Wednesday, 02 January 2008

• Buy Engagement Rings - Antiques

  I'm 60 years old and just accepted a proposal of marriage from a gentleman who is 65.  I feel like a kid again.  It's a second marriage for both of us, but we've both had some time to heal from losing spouses to death.  Mine was 2 years ago; he lost his wife who was my best friend just last October. We've been seeing each other at various activities in our senior group at church, but it seemed like we were more attracted to each other.  When Paul 'popped the question' I didn't have to think more than a minute before I said yes. 

  I called my adult son and got his blessing, of course.  When my daughter-in-law got on the phone, her first question was "what's your ring like?"  It really took me by surprise, because I guess I hadn't thought at all about a ring.  I laughingly told her I was too much of an antique to be needing anything like that. I guess Paul overheard that part of the conversation, because he asked me afterward what I wanted to do about rings. 

  Paul knows I like jewelry, but I already had my wedding set which I didn't feel comfortable wearing any more, since I started dating Paul.  Paul had worn a plain band as a wedding ring, but I noticed he had quietly taken it off about a month or so earlier.  He suggested with a sparkle in his eye that we go buy engagement rings the next day.  I thought "Why not?"

  We browsed through the jeweler's selection at the mall for more than an hour, but nothing seemed right.  They were nice rings, but they just didn't speak to me the way I had hoped.  The jeweler was watching the two of us dithering about what to do and said he had a suggestion.  He sent us to an antique store across town that had a nice selection of antique jewelry.  There I was able to find my perfect engagement ring with a style reminiscent of the 40's.  In fact, the gemologist's report said the diamond ring was made in the year I was born.  Paul laughed when he put it on my finger and said something about an 'antique for an antique'.  Of course he was laughing when he said it.  Oh, by the way, we were able to find a man's ring which featured a ruby set in antique gold which was a perfect engagement ring for Paul.  Yes, we're modern enough to follow the modern custom of a man's engagement ring.

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