EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact
Tension was brewing in a Betoota Heights household last night, as an innocent rewatch of The Lord of the Rings left a local woman feeling a little bit triggered.
Having just ticked past the seven-year relationship mark with no engagement ring in sight, Claire Phipps, 33, has been quietly debating whether it’s time to have an uncomfortable conversation or cut her losses and move on.
Like many women in this predicament, Claire has oscillated between convincing herself it’s fine and that she doesn’t need a ring (it is a patriarchal institution, after all), and wondering if her partner actually thinks she’s ‘the one.’
To make matters worse, two of Claire’s friends – both dating blokes for just a fraction of the time she’s been with Ed – have gotten engaged in the past twelve months.
Which now places Claire firmly in the “hinting” phase.
As in heavily hinting.
Nestling in for a movie night last night, Claire could be heard making multiple ring related comments to an oblivious Ed, who just thought she was really getting into watching the trilogy for the third time that year.
“Wow haha, a ring could never make ME mad,” said Claire, as a flashback scene showed the One Ring immediately taking hold of Smeagol.
“A ring would make me really happy actually!”
More to come.
