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Endless recently expanded its jewelry section quite a bit — which is great if you're like me and hate paying for shipping or returns. The section includes this lovely necklace, which strikes me as a great way to add some pizazz to a simple boatneck or turtleneck sweater. I particularly like the cloudy blue stones!
It's $98 at Endless. Kenneth Cole New York “Capri” Blue Stone and Long Necklace, 31″
Update: Enter code NOVFFEVT at checkout to save 25% off orders over $100. Some exclusions apply.
Sales of note for 11.5.24
- Nordstrom – Fall sale, up to 50% off!
- Ann Taylor – Extra 40% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off with your GAP Inc. credit card
- Bloomingdales is offering gift cards ($20-$1200) when you spend between $100-$4000+. The promotion ends 11/10, and the gift cards expire 12/24.
- Boden – 10% off new styles with code; free shipping over $75
- Eloquii – Fall clearance event, up to 85% off
- J.Crew – 40% off fall favorites; prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + 60% off clearance
- Lo & Sons – Fall Sale, up to 35% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide
- Neiman Marcus – New sale, up to 50% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy one, get one – 50% off everything!
- White House Black Market – Holiday style event, take 25% off your entire purchase
Sales of note for 11.5.24
- Nordstrom – Fall sale, up to 50% off!
- Ann Taylor – Extra 40% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off with your GAP Inc. credit card
- Bloomingdales is offering gift cards ($20-$1200) when you spend between $100-$4000+. The promotion ends 11/10, and the gift cards expire 12/24.
- Boden – 10% off new styles with code; free shipping over $75
- Eloquii – Fall clearance event, up to 85% off
- J.Crew – 40% off fall favorites; prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + 60% off clearance
- Lo & Sons – Fall Sale, up to 35% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide
- Neiman Marcus – New sale, up to 50% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy one, get one – 50% off everything!
- White House Black Market – Holiday style event, take 25% off your entire purchase
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Life Advice Needed
Ladies –
I just need your input on what seems like an obvious thing. 12 or so years ago when I was in high school I became friends with a guy from another school. We realized very quickly that we were both very attracted to each other. I had a boyfriend at the time so we kind of chilled the friendship and rarely saw each other. I had plenty of other guy friends but this one was just . . . different. We both ended up going to college in the same state. I tried to stay in touch but he told me he didn’t think we should hang out because if he did, he thought he would cheat on his girlfriend. (I was single at the time.) Couple years later he called me to go skiing. I said I’d love to but my boyfriend was in town. He basically said “never mind” and didn’t call me back. Then I waitressed for a summer and periodically saw him there eating. Always awkward, always a spark, never a follow up. We never really got in touch after that.
Now I am VERY happilly married. I happened to just notice on Facebook that he is friends with a mutual friend and living about 40 minutes from the new state I live in. My initial reaction was “oh, I should friend him, catch up, and hang out w/ him and his girlfriend/wife – new friends!” Then I thought “our past is so complicated what if there is still an attraction, this is a really bad idea.”
I have decided to pretend I never saw his facebook and make no attempt to contact him. No good could come of it, right? If anything I could just cause myself trouble in an otherwise perfect marriage. Am I being paranoid or smart?
If he contacts me, and is in fact in a relationship, I will reconsider my stance.
Anonymous
Leave it alone.
Facebook is the devil :) Kidding. Kind of.
lawDJ
Smart. Definitely smart. I’d stay far away, even if he contacts you.
michelle
no good can come of this
Anonymous
A lot of “perfect” marriages are ruined when one person decides they just have to see what’s on the other side of the fence.
Do yourself a favor and block him on Facebook. He won’t know and you won’t see his name randomly come up as a suggested friend.
I have been in the same situation you’re in – I asked myself, if my husband was in this situation, tempted to connect to an old friend/ex he might still be attracted to, would I want him to connect with that person? The answer is Hell No. So I shouldn’t do it either.
You are good for thinking this through before acting; a lot of people don’t. Remove the temptation and don’t think about it again. You owe it not just to your husband and your marriage, but yourself. I am probably correct in assuming that if you’re reading Corporette, you have enough going on in your life that you don’t need extra stress/drama, yes? :)
Life Advice Needed
Thanks so much ladies. I needed to hear that I was making the right decision here. It is such a small world. Good idea about blocking him. Then I don’t have to deal w/ him seeing me on here either. Facebook is great for many things but as the song says, some people are better left as memories.
MHU
Just to remind you of something you probably knew when you were single: instant chemistry isn’t always the right chemistry.
