Some things men just don't see

My boyfriend and I live together in sin. Fortunately for us, it's the 21st century and not the 19th. If it was, I'd be the unforsaken slutty whore, and he'd be a slutty whore owner...Okay, I digressed and now I'm back.

I moved into his apartment. My stuff is all in a 10'x20' room at Public Storage. To save money while trying to start a company, I moved in with my parents for a year. It was really awesome because my Mom always had food made, and my Dad would still give me fun money like he used to do when I was in college. Then I met Matt, and I moved in with him after 3 months of dating.

First thing I wanted to do was get rid of his dishes. They are beautiful dishes I will say that. The problem though is that they are dishes that were a wedding gift from his marriage. Matt was married for 10 years, and got divorced a year before we met. When I look at the dishes, I see "her and their marriage." Matt sees plates, something of good quality to eat on. I see symbolism, and he sees practicality.

My girlfriends right away are like"Oohhh gurl! You need to toss them dishes." My guy friends don't see the big deal. They are plates, and you don't have the money right now to buy a new set. Money now needs to go to rent, food, and gas. My mind understands the practical point of view, but my heart struggles. In the grand scheme of things, I would much rather put my money into my business than into a new set of dishes. I did however, buy a set of 4 dinner plates at Crate & Barrel that were on double sale because it was end of season, and one of the plates was chipped. So, at least now, I have my place in the cupboard.