If I had trusted my husband when we got engaged I could wear gloves today without bleeding
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I am not a jewelry-wearin’ kinda gal; outside of my watch and wedding ring I sport no other adornments.
It is true that I consistently rocked earrings throughout my teens and 20s but I never did get into any other type of jewelry. And when I went on maternity leave with my oldest kid the love affair with earrings fell to the wayside which is where it has languished for the last 11 years.
So what does this mean? It means I have a box full of 14K gold earrings — a few with actual gemstones (sapphires, rubies, very minuscule diamonds and pearls) — and a gold bracelet or two. Just sitting in an unopened box.
And then a friend of mine told me she sold a ton of gold that she never wears and today she has a bangin’, solid wood bedroom set. Cue the light bulb.
Now when Mr. C and I got engaged, he asked me if I wanted to pick out my ring or if I wanted him to pick it out. I don’t like surprises so I said I’d take care of that.
I should have let Mr. C handle that end of things. He was planning on getting a classic solitaire with a smooth band and a one-carat diamond.
But I’m a control freak so we spent some serious time looking at unique engagement rings and then I decided I just had to have one custom made. Yeah, buddy.
You know what I ended up with?
A solitaire with a band that has a slight point heading north and south of a 3/4-carat diamond since I’m a cheapskate. And for the last 17 years — on and off — I’ve cut the top of my finger on that slight point by jamming my hand into my pocket or a pair of gloves.
And that’s not all.
Because of that bitchin’ design element — that I insisted on — I had to have the wedding band and engagement ring soldered together because they did not interlock when they were separate rings. Why didn’t I make the jeweler fix that back then?
Anyway, when the light bulb came on I realized I could kill two birds with one stone. I’m going to sell the stuff sitting in my jewelry box and then I’m going to fix my wedding ring. When I’m finished I’m going to have two separate rings that:
1. actually fit together, and
2. allow me to put on a pair of gloves without drawing blood.
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Jewelry. What a pain in the ass. I love earrings but at some point became allergic and now they hurt my ears–and with my bluetooth in, ouch!–so they’re out. Necklaces? I’m tough on them. Wish me luck getting half of mine on, and if I go to the gym, it just ends up in my gym bag. Bracelets? Double ditto. Rings are good, but I don’t have anything great right now and no time to focus on fixing that, so my hands have been naked for upwards of a year. Or more. So, where jewelry is concerned I guess I’m lazy and incompetent. But I prefer to say I’m a minimalist. (insert minimalist icon).
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When my husband and I got engaged, he was in school and we were super-broke, so he couldn’t afford to get me a ring. I was just crazy in love with him and didn’t mind one bit. (Despite an infuriating conversation with a co-worker of ours who told me that she would never marry a man who couldn’t put a substantial rock on her finger. Gold dig much?) Fast forward to this past summer, nearing our 15th anniversary. I was piddling around on Ebay, looking at jewelry, and found a vintage diamond ring that took my breath away AND was really affordable. I showed it to the husband, he agreed that it would be an excellent combination anniversary/birthday gift, and I practically jumped on the “buy it now” button so that no one could slip in and nab it. It is on my finger at this very moment and it still makes me smile every time it catches my eye. Totally worth a 15-year wait. :)
My boyfriend and I are looking at rings right now, and I was thinking of just going with an antique setting and getting a diamond separately. I will be sure not to get one with a point, now, though. I am sure I will do some damage with it, as I don’t wear jewelry and I’m particularly klutzy.
Three words: Cash 4 Gold!
I also don’t really wear jewelery. I have a watch & a silver ring. Once in a while I will wear some silver hoops. And, I have a few necklaces. But that’s about it.
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I have a pear shaped diamond. I feel your pain. I’m always stabbing myself when I put my hand in my pocket. I wasn’t bright enough to consider changing it until I read your article!
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Yay! $$$ is always good. :-) I don’t really wear jewelry anymore either. Most metals break me out. Even the little screws on the back of my PLASTIC watch give me a rash if I don’t switch it from wrist to wrist every day.
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I once worked with a gal who sliced her face during sleep with her enormous pear-shaped engagement ring. The day she had to explain that her soon-to-be husband didn’t beat her up was the day she stopped wearing it to bed.
Hope you make out with your jewelry sale. Whatcha gonna buy with the earnings?
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*pssst*
Read the last paragraph again to find out what she’s gonna get.
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Hola Amiga!
Give me a call so we can sell that stuff!!! I’m available on the 19th……
Smooches!
Val
I sold both of my engagement rings but it was years ago before gold skyrocketed. I actually have a huge scar on my ring finger from my engagement ring. A burly friend of mine made a beeline to hug me and barreled into me causing me to get smashed against the frame of a window. He is a huge guy who made a great impact. My diamond hooked on the frame of the window and practically ripped off my finger as it sliced through a good chunk of it. Even though I don’t wear a wedding or engagement ring anymore I still have a scar that goes around my finger. It’s like the phantom ring.
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I have a 2 1/2 carat marquis cut diamond ring that I never take off. I also sleep in diamond and ruby and sapphire and emerald bracelets and my Cartier watch. People will have to pry these things off my cold dead hands and wrists. I also wear a 22 carat yellow gold ankle bracelet. Now, I wear all of these things when I do housework. I wear them all in the bathtub. I wear them all when I wear a pair of sweats. I wear them all when I sleep. I should probably just get them all pierced into my skin.
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