"well yes I understand we haven't been making payments. Well yes I understand we are behind. Well ok what's the past due? What's the minimum payment? What's the total? "
Then she looked at her husband and said can we afford this payment today? And he shook his head no. I felt sort of bad. But then again I was like WTH why would you finance something when you could have saved up and paid it off kwim?
So there they stood helpless. About to be sued over a ring!
ETA It isn't so much of a judgment as it is an overall expectation of mine, pay cash vs finance. This is a perfect reason why. Like I said I felt bad but then I realized they financed it knowing they couldn't afford it because unlike the few women here most people finance things because they can't afford them. Not a judgment, fact!
That's sad, but you don't know the situation someone could have lost a job, pay cut or something major came up. Hope they get it handled before it goes to court.
My DH made great money & I had a stable job making decent money.
He got sick & lost his job.
Our house was foreclosed on & our credit is in the toilet. Unfortunately, I've had too many of those conversations over the phone. And we only have one credit card. But, we have other bills....hospital bills, medical bills, utility bills...
I think many women put too much into the whole engagment ring thing. They want something big and fancy. Their SOs feel like they have to live up to some silly dream that their girl has had since childhood about her perfect ring.
It is a piece of metal and a stone. If it is to symbolize the love a couple has for one another then shouldn't it be a ring that is realistic for them.....or maybe their love story is unrealistic and the ring simply reflects that.
why were you evesdropping? you don't know their situation. i'm sure there were plenty of other things said between "well yes i understand we haven't been making payments" and "well yes i understand we're behind" and "well ok what's past due" that you aren't including in your story.
Quoting PROGENITOR:I think many women put too much into the whole engagment ring thing. They want something big and fancy. Their SOs feel like they have to live up to some silly dream that their girl has had since childhood about her perfect ring.
It is a piece of metal and a stone. If it is to symbolize the love a couple has for one another then shouldn't it be a ring that is realistic for them.....or maybe their love story is unrealistic and the ring simply reflects that.
Does your DH/SO....
Who do you love more,your husband or kids
- justpeachy71904
on Jan. 26, 2013 at 10:52 PM