He seemed kind of like a mopey musty mop.
Yeah she’s a type A level 999 vegan, but he stayed with her for a good while, long enough to know she was well, annoying? And extra? Weird dynamic. Who knows what was going on with them, and what was going through his head.
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LOL, 3 months salary? And how much the man values the woman? I think that's a very strange view. Money isn't everything. And how much the ring costs doesn't have anything to do with how much a man values his woman. If a woman cares how much her ring costs, that sounds like a gold digger in my ears. In what way should the woman show the man's value then? By buying HIM a ring that costs 3 months salary? Why is a wedding all about the woman, so much focus on her? Better to save that money to something else than to show off a ring and how much it's worth! A ring's worth doesn't equal a womans worth!
Yes, three months is a traditional not something i made up myself.
It is a hefty amount of money to out aside and/ or save up, which shows that the guy (only talking cis straight relationships here) is serious, very serious about the woman. Otherwise men could have been reserving and tying down a plethora of women in ye olden days when women did have to marry and couldn't work or date. Even as recently as the 50/60s women were forced out of paid work after marriage and an expensive ring was all they had if they decided to leave (flee) a bad marriage.
Now a days it's just a leftover tradition, but it is still very much around. It's now spun as showing off how much you love or are loved by, the size of your 'rock'. Have you never overheard people ring shaming a small ring (he obviously doesn't really love her etc.) or heard guys talking about how to get away with spending the smallest amount on a ring? It's all very real.
Best do without one altogether, but not many women want to that, because 'romance and tradition' THE best marketing around for those little lumps of carbon ever!
https://giphy.com/ZExTT3l19Ij27p79Ze
Now back to niomi