I needed to buy my wife something very significant for our anniversary. This will be our first anniversary and I just really wished to communicate my love and my faith with a great gift. I was contemplating a lot of white gold jewelry. This is because my wife enjoys silver more than gold, however I need to give her something of the greatest value. I come across a sterling silver cross necklace, but this is not quite what I'm searching for. I want something of value, but not quite as expensive as the platinum cross necklace I discovered!
I continue searching. As I'm searching I think about my gorgeous partner. I think about how strong her conviction is and how much I admire her for that. I want to get her something that exhibits my admiration, my love, and my appreciation. I find some very pretty white gold cross earrings, however she currently has tons of earrings. So I keep searching.
I eventually find what I am looking for--a white gold cross necklace. It is plain, simple, and totally beautiful--just like my wife. I'm sure she'll adore it. I instinctively buy it the moment I find it.
Unfortunately, the way that I am, I am completely confident when I purchase the present, however the time between then and giving it to her I convince myself it was wrong, I fret and worry. What if a white gold cross necklace isn't the perfect thing to give my wife? She deserves the best, is it the best I am able to do?
So, after making myself ill for a fortnight worrying over my wife's response to her new white gold cross necklace, I present it to her.
I hold my breath.
She starts crying! Oh my goodness, what have I done? I nearly begin crying as well, I attempt to comfort her and then she looks at me, and she says,
"Dear, this is the most gorgeous white gold cross necklace necklace I have ever seen and I feel blessed to boast a husband such as you that would think to give it to me."
Okay, good, I can begin breathing again, she doesn't despise me... wait, she really likes it...wow, I chose something really good for my wife? Well, that's what she says.
I now know that when I am looking to purchase jewelry for my wife, I should always go with my gut instinct. I've known her long enough to know what she likes and she wears that white gold cross necklace every day, so I'm pretty sure I did a good job.