{"id":294,"date":"2011-02-08T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=294"},"modified":"2015-08-29T16:02:26","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T20:02:26","slug":"shoulda-put-a-ring-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/shoulda-put-a-ring-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoulda Put a Ring On It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_916\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-916\" data-attachment-id=\"916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/shoulda-put-a-ring-on-it\/sarah-jessica-parker-closet\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sarah-jessica-parker-closet3.gif?fit=500%2C244&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,244\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sarah-jessica-parker-closet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sarah-jessica-parker-closet3.gif?fit=500%2C244&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-916 size-full\" title=\"sarah-jessica-parker-closet\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sarah-jessica-parker-closet3.gif?resize=500%2C244\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"244\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Just give me a really big closet!&#8221; Carrie told Big.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was talking to a guy about how unnecessary and excessive I thought a diamond ring was\u2014and engagement one, that is. I\u2019m not a fan of the conventional or tradition, really, and if\u00a0<em>I\u00a0<\/em>wanted a diamond ring, I&#8217;d get\u00a0it for\u00a0<em>me<\/em>. I&#8217;m not to be bought!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On that note, I\u2019ve been on this whole\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/tag\/self-love\" target=\"_blank\">self-love campaign<\/a>\u00a0lately, and though at the risk of sounding repetitive, I\u2019m willing to say it again:\u00a0<strong>You have to love and accept you\u2014in essence, marrying yourself\u2014before you can commit to any one person for the rest of your life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But I digress. I told him I\u2019d rather something more practical. A simple silver band would be sufficient enough (I\u2019m already an avid cocktail ring wearer). Or, better yet, profess your love to me with a bag.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p6xDPX-3H\" target=\"_blank\">A great,\u00a0<em>big<\/em>\u00a0bag<\/a>. Black, soft, buttery leather. \u00a0Designer with a Capital D. It\u2019d be far more practical and <em>useful<\/em>\u00a0now, wouldn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carrie&#8217;s got the right idea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">bises! x<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>{image via tumblr}<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/ABitCoquettish\/%7E4\/L9x6PiKE-0g?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was talking to a guy about how unnecessary and excessive I thought a diamond ring was\u2014and engagement one, that is. I\u2019m not a fan of the conventional or tradition, really, and if\u00a0I\u00a0wanted a diamond ring, I&#8217;d get\u00a0it for\u00a0me. I&#8217;m not to be bought! On that note, I\u2019ve been on this whole\u00a0self-love campaign\u00a0lately, and though at the risk of sounding repetitive, I\u2019m willing to say it again:\u00a0You have to love and accept you\u2014in essence, marrying yourself\u2014before you can commit to any one person for the rest of your life. But I digress. I told him I\u2019d rather something more practical. A simple silver band would be sufficient enough (I\u2019m already an avid cocktail ring wearer). Or, better yet, profess your love to me with a bag.\u00a0A great,\u00a0big\u00a0bag. Black, soft, buttery leather. \u00a0Designer with a Capital D. It\u2019d be far more practical and useful\u00a0now, wouldn&#8217;t it? 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