Am I being pathetic?

duchy

Principia wrote: »

Just being nosey but is there any reason you can't buy yourself an eternity ring?

I ask purely because if I loved jewellery and my OH was not inclined to indulge me then I would buy a lovely piece for myself (in celebration of each and every child I had )

Depends why you want it. If it's just because you fancy a decent ring fine. If you want the gesture and gift to have meaning then buying it yourself doesn't work. By your logic a birthday card you buy and write to yourself and post to yourself is as good as one from your loved one.