It is UNIVERSAL to give gifts as an EXPRESSION of love. My academic BACKGROUND is anthropology, the study of cultures. We have never discovered a CULTURE where gift-giving is not an expression of love.
Read MoreFrom a very YOUNG AGE, I liked to take APART things. All of my Christmas gifts would wind up in a million pieces. I actually recall taking apart my dad's lawnmower three times to UNDERSTAND how combustible engines work.
Read MoreIt's INTERESTING, but because I have my own collection, I ACTUALLY almost never purchase jewelry unless it's sort of PLAYFUL, whimsical pieces that are more fashion, a little LESS investment-oriented. Most of my personal jewelry collection is from my own collection. The pieces that get layered in tend to be gifts from my HUSBAND.
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