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1 posted on 01/05/2023 10:54:43 AM PST by nickcarraway
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Should have gotten a 3300.00 ring.

Or better yet, a 500.00 ring


2 posted on 01/05/2023 11:02:23 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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Sorry, I meant to put the amount in U.S. dollars: $4,909.67.


3 posted on 01/05/2023 11:07:24 AM PST by nickcarraway
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He’s a turkey.

Envision this scenario:

I’m with my hypothetical beloved, having a nice spaghetti dinner at a higher-end Italian-American restaurant. I’m ready to propose. I get on one knee and pull out the ring and pop question No. 1.
Beloved: (with tears of joy) Yes!
Me, with question No. 2: You want to go halvesies on the ring? I really could use the help.
Beloved: Unloads plate of half-eaten spaghetti upon my face.


4 posted on 01/05/2023 11:07:55 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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So there were a bunch of people with strong opinions on the internet.


5 posted on 01/05/2023 11:17:52 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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I could really, truly help them buy a ring. The sad fact is almost no one will take the suggestion that I can help and no one ever asks advice on how to do so, even though I’ve let people know I can help them. I have decided that ignorance can almost not be overcome.


6 posted on 01/05/2023 11:22:52 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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“The age-old rule is that an engagement ring should be three times one’s monthly salary”

Marketing BS.

anyway the guy appears to be a cheapo. Split the cost on bottled water? For real?


7 posted on 01/05/2023 11:24:29 AM PST by FreshPrince
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I guess it would depend on what the dowry is from her side.

Oh wait! Do they do that anymore?


8 posted on 01/05/2023 11:27:29 AM PST by Boomer (The biden regime / identity politics is a clear and present threat to this constitutional republic.)
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Sorry Luv, but I imagine this wasn’t the first red flag he’s shown to you.


10 posted on 01/05/2023 11:33:05 AM PST by PGR88
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“Unable to accept his reasoning, the woman took to online forum Dcard last month to air her grievances.”

And in doing so, amply demonstrated that she doesn’t deserve that ring or that man.


12 posted on 01/05/2023 11:57:18 AM PST by Boogieman
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The guy is still the one who pays for everything, who loses half of his possessions in a divorce, and who is passed over in college admission and hiring for jobs. But his suitability as a marriage partner depends on his financial status.

But he is an oppressor, sexist, etc.


13 posted on 01/05/2023 12:21:54 PM PST by I want the USA back (News media not worth camel spit. My pronouns: Haha, heehee, hoho. )
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Hmmmm...get his half, 3,300, and tell him she’ll buy the ring. Then take a NICE solo vacation and send him the vacation photos in a Thank You Card.


15 posted on 01/05/2023 12:29:48 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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From the article: ...an item that she felt should be a gift.

Women want a traditional man but don't want to be a traditional woman.

16 posted on 01/05/2023 12:48:05 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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the woman took to online forum Dcard last month to air her grievances.

Just what you want in a girlfriend/fiance/wife ... someone who airs the private grievances of your relationship with her onto the world wide web.

18 posted on 01/05/2023 2:40:06 PM PST by Lizavetta
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Unable to accept his reasoning, the woman took to online forum Dcard last month to air her grievances.


20 posted on 01/05/2023 3:06:58 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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If they share finances when they do finally get married, what’s the difference? It all comes out of the same pot.

If she bails out on the wedding I assume she hands back the ring.

He should have just paid for it all and avoided the backlash. The girl is too stupid to realize that he is spending both of their money.


21 posted on 01/05/2023 3:14:38 PM PST by toast
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A lot of women are simply NOT READY to be a wife.


23 posted on 01/05/2023 4:12:39 PM PST by BobL
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15,000 NTD is about 490 US. I think it is a misprint . It should say 150,000 NTD


24 posted on 01/11/2023 4:06:19 AM PST by TheCipher ( RINO politicians in DC are the only reptiles in the world with no backbone)
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