Wednesday, 2 July 2008

Choosing and Buying a Wedding Ring


Wedding rings.. they are not just a piece of adornment. They are an important symbol of marriage. They are supposed to be worn by the married couple as they both shall live. So since they are a lifetime attire, they should be carefully chosen.

Anyway, when the first shop we went to the lady was in a hurry as if there were other customers to attend to but there were none except us. It was annoying that she had to rush us into deciding which one to buy. Finally, we decided to leave the shop and go somewhere else.

I never thought choosing a wedding ring would be that complicated because my ring finger was not J or K but in between. And jewelry shops have only the exact measurement. Fortunately, FHinds has in between measurements.

Well, as much as I wanted to carefully choose my wedding ring, time and resources were not that enough. I was a bit disappointed that we had to choose and buy ours in just a couple of hours. But it was already very much pretty because we were originally planning to get a plain one.

getting married

So I'm getting married. I have finally found the man I want to be with for the rest of my life with the help of God. I have been waiting for this all my life. But it was not an easy thing. I mean I had to sift the men that come to ask for my hand.

Did I have some standards? Definitely yes, I did when I was younger.

My criteria were
  1. God-fearing
  2. He should be 3-5 years older
  3. Doesn't smoke and drink
  4. At least 5'10 in height
  5. Of course he should be handsome--at least in my eyes
  6. Must have a decent job
  7. Loves plants and gardening
  8. Strong personality
  9. Responsible and sincere
  10. Respects me as a woman
Well, as I matured I figured out it's impossible to find one who will meet at least 5 out of those ten criteria. So I brushed them off my shoulders and came down to one, someone whom God gives.

I thought that anyone who particularly belong to the same faith would be good enough. But I was too wrong. I couldn't love any guy at random. Somehow those criteria were embedded in my subconscious mind.

Finally, I stopped looking and guess what? God indeed send me the right man. And out of those 10 criteria, he scored 8 except for the age and height which are very close actually. He is 5'7 and 2 years older.

This is the story of my romance.