"Where's your ring, Dr. Reaction?" Undergrad sounded startled.
I stammered out a response. Something about blood diamonds and not wanting to support the industry. (Seriously. It's the first thing that came to mind.)
Although N.A. and I are engaged in theory, I don't have a ring. No ring, no wedding date.
I don't have a problem with this...except when I have to explain it to prying students. I'm in no hurry to get married. N.A. and I own a dog and real estate together. Sure, we don't get the tax break for filing as married, but I also don't have to combine our cell phone plans.
Is marriage really all that it's cracked up to be?
