Two elderly ladies I knew well in the 1950s/60s had a hobby they greatly enjoyed, looking around houses for sale! They would peruse the local paper and say happily. 'Ooh, I've always wanted to see inside a house in that road!' It was also acceptable to knock on the door of a house with a For Sale board and ask to come in and view!
They always reported having met 'such nice people'. Of course they did, but the unfortunate sellers must have been so fed up with time wasters.
On the other hand a feisty American, moving to a northern city, saw exactly the row of houses she wanted her family to live in. The convenience, location and size were so perfect that she knocked on doors, left her details and asked the occupants to let her know if they ever wanted to sell. After a couple of months someone did and her family lived there happily for several decades!
Do you still wear you original wedding and engagement ring
