Um... an engagement car

[jlt19]

I'd take a Bentley. Or even a lowly Mercedes. I would not appreciate a Dodge Dart. But that's b/c if I ever divorce and remarry, I'm doing it for money.

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Jeeze, he could have at least sprung for an altima.

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My MIL got an engagement trip to Paris (instead of a ring).

I love bling as much as the next girl but I say get engaged however fits your personality.

[tripleshot]

A Dodge Dart is nothing to get excited about.

[ZoeHart]

It's not what I would want but I have no doubts that the Dodge Dart cost a lot more than my my ring so I'm not going to poke fun.

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When I got engaged the first time I got a ring and a car. Saab convertible. When I broke it off I returned the ring and kept the car. I never should have broken it off!

[elleblue]

Some people like practical gifts, I like jewelry. Guess which I would have preferred? 

[lostlenore]

When I first got engaged, I remember that it always freaked me out that the ring on my finger was worth more than my car! I loved that DH got me something so nice at the time, but sometimes now I wish I could just trade it in for a fake and use the $ on new kitchen counters or something. Obviously I'm not a very sentimental person!

[emjacobs]

I would be THRILLED to get a car for engagement. Not a Dart. Not a Dart at all.

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I thought this would be about your old Altima.


LOL.

[lyssbobiss, Command, B613]

Where do I sign up for an engagement car? I can't drive a stupid diamond around when my van craps out. Whoever this man is, is practical and generous. Gimme.

[jenny1223]

I would've much preferred a car over an engagement ring but I have a rock where my heart should be. However if H spent on a car what was spent on my ring, I would've gotten this:

[auntie]

I got a kitten and a garden hose. DH bought a house the week before he asked me to marry him. He bought me a Persian kitten and a hose because I said pets and washing my car were the two things I missed living in an apartment.  He gave me a 50% stake in the house when we got married and I eventually got an "engagement" ring a year or so later.


How old is the mother and is the car of recent vintage or an antique? My dad had a spiffy Dodge Dart convertible when I was a kid. Not his car, but one like it.


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[redwino]

I wouldn't mind a car over a ring. If I ever divorce and remarry, I might ask for something practical myself.

[kayakjenn]

Remember, Carrie Bradshaw just asked for a really big closet!

[lexxasaurus]

I dunno, I'm okay if B wants to just pay off my car in lieu of a ring. I'll buy diamonds myself.

[dragonfly08]

Not everyone is romantic, not everyone is into bling.

When my aunt got engaged to her first husband, she didn't want a ring. She got an Egyptian Ankh pendant that she wore, instead. It had meaning to them. (and for the purposes of this thread, I feel like I should say that as far as the "first husband" part goes, the marriage ended b/c he later died of cancer, not b/c he wasn't romantic enough to propose with a diamond)

[nursewife]

I think thats an awesome idea! I don't think I'd be too keen on the new Dodge Dart, but hell ya, I'd be all over an old Mustang or bug.

[sequins]

Oct 31, 2014 17:41:31 GMT -5 intentionalsnarkshark said:

I'm holding out for an engagement Segway.


Feel free to berble this information to my boyfriend.

Will do, lol. Um, only if u let me ride it once in a while. The segway, I mean.

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I got a house and a ring. It was a pretty awesome house too!

[LeggsBenedict]

Oct 31, 2014 17:41:31 GMT -5 intentionalsnarkshark said:

I'm holding out for an engagement Segway.


Feel free to berble this information to my boyfriend.

this is killing me.

I'm picturing you with a helmet and knee and elbow pads.

[prettyinpink]

My mom got diamond earrings instead of a ring when she got engaged to her first husband.

[crazycakes]

Yeah, a Dodge Dart is not romantic.

But my BFF's dad gave an engagement pool, so I get that not everyone is into jewelry. He said, "Either I get you a ring now or when we're married and get the house I put in a pool right away." And she picked the pool. And they still live in that house and have the pool. So I get the sentiment.