I'm trying to grasp the mentality of being dropped into a war zone and having anywhere near your top 100 concerns getting a $10,000 engagement ring shipped to your girlfriend back in the states. Like, how is this a priority?
It almost sounds like an SNL skit; if I found out that a fellow soldier deployed to Iraq was researching how to get a $10,000 engagement ring to his girlfriend, I wouldn't assume that he is looking to buy from some website. I'd assume that some looting had gone on and he was trying to figure out how to get a valuable piece of contraband out of the country.
In any case, what the hell is wrong with just waiting till you get back to the States? That ring isn't a contract, after all. She can still dump your deployed ass while you are fighting for, um, your country. She can turn that ring into a down payment for an Audi. She can use it to pay for her boyfriend's bail bond. All kinds of possibilities.
One more thing- I hear a lot of stuff about a woman's "dream ring." If your dreams involve a piece of pretty rock that costs more than a year of my rent, well, I guess everyone has the right to dream. But I have the right to call your dreams damn shallow. And I will.
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