Vanessa Davis' most recent book, Make Me a Woman, includes many comic strips first published in Tablet Magazine. Her first collection of diary comics, Spaniel Rage, was published in 2005.
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Mazal tov Vanessa and Trevor!
I’ve been married 17 years and I never once thought of my engagement ring as a proof of purchase. BUT I did live without one for several months because we got engaged spontaneously and I didn’t want to seem “greedy.” I wrote about it here: http://njjewishnews.com/tribe/2011/05/20/present-tense/
Trust me, in an engagement and a marriage, navigating the engagement ring is the easy part! Good luck, and much love!
brezhnev says:
December 16, 2011 - 1:46 pm
I don’t know where the engagement ring thing came from, but I’m Russian(-American), and no one in Russia gives engagement rings. I wonder if it’s only an American tradition…
Atara says:
December 16, 2011 - 2:50 pm
ah the question so many of us pondered. i’ve been married for 5 years, and did not get an engagement ring, but i do wear a plain band in the tradition of jewish wedding rings. people told me “oh you’ll regret this decision” telling me not to be so anti-diamond….but i just didnt like the hype around it and i am really not a wearer of jewelry. my wedding band is the first ring i’ve ever worn….
sara kazemi says:
December 16, 2011 - 10:56 pm
<3 this
Katie says:
December 17, 2011 - 1:26 am
mazl tov! also you were pretty kind with prince william’s hair. 😉
Marc says:
December 22, 2011 - 9:50 am
Speaking from the guy point of view, I see it as the first real test for the groom: is he able to let her decide on what to do, and more importantly is he able to decipher what she means, even if it is not what she says.
i.e.:
“I don’t want a ring” (I want a BIG ring)
“We should have a small, intimate wedding” (200 people is small right?)
Ultimately, it is further proof that God invented women because he owned stock in Seagram’s.
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