I'm 27 years old. I've been in a relationship with a guy for quite some time. We live together, we rent an apartment. I recently celebrated my birthday. And the guy gave me the best gift in life, which many girls dream of. Yes, he proposed to me. But everything didn't go quite the way I had hoped.
When I saw the dreamy box in his hands, my joy knew no bounds. Of course, I said “Yes.” However, when I opened it, I was extremely disappointed. There was not an expensive ring at all, but some kind of child's ring, to be honest. It was decorated with a small heart. They probably wear those at school.
I asked the guy why he decided to give me such a strange gift? Its price is 200 hryvnias on marketplaces. He told me that the ring was chosen for me by my future mother-in-law. She believes that in order to have a normal wedding, you need to spend a lot, so you can supposedly save on an engagement ring. In her opinion, it is a formality.
However, when I look at this shameful ring, it seems to me that we won't have a normal wedding. Let's have it in the yard, what's there? It's a formality. In short, I expressed my dissatisfaction to him. And my future husband was even offended by me. He started talking about how ungrateful I was, that his mother wanted the best and so on.
I can't understand, is there something wrong with my concepts and principles, or are they and my mother wrong after all? I admit that I don't chase money. But giving such a ring as an engagement ring is a real shame.
