Ohhh Boyfriend (version I lost count…)

by Heidi on May 28, 2008

So most of you may or may not know that while boyfriend and I are not yet engaged, we have talked *very* seriously about gettin’ hitched. So for the past year and a half, since he’s been proposing since we first started dating (obviously not seriously though) I’ve been waiting patiently to get a nice shiny piece of bling on my fingers.

So you know, a few weeks ago, we talked about when. We’re thinking June 2009. Tentatively. A lot could happen between now and then, so I’m trying not to get my hopes up too high. But the ring? Still MIA. Though, I did give him my parents phone numbers last night. So I guess that’s a sign that we could be getting ready for this…

Not that I’m getting cold feet or anything because I’m not.

But it’s conversations like this…that kind of make me wonder…will i ever get a shiny piece of bling kind of like this one??

But again…no pressure but sometimes? When I have to STOP MY BOYFRIEND FROM SPLURGING AND BUYING A 47″ LCD TV….I get a lil frustrated. No biggie though, Amazon didn’t give him enough credit. Ha! See conversation below…

Boyfriend: I need your thoughts. Amazon is running a deal where if you buy an LCD you get a free HD Tivo. so for only $1,849.98 we can get a 46″ flatscreen and HD tivo. and in theory it could be financed same as cash for 24 months.
me: ….
Boyfriend: it only works if i they give me an amazon credit card
me: …. i thought we were going to wait on buying a new teevee?
Boyfriend: indeed (but then they used their marketing data on me to send a targeted email!) they new what I wanted b/c of my viewing history and what’s in my wishlist. those bastards
me: :-/
Boyfriend: ha! they gave me a $XXXX line of credit
me: no HD LCD for you!
Boyfriend: so yeah, the question is whether its worth getting a 40″ TV versus our current 32″ or if it’s better to get something bigger than 40″ later
me: ….ummmmm
Boyfriend: okay here’s the deal see, I will not decide today. you and I will swing by a Best Buy over the weekend and actually look at the thing. if you like it and I like it and we think it actually makes sense – and then we calculate out the cost. and it’s not insane. then we’ll get it, if not then no. the only reason I’m thinking about it is that they’re offering same as cash financing for 24 months. and it’s tax free. so (1) it’s cheaper than I could get elsewhere and (2) I could essentially have it as if I paid cash b/c there would be no interest.
Boyfriend: so yeah…no impulse buying today =)
me: thank you jebus
Boyfriend: ha!

Love the boy…hate that we both have crazy impulse shopping tendencies. (stay tuned later to check out my fabulous finds in Boston!)

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  • http://lspoon.wordpress.com littlespoon

    My husband is the exact same way. Bah! I want to strangle him whenever we go in any kind of electronic store :)

  • http://melanieblair.blogspot.com Melanie

    Oh, I do want to see your Boston finds! I’m going there next week and definitely want to do a little shopping. And it looks like I might be coming to DC sometime in July. Maybe we’d need to plan a bloggy meeting.

  • http://www.angelaboration.com Angela

    Haha.

    *sigh*

    Boys.

    *shakes head*

  • http://teaandcaketime.blogspot.com Megan

    Yay, you’re back! And good work thwarting the tv purchase– I often find myself in the same situation. Also, though I’m still earlier in the process than you are, I have a feeling GP and I have begun the Proposal Staring Contest, in which I get antsier and antsier about a ring, while trying reeeeeeally hard not to pressure. So lame.

  • http://naysmusings.blogspot.com Renee

    I think I’m getting mine when the boyfriend returns from China. (My ring, not my $1400 TV.) But… I definitely made the same point to him: “Um, you really need a new mouth piece for your tuba? Shouldn’t that money go towards a good cause? Like bling on my left hand?”

