Would You Buy Your New Fiance an Engagement Present?
Written on August 13, 2010 by Cody Whitefoord
I’m all for guys giving their girlfriends fancy engagement rings when they propose. I’m equally for ladies marking this major moment in their relationships by offering their guys awesome presents. So what did I get Paul?
An LCD flat-screen TV! (It was 2006, so these were still a big deal.) He may have brought up wanting one as often as I talked about wanting to get engaged, so I knew it was the perfect present. Since I don’t know the first thing about electronics, I had to spoil the surprise and ask for his help in choosing a model and a size. He didn’t seem to mind.
After my friend Jeff proposed to my friend Emily, she decided to surprise him with an engagement/birthday present that he really wanted and couldn’t stop talking about: a puppy! Jeff, unlike Paul, was so surprised, and, like Paul, thrilled that Emily cared to give him an engagement gift.
Others of my friends didn’t buy their guys anything. As one of these ladies put it, “I get a diamond. He gets me! I think that’s a fair trade-off.” Funny, of coure, but I don’t see why guys shouldn’t get engagement gifts, even small tokens, if girls get rings. And I like that Paul and I watch our TV pretty much every day, so we’re constantly reminded of the happy occasion that prompted that present.
Do you think accepting his proposal is enough of a present? Or would you get your guy an engagement gift? What would you get him?
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