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I went to bat for her engagement ring
“My girlfriend and I had been together for about three years, and I was sure she was the one I wanted to marry. Problem was, I didn’t exactly have enough money to get her a good engagement ring. So, in order to raise funds, I put my collection of baseball trading cards on eBay. We’re talking a collection that spanned, like, 20 years, thanks to some cards handed down by my dad. I was totally bummed to part with them because they were so important to me, but I really, really loved this girl. I ended up making more than enough money to pay for a ring. Problem was, when I got down on one knee, she told me that she couldn’t see spending the rest of her life with me. I should’ve stuck with Shoeless Joe Jackson.”
This isnt a question you should ask unless you KNOW the answer.
I'll just never understand this whole buying of rings and diamonds thing. If you're going to blow a bunch of money on someone, why not have it be an experience that you can enjoy together and reflect on the rest of your days. I'm not sure how the diamond folks got us to buy in to this materialistic idea where naturally occurring gems, quite plentifully I might add, equate to a loving relationship, but this crazy idea has stuck for generations. They are master manipulators and we are sheep. It's like why do we value rookie cards so much more than other cards of that player simply because it's their first? Okay, maybe not :mrgreen:
I'll never understand how someone could misread a relationship to be turned down when asking her to marry him.
I mean I've made bad relationship decisions, but that one always blows me away.
They say love is blind and people do strange things when they think they are in love.
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What kind of ring did you buy?
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I'll just never understand this whole buying of rings and diamonds thing. If you're going to blow a bunch of money on someone, why not have it be an experience that you can enjoy together and reflect on the rest of your days. I'm not sure how the diamond folks got us to buy in to this materialistic idea where naturally occurring gems, quite plentifully I might add, equate to a loving relationship, but this crazy idea has stuck for generations. They are master manipulators and we are sheep. It's like why do we value rookie cards so much more than other cards of that player simply because it's their first? Okay, maybe not :mrgreen:
I sold off most of my collection to pay for my wedding.
I feel for the guy. Then again, last year I ended up selling off more than a few cards I wish I had back (including a 2005 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor BGS 9.5 Carlos Gonzalez) to be able to help out my then girlfriend with some ******** excuses she had for needing $. Even at the time I knew she was just suckering me for everything and anything she could get, but I still went along with it and have no one to blame but myself.