Putting Your Fish First

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Damn thats rough! I hope life is a streak of steady improvement from now on. Best of luck with the proposal! Hope she says yes. How are you asking her?

She said Yes!!!!

She has been trying to go to a Nine Inch Nails concert for 20 years and we have been dating on and off for 21 years(since High School) and when I realized they were coming to town(Last Wednesday) I bought tickets and ordered a ring that had a meteorite instead of a diamond which I knew she wanted from several times we have talked about it. Unfortunately I didn't realize until after I ordered it that it was coming from Norway and wouldn't be here in time so I created a tri-fold card where on the front it said "You have waited 20 years to see this band" when she opened the 1st flap the 2nd flap said "I have waited 20 years for you to answer this question" then when she opened the 2nd flap in the middle of the card it said "Will You Marry Me?" with a picture of the ring below it. Then below that it had pictures of the box with the customs and shipping labels then on the underside of the 2nd flap it said

"I searched the world for the perfect ring to symbolize how I felt
I finally found it in the small city of Sarpsborg in Norway
This ring has traveled the stars and this planet
It is special and unique just like you
The meteorite in this ring spent a long time and traveled a long way,
All of this was for it to become the perfect symbol of my love for you.
First it traveled the stars,
This symbolize how other worldly I feel you are.
Then 4500 years ago it landed in Argentina where it sat and waited,
This symbolizes the 20 long years I have waited to be with you.
Then it traveled 7275 miles to Norway to be combined with the perfect ring,
This symbolizes the distance we traveled in life to become the perfect couple
Now it is on its journey of 4860 miles to reach the hand of the woman I love
This symbolizes the journey still left till I have your hand
While you wear this ring the meteorite will change and become more beautiful
This symbolizes how over time our love will evolve"

she was blown away by all the details I had on the meteorite and the symbolism
 
Wow that’s some detail you put in it, I doubt most guys do that. Also congratulations on her saying yes.
 
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Congrats man. Happy wife means happy fish.
 
Firstly congrats! I hope you two have a very long and happy life together. Secondly, sucks to have to sell the fish but it's just a bump in the road. I'm sure once you guys get a place to call home forever you'll be right back into it with plenty of fish :)

Oh yeah I'm definitely getting back in, I am actually trying to work a deal with a LFS to trade most of my fish for another giant tank(250 gallon) with stand and canopy that would give me a 265, 250, 100, and 75 to restart with as soon as I find a place. My fiance realizes my fish are good for my mental and physical health, since I had gotten the big fish room in March I have dropped 45lbs and my blood pressure has dropped from 145/100 to 112/72. I actually weigh less than when we met in high school 21 years ago
 
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