When I graduated from college, I started working at a company, but my pay was very low for the first two months. There was only 300 in my pocket. My girlfriend, who is now my wife, had graduated a year earlier and earned more than I did. We had decided to live together in a small home, so when we went to the supermarket, she paid for many things.
At the entrance, she saw a warm coat and thought it would be useful for me in winter. I tried it on, and it fit me perfectly, so she bought it. Later, she wanted to buy a frying pan for our daily life. I hesitated and stopped her. She was unhappy and asked, in effect, why I had let her buy the coat but stopped her from buying the pan. I had only 300 in my pocket, and I wanted to buy something truly useful. I did not think the pan was useful, and I did not want her to spend more money for me. But she really liked it, and she was going to pay for it anyway.
That quarrel made me understand how important money can feel in daily life. Now I think I should have simply let her buy what she wanted and let her be happy. That was more important than the money. We laugh about the quarrel now. Looking back, I think it came from a man's small pride. I used to think that pride was not very important, but when I was young, it felt important.
When I graduated from college, I started working at a company, but my pay was very low for the first two months. There was only 300 in my pocket. My girlfriend, who is now my wife, had graduated a year earlier and earned more than I did. We had decided to live together in a small home, so when we went to the supermarket, she paid for many things.
At the entrance, she saw a warm coat and thought it would be useful for me in winter. I tried it on, and it fit me perfectly, so she bought it. Later, she wanted to buy a frying pan for our daily life. I hesitated and stopped her. She was unhappy and asked, in effect, why I had let her buy the coat but stopped her from buying the pan. I had only 300 in my pocket, and I wanted to buy something truly useful. I did not think the pan was useful, and I did not want her to spend more money for me. But she really liked it, and she was going to pay for it anyway.
That quarrel made me understand how important money can feel in daily life. Now I think I should have simply let her buy what she wanted and let her be happy. That was more important than the money. We laugh about the quarrel now. Looking back, I think it came from a man's small pride. I used to think that pride was not very important, but when I was young, it felt important.
