So mine and my husband's first anniversary was this past week and he came home and suprised me with this beautiful cross necklace and some earrings from Macy's. And my initial response was anger towards him. He knows I don't have a religion. I felt like he was giving it to me to try to make me be something I'm not. It's seems to be a sensitive topic we've never really fully discussed. But I thanked him, as the jewelry was truly beautiful and I appreciate everything he buys and does for me. However I had to sit him down and talk to him about it, I couldn't put it on in good conscience knowing it's not something I believe. I finally explained my reasoning for having no religion and he listened, and he finally told me he wouldn't push something like that on me. He said he just thought it would look really nice on me and that it didn't have to be a symbol of religion but just a symbol of our love. And I couldn't argue that. It's beautiful and I've been wearing it since.

But is this okay? To wear something that means one thing to so many other people that I have no belief in?