The Bobby Bones Show was buzzing with excitement after Abby announced her engagement yesterday, a moment the whole show had been waiting to celebrate. Her joy was unmistakable. Viewers online picked up on it too, with listeners flooding the show’s social media to watch the announcement unfold. The congratulations have been nonstop, calls, messages, and even one listener, who sounded like a big, tough guy, admitted he had cried hearing the news. It was one of only two times the show had ever made him emotional, which everyone agreed was incredibly sweet.
Abby admitted she still catches herself staring at her ring, adjusting her everyday habits just so she can admire it a little longer. She even joked that she now drives with her left hand, claiming she’s “basically left-handed” at this point. Naturally, the group moved to a question that confused more than one person in the room: Are engagement gifts even a thing? Opinions varied. Bobby said he had been asked whether he planned to get Abby something, even though he’d never considered engagement gifts to be a standard expectation. Abby herself wasn’t sure, noting that maybe people bring gifts if there's an engagement party but otherwise it all feels optional.
To settle it, they turned to “Bobby's assistant,” who offered a surprisingly formal etiquette breakdown: engagement gifts aren’t required, but small gestures can be thoughtful if the relationship is close. A bottle of wine, a candle, chocolates, or something simple would all be perfectly appropriate– and definitely not expensive. That opened the door to another question from Bobby: If he gives Abby an engagement gift, does that clear him from giving her a Christmas gift? The assistant diplomatically pointed out that it doesn’t technically cancel anything out, but it could justify going smaller for the holiday. The room found that amusing, especially as they joked about how “mandatory” Christmas gifts actually feel within families, even if technically no one is going to prison for skipping them.
Eventually, Bobby agreed to get Abby a gift, something small to mark the moment, while Eddie made it clear he had no plans to contribute a bottle of wine.
The conversation then shifted to how Abby’s fiancé figured out her ring size. Abby shared that they had looked at rings together, so getting the right size wasn’t complicated. That sparked a whole new dilemma: Eddie needed to figure out his wife’s ring size to surprise her with jewelry for the holidays, but she never takes her wedding ring off, and the only other ring in the house might be a toy mood ring that may not even belong to her.
Suggestions came flying from every corner. Bobby recommended getting help from a friend who could casually bring up ring sizes in conversation. Bobby pushed the idea further. if a friend complained about their own ring size first, it might prompt Eddie’s wife to share hers naturally. Morgan offered the option of simply buying a ring from somewhere that offers resizing and having her take it in after the gift has been given. They also debated whether it’s better to guess too big or too small, eventually deciding that going slightly bigger is safer since a jeweler can size it down more easily than up.
Eddie briefly floated the idea of secretly taking her ring while she’s cooking, she occasionally leaves it on the counter, but the group quickly shut that down. Morgan suggested ordering a ring sizer online that he could compare the ring to when she has it off, and Bobby said that AI could also probably determine the size from a few photos.
By the time the conversation wrapped up, the group had covered everything from gift-giving etiquette to ring-sizing espionage, all while celebrating Abby’s big news. And even with some lingering debates, one thing remained certain: everyone was genuinely thrilled for her.