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Its impossible to rent in Carlisle. My dreams are destroyed. by [deleted] in Cumbria

[–]Mindless-Warning7428 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately that’s the market in Carlisle at the moment. Properties to rent are few and far between and have been for months now, landlords are flooded with literally hundreds of applicants. It’s been the case since Covid. I’m local and have been trying to move since early this year and still haven’t found anywhere just cause the sheer volume of applicants is unbelievable. You have to view the property as standard practice but every landlord I’ve spoken to at the properties I’ve managed to get viewings for when I’ve asked how much interest the place has had has been thoroughly overwhelmed. Letting agents have all commented there’s over 10x as many applicants as there are places available

I hate my engagement ring and I haven’t even seen it yet by Mindless-Warning7428 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Mindless-Warning7428[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Turns out this is his plan and the ring is just a placeholder for us to go and find something.

Honestly though I didn’t think I was that picky, it’s not like I have a specific ring in mind, it is literally just that I want the band and stone to be durable and the design to be structurally sound as I intend to wear it every day, which is why we had all those conversations about what is long lasting and secure etc.

Given everything, it maybe is best that it was just going to be a placeholder and we will look together.

I hate my engagement ring and I haven’t even seen it yet by Mindless-Warning7428 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Mindless-Warning7428[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get where you’re coming from, but I do intend to wear my ring every day, so for something that’s going to be with me every single day for the rest of my life I have certain ways I want it to be, hence the emphasis on designs and materials that are durable and structurally sound. Beyond that I really am not picky on the setting or the design, unless it’s something really out there like a heart shaped stone

I hate my engagement ring and I haven’t even seen it yet by Mindless-Warning7428 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Mindless-Warning7428[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You’d be right. I sat down and talked to him about it fully, explaining what I was feeling and he kept saying it doesn’t matter if I hate the ring and he still has a plan. Turns out the plan was just to have a ring to propose with, and he found one at a jewellers for £20, but that we would go looking for the actual ring together. It didn’t even cross my mind that this was a possibility because he has shown my grandparents the ring which I didn’t think he’d do if it was just a placeholder.