  • http://fiveblondes.com Erica

    Oi, my boy is an impulse shopper for game systems. One day last year he started talking about a Wii out of the blue. Suddenly we were at ToysRus at 5 AM (!!!!) in line to buy a wii. And three weeks ago? He drags me to BestBuy for a PS3.
    He’s lucky he gave me a ring last year. Otherwise those game systems would be in little tiny pieces.
    Scratch that, they’de be on Ebay. I could use the $$!

  • http://ang-smiles.blogspot.com Angela

    Well if you’ve already planned a date, a ring should be on it’s way soon! I bet he WON’T get a tv, and surprise you with a ring instead.

  • DC is my Manhattan

    at the risk of being shot by my fellow females, I’d MUCH rather have 47″ TV than a sparkly bling thing on my finger. Even when I was tween and my friends and I were talking about such things, I was all about a great sound system and TV than a dude on bended knee w/ a Tiffany’s box. Or a Mini Cooper. I’d take that too.

  • http://www.newlyweddedwife.com Laurie

    It’s a hard when you both have the same spending habits:) It’s nice that my husband and I counter each other in that way – but he guilts me when I shop! That part I don’t like.

  • http://brandilicious.wordpress.com Brandilicious

    my heart skipped a beat when I saw the ring photo…but then I read the whole post and saw it wasn’t a “Yay! I’m engaged!!!” post.

    Sometimes guys make two big purchases – the ring and a toy for themselves – all at once. I know someone who was with her man for a while and he bought a motor cycle and I thought for sure that meant that the proposal wasn’t going to happen any time soon. Happy to say I was wrong!

  • http://www.nicoleantoinette.wordpress.com nicoleantoinette

    That is the exact ring I want.

    Um, and I cannot wait for you to get engaged :)

  • http://flipflopsintherain.wordpress.com flipflopsintherain

    A friend of mine proposed to his girlfriend just weeks after buying a new car and a few other major purchases. Because of this, she was completely thrown off when he popped the question and the proposal was that much more exciting.

    I’m just sayin’…..

  • http://www.ladolcevita10.blogspot.com Dolce

    That’s my ring!!! Well, was my ring. I added more diamonds once we got married. See, you wait around long enough and good things happen. Don’t worry. I still have to hold off the husband when it come to impulse purchases.

  • http://zubrowka24.blogspot.com Lexi

    This sounds very much like Steve and I….we talk about it all the time, and I feel like I am getting way more antsy then I should! He says he’s saving, which is all well and good, but it just frustrates me when he goes out and buys all sorts of random stuff, or flies home for random birthdays of friends he rarely speaks to! He says it will happen soon, I just wish I had a better idea of when!

    My sister just told him last week that if he doesn’t propose by 4th of July, she won’t like him anymore. We’ll see if that works, haha.

  • http://www.confettirainbow.com Clarity Sage

    He should get a plasma not an LCD.

    And maybe he already has a ring like an heirloom one. Or maybe he’s just like most men and can’t put two and two together that spending money on one thing means not having it to spend on another.

  • http://www.jqlounge.com Julie Q

    Don’t worry, my boy bought a TV before he proposed ;)

  • http://www.lovebostongirl.com Susie

    Well, I love the ring anyway!

    I have a feeling it will happen soon :) TV or no TV!

  • http://talenttoplay.blogspot.com/2008/05/thursday-thirteen-33-disney-disney-and.html Playful Professional

    Either one is pretty exciting but I vote for the ring. By the way that ring looks very similar to mine. I love simple and sparkly!!

  • http://sassattack.blogspot.com Laurel

    I am so glad you are not the only one who monitors boyfriend’s purchases to try to suss out whether or not a ring is imminent!

  • http://magdathunder.wordpress.com magda

    I was so trying to comment on this at work, when the commie content censors popped back on my screen. Why? Why on THIS post? Why?

    Anyway. I’m SO WITH YOU on just wanting the ring already. J and I haven’t gone so far as to set a date, but we’ve talked about it happening. I’m torn between mourning the loneliness of my ring finger and enjoying just dating for awhile longer. Once you’re married, well, you’ll be there forever. It’ll happen, but enjoy where you are now :)

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