knew about going in
But the thing is, I've never been cheap. My taste isnt a surprise - I didn't randomly start aquiring nice things mid-relationship. So there shouldn't be pressure - or no more pressure than you knew about going in
Yes, and by the same token, I didn't marry DH thinking he was suddently going to become an ambitious captain of industry. I love that he is so much more content and laid back than I am. He thinks a lot of what I buy is decadent, and he always has. But he doesn't judge me for my taste, any more htan I judge him for being happy with less. In fact I think he is probably happier for being less acquisitive.
My husband definitely feels bad for not being able to purchase things on my wishlist. He works very hard to try and give us the lifestyle we want but right now there's no way he can buy me what i lust after day in day out. Out of all my friends he does spoil me a lot more then any of them. He buys me the cheaper things I want (under $1000) when ever he can and the only thing he's given me over that was my $10, 000 engagement ring which he put on mostly on credit which just prooves how much we can't afford it
Ahh, you know, this is kind of the boat I'm in right now. My boyfriend and I have been e-ring shopping (we know we're headed that way, it's just a matter of when) and the rings I keep picking out are $10,000+. He's a lawyer, so he makes good money, but he has a really heavy debt load from all that schooling... and sometimes I can't help but think, gee, here he is with all this debt and I want to wear practically a downpayment for a house on my finger? I think I should scale it back. He could pull off the ring with some saving, but honestly, there are beautiful rings for less out there... and it would take some of the pressure off during this time in our lives where we're just getting started, e.g. I'll be going to grad school soon, we want to buy a house, have a nice wedding, etc.
I do naturally gravitate to the big price tags, though.
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My poor husband! I want expensive jewelry AND insane camera lenses.
Ha ha! Me too! Just got my first DSLR and am OBSESSED - but they're not mutually exclusive... it's very handy when trying to take pictures of my jewelry for this forum... :lolots:
