What started as "just one dollar" at the claw machine arcade date turned into Christian and me spending $247 to win 50+ small plushies that we traded up for a 10-pound Kirby and 20-pound Pokémon. By the time we were both struggling to carry our massive prizes, I got down on one knee in the arcade and said, "Well Christian, at least we didn't spend 500 dollars like last time"—and honestly, any man willing to help me lug a 20-pound Pokémon home was clearly husband material.