I am not a romantic person, and the scenes in films where he proposes on one knee in public are not my sort of thing. I would rather that no one knew a thing about us, that it be just the two of us with no onlookers in the moments that are only about us.
What brought on this romantic streak? Let me tell you. We decided to change our young lady's earrings. We judged that she had grown enough and that the ones she had worn since birth were no longer suitable. With her birthday coming up, they would make the perfect gift. Although I love surprises, we wanted to let her choose for herself. I told her what the maximum budget was and we went onto the website we were going to buy from. As I was feasting my eyes on the earring designs (just between us, I would have taken them all), up came the question: but why from here?
I launched into technical explanations: that the diamonds are certified internationally, that they use only pure 18-carat gold, that they give a guarantee which is, in a way, eternal. I told her it is a serious investment and that we prefer to choose a trustworthy shop when we buy gold jewellery, and that the earrings we were going to buy she would be able to pass down to her children and grandchildren, that they could become a family heirloom, just as we see in films. You know how terribly curious children are. The conversation did not end there, and in fact my answer had not really interested her at all. "This is where Daddy bought your engagement ring too, isn't it?" So that is where she was heading! She is at the age of romantic tales about princes and princesses who love one another into deep old age, and any story of this kind captures her attention. The answer was yes. In truth, the ring itself hardly mattered, even though it was as beautiful as in my dreams. What mattered was that moment when he gave it to me, that he had sat and searched until he found the most beautiful engagement ring, one that was not also the most expensive. I could just picture him scouring the internet for something that would be just for me. I could picture him wondering whether or not I would like it. The care with which he chose still moves me today. And thank goodness he had plenty to search through, because the website has rings for every taste. Just looking at them lifts your spirits with their beauty. And when he gave it to me it was just the two of us and one question full of emotion. He knew the answer, but it is like when you record yourself and hear your own voice for the first time. It is a question that, the first time you ask it, you believe is also the last. And, in the happiest cases, so it is. Then we chose the wedding rings from there. Both of us, late one evening, sat down at the laptop and began to search. We wanted something simple, like us, but not dull, for dull is the one thing we are not. Naturally, both our eyes fell on the same design. We went to the shop, paid for them, and that was that. As with everything important we have done in life, we understood one another at a glance, all at once, with no need for words. My daughter woke me from my daydream. "I want these ones with the garnet butterfly! I'll be just like a princess! But you should know I'm never giving them to anyone as an heirloom, because they're too beautiful!" Can I disagree with her? I cannot! They really are very beautiful, as indeed would be any other pair she might have chosen. Source Copilul.ro: https://www.copilul.ro/pentru-mama/sentimente/Povesti-romantice-cu-printi-si-printese-sau-cum-am-ales-cerceii-fetitei-mele-a20153.html
