Minor Things

[forsyth]

It always bugs me to buy jewelery as presents for my female relatives. Even when it's what they ask for. It's not that I mind buying it, or that they even don't like it, it just feels so...default. It's kinda giving up. "I couldn't think of anything interesting to get you, so here's some sparkly things."

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[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

Guys can't really get away with much in the way of jewlery, unless you're going for the Mr. T hundred pounds of gold necklaces and brass knuckles of rings sort of things.

[leticia.livejournal.com]

See, though, that's a problem in the culture!

[leticia.livejournal.com]

And, really, I suspect men can get away with more than you're thinking. It's just that men's jewelry tends not to be made for flashy display of "This is my woman and this is my wealth." But rather, for actual decoration of the wearer, and thus is understated rather than overstated. But you don't want to hear my little feminist self getting into a rant about the trouble of finding nice women's jewelry.