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first of all, I agree with everyone that you don't have a self-esteem problem. Here's a somewhat related engagement ring story:
When we got engaged, I didn't want this big old hunk of shiny stuff on my finger. I'd been engaged before and that damned ring was a source of major problems. When Jon and I decided to get married, all I wanted was a certain wedding band, set with some stones (diamonds and sapphires, which happen to be our birthstones). So, we get engaged, we announce it to the family, etc. Everyone is happy, we're getting notes and phone calls. All is good.
I've got this cousin that is just a nosy-parker. Has to know everything about everyone and you NEVER hear from her unless she wants to know the skinny or dirt. So, about 4 months after we announce our engagement, she calls me. We chit-chat about stuff for a while, then the question comes "How big is your engagement ring? I heard Jon's family is loaded, so I'm sure you got a ROCK". I mean, you can practically hear her drooling she wants this information so bad...
So, I tell her the truth, that I didn't want an engagement ring. My gosh, the silence was deafening..followed by "Why not? Etc." I felt so good throwing her for a loop. I'm sure the minute we hung up the phone (about 30 seconds later), she was on the phone to her mother to report in. This is the same cousin that has this really great hubby, but she berates him all the time. I sat at family dinner with them one night when she was going on (&on&on) about how Jerry was going to buy her a diamond tennis bracelet for her birthday and how she was going to get a carat in EACH EAR for their anniversary. Poor guy just sat there and nodded stupidly.
Moral of the story - stupidity comes in all forms. Be a duck and let it roll off your back.
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