LOL - me too. I am afraid my SO would never keep up with my ever growing wishlist!
It seems as if the ladies are buying the bling bling with their own money?
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LOL - me too. I am afraid my SO would never keep up with my ever growing wishlist!
LOL..Yes, me three! I know exactly what you mean! My DH is a good and loving man, but jewelry (and Hermes) are not on his priority list right now! Or I wonder if it will ever be! But it is mine! So I save my $$ on the side and buy things myself. Its ok, less info the better. Less guilt, less argument, less questions, "how much is it? How much does it cost?" Its too much pressure. Plus all things I love are high priced items..so don't think he'll ever understand why I would want to drop beaucoup amounts of money on handbags and blings. If I wait for him to get bling bling for me, I'll wait until I'm 80 years old. So yes, I get bling bling myself.
Ha! same.
I could never put that pressure on him at all. He would crack.
Me too, but we will be sexy 80 year olds. My DH can't affford it now at all. He is younger than me as well. I told him I want jewelry and a face lift when he finally makes $$. LOL
Sjunky13, totally unrelated to the the post, but saw your signature that you got married on 6/24/10...
HAPPY Belated 1year Anniversary!
I hope you and DH had a beautiful 1 year together and many more years to come!!! 
...And yes, we will be sexy 80 year olds with beautiful bling blings...nothing less than fabulous!
Aww, thank you so much. When we were out that night. We met 2 couples also celebrating thier anniversary. One was 54 and the other 52 years. We got some leasons. Ha. I hope we get to be one of those couples, I really do.Sjunky13, totally unrelated to the the post, but saw your signature that you got married on 6/24/10...
HAPPY Belated 1year Anniversary!
My DH buys most if not all of my jewelry. I always pick them myself though and when I am serious and made up my mind about a piece, I bring him along with me to make the purchase. Not that I can't afford it but it's just more special this way and keeps our appreciation for each other. He likes it better too, he got mad at me recently when we shopped for our 3 yr anniversary ring because he said I didn't involve him enough during the process so he didn't feel like he bought it for me even though he did. There were however a few pieces of jewelry that I bought myself recently without letting him know though because I know I am being bad since he just bought me 2 rings and I don't want him to think that I am not satisfied. It's just that prices are going up and when I see a good deal, it's hard to pass it by. I will just hide them for awhile and disclose them a few months later...
, I think there is a nice balance.
I'm like VivianYY - I make up my mind about something, I tell DF and he ends up buying it for me. Sometimes, I am about to make the purchase myself but then he steps in and hands his CC to the SA.
Since we're both starting out, my wishlist is a bit beyond what he can afford at times, so I may end up buying the smaller purchases myself (VCA sweet bracelet). The big important ones (like the Love bracelet), he feels like he should be the purchaser, and I let him feel special by allowing him to buy it for me! I think it's cute. In any case, my money will be his money and vice versa, so I feel like we're both buying together!
Since we're both starting out, my wishlist is a bit beyond what he can afford at times, so I may end up buying the smaller purchases myself (VCA sweet bracelet). The big important ones (like the Love bracelet), he feels like he should be the purchaser, and I let him feel special by allowing him to buy it for me! I think it's cute. In any case, my money will be his money and vice versa, so I feel like we're both buying together!
my Dh bought my rings ofcourse and 1 or 2 other pieces. my inlaws have bought me a couple necklaces and ive inherited a ring from my granny and my mom has passed down several pieces
the rest i save for and choose and buy myself this is mostly pieces like yurman or tiffany or smaller gold/diamond pieces
the rest i save for and choose and buy myself this is mostly pieces like yurman or tiffany or smaller gold/diamond pieces
We must have the same DH, lol
DH did buy me few items in the past but his choices lean towards tiny pendants and earrings that you can't see without a microscrope, totally not my style. So I usually buy my own and since I have so much jewelry already, I don't think he even realizes that that's new and what isn't
For me it's a mix. My bf has given me a good amount of my jewelry and my mom has given me several of my high end designer watches and several Tiffany jewelry sets as gifts. None of my gifts were a surprise, however. I pick out what I would like. Once in a blue moon I have gotten myself something, but it's the items that around 1k-1.5k. In the future when I am able to have a larger income, I would love to be able to purchase more jewelry/watches for myself. I think it would be very liberating to walk in a store and purchase what I want on my own. That is definitely my goal.
Not me, but I realize I'm in the minority here!
I buy my self everything else I want, but not fine jewelry. I could I suppose, but I don't.
Same! But it usually is because my latest pieces of jewelry are high quality, so I feel like... why would I need to go out by myself to purchase more? When another piece just magical shows up, it's definitely welcome!
Now I'm a stay-at-home-non-mom and for a while, my nice stuff will be gifts. My husband knows I like nice clothes, so he took me to Bloomingdale's last weekend and bought me a new Burberry dress and a few Theory separates. During the day, I just wear random Lululemon... so I don't really feel the need to go shopping any time soon!