Comment Human price tags (Score 1) 2388
When we got engaged, my beloved geek was still finishing his thesis, didn't yet have a job. He said he wanted to wait until he had a real job to get my engagement ring, so he could afford something nicer than his research assistant salary could buy.
While I appreciated the sentiment, I told him I wouldn't wear an engagement ring unless he had a "Property Of" tattoo on his forehead, and some sort of device to show his net worth. They'd serve the same purpose.
The way I've seen most girls show their engagement ring to friends, family, coworkers, classmates--the flourishing, limp-wristed, out-stretched arm with greedy little smile and eyes bright with anticipation of the oohs and ahhs and envy--proves the ring has nothing to do with creating a loving, caring partnership, and everything to do with advertising human value in jewel form.
The engagement ring tradition, at least as manifested in southern university towns, is nothing more than a girl's way to show how much she "sold" for, bragging rights for finding a high-earner. By wearing this price tag when they are out together, the man gets to show how much he could afford to pay for a woman. I'm not sure how this sort of attitude is good for any relationship, no matter how shallow.
While I appreciated the sentiment, I told him I wouldn't wear an engagement ring unless he had a "Property Of" tattoo on his forehead, and some sort of device to show his net worth. They'd serve the same purpose.
The way I've seen most girls show their engagement ring to friends, family, coworkers, classmates--the flourishing, limp-wristed, out-stretched arm with greedy little smile and eyes bright with anticipation of the oohs and ahhs and envy--proves the ring has nothing to do with creating a loving, caring partnership, and everything to do with advertising human value in jewel form.
The engagement ring tradition, at least as manifested in southern university towns, is nothing more than a girl's way to show how much she "sold" for, bragging rights for finding a high-earner. By wearing this price tag when they are out together, the man gets to show how much he could afford to pay for a woman. I'm not sure how this sort of attitude is good for any relationship, no matter how shallow.
