Chick, Public Transit, Engagement Ring -- what do you think?

[CipherLock]

I’m on the bus when this girl that my buddy loved in high school gets on and takes the seat right in front of mine. The bus is pretty empty and since I’m not quite large enough to create my own gravitational pull I am a little curious.

As far as I know this girl doesn’t even know my name and not for one second do I think this is anything about me, but for the next twenty minutes she is doing the oddest things. Playing with her hair, touching the side of her face, putting her hand over the window, just all these really strange motions over and over again. I look to my right and this guy is watching out of the corner of his eye with obvious wonder on his face.

Then it hits me, she is wearing an engagement ring and everything she has been doing has been (imo) to show me it. I don’t know why but it rubbed me the wrong way, it was like she was showing it off. The diamond was big but not at all sparkly or clear, the thing honestly could have been cubic zirconium. By the end my ride I was aching to tell her to get the thing appraised.

So I am trying to figure out if she wants me to tell all the people she thinks I still know that someone finally asked her to marry, or if she thinks that every man on this planet must want her – because that was the total impression I got.

 

[Lumberg]

if it's the first one she succeeded.

 

[CipherLock]

if it's the first one she succeeded.

Not really, you don't know me, you think you know me??? You don't!

 

[Lumberg]

Dude, it was a joke, implying that you are such a loser that the only people you know are on line.

I guess if that were true than in reality she failed, because she probably doesn't care what a bunch of online losers think.

BTW in reality women in general are very happy and proud when they get engaged and love showing off the jewelry.

As shallow as it is, it's true, and you can't rag on them too much. I know I hope to make a woman that happy one day, even if I don't necessarily agree that having a nice ring is so important. That is one of the things you have to overlook if you want to have a successful relationship with members of the opposite sex.

 

[Frackal]

That's some of the absolute lamest shit I have ever heard

 

[Lumberg]

Frack I hope you are talking about the original story.

 

[Frackal]

Yes I am....what a silly girl...how lame

 

[lucidblue]

How do you know she was trying to show you? Maybe she just very recently got engaged and was looking at the ring from all angles. She might just be obsessed with the ring. When she was putting her hand on her face was it the side of her face near the window... she could've been looking at the reflection to see how the ring looked on her hand. Did you ever see the Saturday Night Live with Joe Pesci when he's buying a pinky ring. If so, you'll remember all the things he did in front of the mirror to see how the ring looked.

 

[CipherLock]

Dude, it was a joke, implying that you are such a loser that the only people you know are on line.

Yep, I knew that.

 

[CipherLock]

How do you know she was trying to show you? Maybe she just very recently got engaged and was looking at the ring from all angles. She might just be obsessed with the ring. When she was putting her hand on her face was it the side of her face near the window... she could've been looking at the reflection to see how the ring looked on her hand. Did you ever see the Saturday Night Live with Joe Pesci when he's buying a pinky ring. If so, you'll remember all the things he did in front of the mirror to see how the ring looked.

Yeah I saw that skit, and no she doesn't look like Joe Pesci.