Ryan Horst
Well-known member
Ok, so I’m still reading through the first issue of this year and just finished the Greenland article. This last question (not the answer) in the author Q&A had me laughing.
I laugh because my dumbest purchase ever was absolutely for my ex-wife. We were still married, and it was early enough after she told me she wanted a divorce that I thought I could “win her back.” I was stationed in S. Korea and collecting BAH money for her back home, which she absolutely wanted none of (she refused to take any money from me, she just asked that I not try to take any of her stuff), so I had LOTS to spare, even on an E-4 salary.
She managed at a pet shop across the street from a florist. I got the bright idea one drunk Korean evening (13 hours ahead) to call and send her flowers. I asked how much roses were. Got an answer. I asked how many they had. Florist asked what color. I said, “No, how many roses do you have in the shop? I want them ALL delivered across the street to my wife.”
I got a call an hour later from my ex. She said the flowers just kept coming. And coming. And coming. Then she called me stupid for wasting the money. I told her she might be right, but she’ll always remember that day.
So what’s the dumbest thing you’ve done “for love”?
I laugh because my dumbest purchase ever was absolutely for my ex-wife. We were still married, and it was early enough after she told me she wanted a divorce that I thought I could “win her back.” I was stationed in S. Korea and collecting BAH money for her back home, which she absolutely wanted none of (she refused to take any money from me, she just asked that I not try to take any of her stuff), so I had LOTS to spare, even on an E-4 salary.
She managed at a pet shop across the street from a florist. I got the bright idea one drunk Korean evening (13 hours ahead) to call and send her flowers. I asked how much roses were. Got an answer. I asked how many they had. Florist asked what color. I said, “No, how many roses do you have in the shop? I want them ALL delivered across the street to my wife.”
I got a call an hour later from my ex. She said the flowers just kept coming. And coming. And coming. Then she called me stupid for wasting the money. I told her she might be right, but she’ll always remember that day.
So what’s the dumbest thing you’ve done “for love”?
