the stone in my wedding ring came loose, so i stopped wearing it until we could visit a jeweler. the repair sat on our to-do list for months. then i discovered my husband had spent an entire weekend designing a virtual engagement ring for his ai companion
it was enormous, intricate, and rendered from twelve different angles. he explained every design decision with the intensity of a man presenting a national monument
i asked why he could devote that much care to an imaginary ring while leaving my real one in a drawer. he said his digital design was a creative project and shouldn't be compared to household expenses
i told him i wasn't jealous of polygons. i was hurt by the effort. he finally booked the repair, and i asked him to show the same enthusiasm when he picked up the finished ring