Being a final night out with my friends before settling down for good with my wife came a few weeks after we made our vows official. I was waiting my whole adult life to meet the girl of my dreams and it at last came true. When it came time to buy the rings for our wedding we decided on something called tungsten. Being explained to us that it was extremely hard and wouldn't ever scratch I soon came to learn the dealer left a few things out about tungsten rings.
The look of the tungsten ring was always my favorite aspect of it. My wife had a different opinion but that was alright. We were told that it was nearly impervious to damage and that tungsten will outlast anything. As I would soon come to find out though; this clearly is not true.
The night was supposed to be filled with cheap amusement and loads of booze. We never considered ourselves too crazy of a bunch but like everyone we certainly did have our moments. Getting into Penn by 1am we started bar hopping and drinking quickly. Unfortunately by 3am my tungsten ring was broken.
It's true; I was pretty inundated with alcohol but that's how life is. People get drunk. Tungsten rings should be able to take that kind of abuse if it's supposed to symbolize the everlasting bonds of marriage. As I was crossing the street in my drunken stupor I tripped and fell forward. The tungsten ring happened to be a little too large and it flew right off and into the sidewalk curb. Rushing over to grab it I found the ring in two separate pieces. I instantly became consumed with anger and disappointment.
It was a foolish move to go with the tungsten. Going home later I had to tell my wife what happened. She definitely was not happy as it seemed like a bad omen. The object that was going to symbolize the infinite bonds of marriage took only a few weeks to shatter. If that's any sign of how long the marriage will last we should begin the divorce proceeding now.
The look of the tungsten ring was always my favorite aspect of it. My wife had a different opinion but that was alright. We were told that it was nearly impervious to damage and that tungsten will outlast anything. As I would soon come to find out though; this clearly is not true.
The night was supposed to be filled with cheap amusement and loads of booze. We never considered ourselves too crazy of a bunch but like everyone we certainly did have our moments. Getting into Penn by 1am we started bar hopping and drinking quickly. Unfortunately by 3am my tungsten ring was broken.
It's true; I was pretty inundated with alcohol but that's how life is. People get drunk. Tungsten rings should be able to take that kind of abuse if it's supposed to symbolize the everlasting bonds of marriage. As I was crossing the street in my drunken stupor I tripped and fell forward. The tungsten ring happened to be a little too large and it flew right off and into the sidewalk curb. Rushing over to grab it I found the ring in two separate pieces. I instantly became consumed with anger and disappointment.
It was a foolish move to go with the tungsten. Going home later I had to tell my wife what happened. She definitely was not happy as it seemed like a bad omen. The object that was going to symbolize the infinite bonds of marriage took only a few weeks to shatter. If that's any sign of how long the marriage will last we should begin the divorce proceeding now.
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