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Well then what he could of done is had the stone re-set in a different ring which would still have the link to his mother without the direct reminder.
Secondhand engagement rings
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Well then what he could of done is had the stone re-set in a different ring which would still have the link to his mother without the direct reminder.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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Show some respec, tc. Innit.
Arch
Married to Night Train
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TC is too cool to remember a word as complex as 'Kate'...
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I can understand (if it's correct) that it's important to Willy because his mom can't be there and this is a part of her. Sentimental, but this might outweigh the other issues about the ring.
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I'm sure that's quite likely to be his reasoning (to use a possibly rather generous term). I didn't mean to imply that William was offering the ring in bad faith. But the entire purpose of rings is symbolic, so it's a bit tricky to forget the other stuff. Perhaps she doesn't want to upset him by pointing it out, or isn't any sharper than he is and hasn't noticed...
I can understand (if it's correct) that it's important to Willy because his mom can't be there and this is a part of her. Sentimental, but this might outweigh the other issues about the ring.
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I'm sure that's quite likely to be his reasoning (to use a possibly rather generous term). I didn't mean to imply that William was offering the ring in bad faith. But the entire purpose of rings is symbolic, so it's a bit tricky to forget the other stuff. Perhaps she doesn't want to upset him by pointing it out, or isn't any sharper than he is and hasn't noticed...
The "forgetting" was an affectation, intended to convey indifference. But then I suspect you know that. Had I bothered to use her name, it would have been "Ms. Middleton", on account of never having met the woman.
Ah. I was wrong to say, "we don't know", then. So it seems, Charlie had no part in all this. I wonder if he's at all miffed...?
FTFY
The "forgetting" was an affectation, intended to convey indifference. But then I suspect you know that. Had I bothered to use her name, it would have been "Ms. Middleton", on account of never having met the woman and not knowing her marital status.
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Married to Night Train
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In which case it has nothing to do with you or I or anyone else, if they are happy with it.
As for rings being symbolic, yes, they are, but they doesn't mean any history is set in stone, to use an appropriate phrase, Symbols can have their meaning changed you know...
<Stops before invoking Godwin's law>
Fnaar
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FTFY
I don't do "Miss".
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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Of course they can, but not by individuals naively wishing meanings away. Diana bought into the romantic symbolism, with an entirely different notion of what the engagement/marriage meant to that held by her husband, his family and his mistress.
Fnaar
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I really couldn't give two hoots about the royals, but for what its worth, I don't think Chuck & his family set out to hoodwink Di... just had blinkers on.
but, in this case, the tragedy of her death seems to have superseded the misery of her marriage. (our Royal Correspondent writes...)
It is an odd thing, though. Perhaps it's a welcome relief from the notion that all love is perfectly new?
KEEF
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He loves his Mam. simple
