fromSlate Magazine
21 hours agoSome Would Call It Ugly. To Me, It's a Prized Possession-and a Dating Litmus Test.
I'm not a jewelry person at all, but my grandma was, and we were close. So, about 10 years ago, when she asked if I wanted something from her "giveaway pile" of bracelets and necklaces, I took a look, just to see if I could find something of hers that I liked. And I did: a black-and-purple Timex Ironman watch. My inherited treasure was a piece of plastic.