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10-26-2009, 08:57 PM
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Pearls are not just a Greek phenomenon. DD#1 told me a couple of weeks ago about a friend of hers that received a string of pearls from her boyfriend. She said, "Well Mom, you know what THAT means-they are practically engaged- they just have to save up money for the ring and the wedding and stuff." And yes, the boyfriend was aware of the significance of his gift. New one to me, but I guess it is somewhat SOP with the 20somethings. Now back in the dark ages when I was young, it was common for a man to give his fiance a string of pearls as a bridal gift so that she could wear it with her wedding gown. (Don't know how that would fly with some of the gowns on Say Yes to the Dress, but hey...)
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10-26-2009, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by southbymidwest
Pearls are not just a Greek phenomenon. DD#1 told me a couple of weeks ago about a friend of hers that received a string of pearls from her boyfriend. She said, "Well Mom, you know what THAT means-they are practically engaged- they just have to save up money for the ring and the wedding and stuff." And yes, the boyfriend was aware of the significance of his gift. New one to me, but I guess it is somewhat SOP with the 20somethings. Now back in the dark ages when I was young, it was common for a man to give his fiance a string of pearls as a bridal gift so that she could wear it with her wedding gown. (Don't know how that would fly with some of the gowns on Say Yes to the Dress, but hey...)
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i've never heard of that, as a 20something. regional/culturally specific?
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10-26-2009, 09:36 PM
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i've never heard of that, as a 20something. regional/culturally specific?
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Could be, I had not heard if it before my daughter told me-could be a mid-atlantic or southern thing, IDK. But she was quite familiar with the concept. Besides, I'm just the mom. 
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10-27-2009, 11:01 AM
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Could be, I had not heard if it before my daughter told me-could be a mid-atlantic or southern thing, IDK. But she was quite familiar with the concept. Besides, I'm just the mom. |
I've never heard of it as a 20-something mid-Atlantic-er, but I'm a New England transplant! 
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01-19-2010, 12:35 PM
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Could be, I had not heard if it before my daughter told me-could be a mid-atlantic or southern thing, IDK. But she was quite familiar with the concept. Besides, I'm just the mom. |
Suggest you watch Family Guy.
Pay attention to a character named Quagmire...
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