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"fiscal responsibility or buy shiny things I guess we know where you stand. "

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" who cares how much you spent as long as you can afford it and she appreciates it. people act like its a major deal but engagement rings tend to cost about that, if not more and i see a watch as an investment."

You're forgetting the part where an engagement happens once w.r.t. a marriage, but the anniversary rolls around repeatedly.

8/27/2009 6:01:18 PM

^yeah, but not the first one. At least that's the way I kind of see it, but I might be weird.

I'm sure we'll splurge in 10 years and etc...

8/27/2009 6:04:53 PM

You just set the bar way too high for the rest of your life. If you'd gotten that maternity dress it'd be easy to top next year.

8/27/2009 6:16:54 PM

Did NOT think of it that way. That's really good point actually...

I don't know. Never really went all out before, and maybe got a little zealous. She's worth it though.

Notice that this is the "New at Marraige" thread?

8/27/2009 6:31:58 PM

It's like flowers. You buy them once, and the woman will get pissy forever if she doesn't get them on the regular. And when you do buy them for her she accuses you of screwing someone else behind her back. That's why I'd avoid the $2.5k watch while you are away. She might think it's guilt for something you did. Especially because she's pregnant and super hormonal.

8/27/2009 8:57:18 PM

^ Only if she is a high-maintenance bitch.

I would be furious if my husband dropped that kind of $$ on a friggin' watch. But you know her and we don't.

As for the whole clock thing - you can give her time instead - maid service or spa trips = time for her, which will be in short supply once the kid arrives.

[Edited on August 27, 2009 at 9:12 PM. Reason : dsadf]

8/27/2009 9:11:43 PM

Well she's not high maintenance, but she likes thoughtful gifts.

One time we were at a nice restaurant and she said she could use a nice watch for her nice dresses.

8/27/2009 9:55:41 PM

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"It's like flowers. You buy them once, and the woman will get pissy forever if she doesn't get them on the regular. And when you do buy them for her she accuses you of screwing someone else behind her back."

What kind of crazy ass women do you spend time with?

8/27/2009 10:21:00 PM

give her $2500 watch

if she does not like return, get $500 watch, and $1000 maternity clothes, $1000 babysitting

8/27/2009 11:50:11 PM

^^ Well, the looking for the real reason the flowers are given I haven't seen to much of, but the complaining about not getting them is definitely common. I try to avoid having friends that too into making guys buy them things, but have heard many stories.

8/27/2009 11:56:47 PM

just as a rule of thumb - when it comes to anything relationship-wise - ignore lewoods

actually just ignore her all together - unless it's purely for entertainment purposes

8/28/2009 1:22:42 PM

It's ok Omar, we all know you are jealous because you got suckered into buying a ring and wedding and I won't make my boyfriend do that.

8/28/2009 1:54:06 PM

It's ok lewoods, it makes sense to me.

She got the watch today and as predicted:

, then the question of "When are you coming home so that we can ?"

:-D

8/28/2009 9:08:10 PM

Alright,

Now she's going back to again...

8/31/2009 11:23:30 PM

Well, still have the option of returning it.....

8/31/2009 11:38:50 PM

^^ Told ya

9/1/2009 4:49:55 AM

That could have went without saying!

(I hate it when people tell me "told ya" )

But you were quite correct, I will admit...

9/1/2009 4:54:03 AM

If you don't get her anything for the 1st year ann. you may not have to worry about a 2nd year annivesary present

But after reading this page, it appears the marriage continues

[Edited on September 1, 2009 at 9:31 AM. Reason : .]

9/1/2009 9:30:31 AM