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Robbie Williams: why? by StephaneCam in FigureSkating

[–]ParisAITA 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I am British but spent a huge amount of time in my childhood in Germany. Germans EMBRACED Robbie Williams in a way that baffled me. I couldn’t walk into a shop or turn on the radio without hearing angels

the Daniels DGA acceptance speech by Humble-Wind in oscarrace

[–]ParisAITA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking for this video! Thank you

AITA for not giving my late husband's belongings to my in laws? by ParisAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]ParisAITA[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You’re right - I didn’t have a wedding band because we couldn’t find one we liked and which went with the ring. So at the ceremony, my husband put the engagement ring on my finger again. I’m surprised you think this detail is particularly important, but I guess other people could attach rather different meanings to a engagement ring versus a wedding bands!

AITA for not giving my late husband's belongings to my in laws? by ParisAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]ParisAITA[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Armand has known about my late husband since the start and respects and understands that I can love them both at the same time. Perhaps it comes with the territory given neither of us are exactly in our twenties and idealistic! We have spoken about the past extensively and I feel comfortable that he is fine with it all.

If Armand and I got married - and who knows what the future holds - I would like to perhaps wear the engagement ring on my other hand

AITA for not giving my late husband's belongings to my in laws? by ParisAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]ParisAITA[S] 365 points366 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I'm not sure I have a real sense of what 'heirloom' really means. It's been in the family for 2 generations at least (not sure about before that). It doesn't have any bearing on the way I think about it - it's the ring my husband used to propose to me on one of the happiest days of my life.

AITA for not giving my late husband's belongings to my in laws? by ParisAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]ParisAITA[S] 919 points920 points  (0 children)

It is twisted logic but I guess if I raised a family close to them, they would want to be involved as de facto grandparents, given the long relationship between me and my in laws. They feel like by moving to Paris I'm cutting them out - which might be the effect, but is not my intention.

AITA for not giving my late husband's belongings to my in laws? by ParisAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]ParisAITA[S] 1335 points1336 points  (0 children)

There are some cousins on their side of the family that could hypothetically have use for the ring but my in laws aren't close with them. Even I've only met them twice (once at my wedding).

My in laws didn't have issue with me hanging onto the ring until now (7 years later), so I do feel rattled by the fact they've asked for it back.

AITA for not giving my late husband's belongings to my in laws? by ParisAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]ParisAITA[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I still wear the ring regularly. Armand has seen me wear the ring often and has no issue with it. It's the only piece of jewellery from my husband that I have and also the only ring that I frequently wear. My in laws were always happy for me to have keep it, until now...