I was in a situation similar to this – I became reaquainted with a college crush 10 years later. I was incredibly excited, but the whole thing fizzled out after a few dates. To this day, I can’t figure out what was so appealing about the fellow.
annon
I’m getting from your post that the two of you never went out on a date nor had any type of romantic relationship, correct? What’s so “complicated” about that? Do you truly think that you’d still be attracted to someone that you haven’t seen several years ago, despite the fact that you’re married? If you think that you’d be unable to control yourself, then of course, leave it alone.
MelD
I always wonder about this as well. TV and movies act like we hold onto crushes for eternity, but I can’t imagine meeting someone I had a crush on in high school and still being attracted to him more than 15 years later. I might have some mild interest in what he is up to, but I can’t imagine I’d want to date him.
Something similar happened to one of my male friends recently when he ran into a high school classmate at a wedding. I think he briefly wondered what would happen but even after they were in contact he quickly realized that it was really silly to even consider.
annon
Seriously. There are plenty of guys that I had crushes on when I was in HS and college. I’ve seen their FB pages and trust me, what got me hot and bothered back then, I look at now and think, “meh–what was the big deal?”. And I’m certainly not going to drop what’s going on in my life now to try and start something with any of them.
A.Nonymous
The guy I had the BIGGEST crush on in high school is now about 50 lbs overweight, balding, wrinkled and schlumpy. Not even a shadow of his former hotness remains. My husband, on the other hand, is in shape, full head of hair, and still looks as good as (or better than) the day I met him. Sometimes it can be good to look up the old flames to see that time has its own way of extinguishing them!
Anonymous
Instead of just telling you what you should do, I have a suggestion on how you could look at this situation. This tactic has worked for me in the past and I use it in my current relationship. Ask yourself, “If my (husband/significant other) were in this situation, which option would I like him to choose?”
Anon
Instead of just telling you what you should do, I have a suggestion on how you could look at this situation. This tactic has worked for me in the past and I use it in my current relationship. Ask yourself, “If my (husband/significant other) were in this situation, which option would I like him to choose?”
SF Bay Associate
This is how I think about things too.
divaliscious11
Smart move. There are people that you just have chemistry with, despite all rationalization…..stay away, unless and until you are both single.
houda
Some things are better left unexplored. You are blessed with a happy marriage, it’s not worth “tempting the devil”.
You’ll eventually realize it wasn’t that important given what you are blessed with now.. still not worth checking
AN
Leave well alone. Spend time catching up on other friends & give this one a miss. Even if he is in a relationship, what if that breaks up? You cannot then just break off contact to avoid temptation.
stc
Seems better to leave it alone to me. Too much potential for trouble even if he’s in a relationship.
nonA
I like this style of necklace in theory (and in photographs) but whenever I wear them, the layers get all tangled up and they don’t hang in any way like in the picture – I just sort of look like I’m wearing a tangled mess of chains.
Jen L
I have the same problem. Is there some trick that I am missing?
Ann
I got some Kenneth Cole jewelry in an Ideeli sale and was not pleased with the quality. A fake “stone” fell out of an earring the first time I wore it, and a shell necklace was cracked when I got it and has to be returned. I am glad I didn’t pay full-price for anything, definitely.
anon-ny
I have to say I love Kenneth Cole jewelry because it is of good quality and is easy to find on sale at department stores, online and especially Nordstrom Rack. I really like this necklace but would prefer to pay about half that price since I rarely end up wearing necklaces like this because I just get stumped in terms of how to wear them well – or they are too tangled for me to put them on in the morning (my personal organization and time management challenge).
Anon
I just cannot pay that much for costume jewelry. I’d rather buy something unique from an etsy seller.
Big Firm Lawyer
ooh etsy. Any recommendations? I love to look at different sellers!
Laura G
Do not contact that old BF unless you are prepared to sacrifice your marriage. Your husband is not interested in finding out your loins yearn for that old flame; and he could dump you, and for what? Nothing. Stay away from the old jerk. He did not marry you, your husband did. Stay true to your husband, or you will find yourself unmarried, and, by now, getting older, not better.
Anonymous
A couple days ago someone mentioned meal delivery service. Anyone have experience with one of these in the DC area? Or in general? Seems like a good concept but I’m concerned about the quality of the food and whether I’d actually eat it all or if it’d go to waste. Any specific rec’s on companies would be great. THanks.
Lindsay
I would say if you could have casual sex without consequence, go for it! But it is difficult, as men get attached and get clingy after we give in.
Ru
Is this a serious comment? Really?
m
lol. I don’t know if it’s a serious comment, but it brought the smile back to my face after reading the comment about the horror of being OLD and UNMARRIED (the horror)!