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My wife-to-be really wants to get a two-carat ring, but I'd rather get a smaller ring (nhẫn nhỏ hơn) and spend the rest of the money (phần tiền còn lại) for future expenses (chi tiêu trong tương lai)—house (nhà), wedding (đám cưới), etc.

Her view is that most of her friends have big rings (bạn có nhẫn to), plus she's been dreaming (mơ ước) about this for a long time. What do you think about this irrational (phi lý) behavior? Any advice?

—Jay

First, there is a difference between irrational and difficult to understand (khó hiểu), and for sure it is irrational to call your future wife irrational in public. If you get her a ring, realize that comparison to her friends is part of the game you are buying into and try to get her a ring that will make her happy with this comparison.

At the same time, what if you could switch to a different (khác đi, đỡ so sánh) jewelry (đồ trang sức) category—maybe a wedding necklace (vòng cổ) or bracelet (vòng đeo tay)? In this case comparison will not be as clear, and you could probably get away with spending much less.

Finally, has it occurred to you that she may want this so much because you are so against it?

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