I was watching television a few days ago (I actually have time to do that right now lol) and found myself mesmerized by a touching commercial. A man and a woman were dancing and talking about the life they would have together once they were married - then a narrator said something like, "Many believe that the home is the first extraordinary purchase of their lives, but it's not. It's all in the ring." What????? Are you kidding me??? Does anyone really believe this?
(Side note: Today's blog thankfully has nothing to do with SCD - I've decided to use it in order to speak for other women who have not asked me to do so. Smile!)
Guys, please don't fall for this stuff. Yes, we love diamonds and nice things, but that doesn't compare to the feeling we get when someone has surprised us by cleaning the house or doing the laundry. Yes, Patrick Dempsey makes our hearts go pitter-pat when he proposes to the woman he loves and puts a ring on her finger the size of a small planet (ok, so for me, it happens when Brett Favre throws a perfect touchdown pass into tight coverage, but you get the point).
And we do want someone to take care of us, but that does not mean that we want you to sign a check for a 6,000 square foot dream home. It means that we want you to tuck us in at night after a hard day, tell us we're beautiful when we're retaining water, let us vent to you when we have to remain strong to everyone else. It never fails to confuse me when I hear men say that they don't understand women. Despite all of our contradictions, most of us are fairly easy to please. Give it a try. Christmas is only 8 days away. [Note to Mark: Remember, I did say that we're easy to please despite our contradictions. One of those contradictions is that despite this blog, if you've bought something sparkly for Christmas, I do NOT want you to return it.]
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The other part of this that is confusing is the "month's salary" problem. Sometime over the past several years the "accepted amount" to spend on the ring changed from one month's salary to two-three months salary. Who authorized this change?
Since we're wandering off-topic today, here's a question for you:
How did the nerd from "Can't Buy Me Love" turn into one of the hottest actors on TV (Patrick Dempsey)?
Okay, 11 more shows in the next 7 days...it's all about the tap-dancing Santas.
Joey
Come on Joey, we all know how much you love Christmas tunes! :)
Patrick Dempsey? ehhhhhh. You should have used Sly as your example.......the other Sly, the really cool male version.
I said that most women love Patrick Dempsey. I'm not one of them. Anyone who weighs less than me or who I can take in an arm wrestling match is off the list. :)
That is more like it. I thought you were getting soft.
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