^I felt the same :) Its weird....and totally against my beliefs but it was kinda nice :P x
There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you.
But there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.
I aint no abacus but you can count on me.
I would actually prefer a small diamond, if at all. I don't like wearing rings in general and something that I would have to be careful about would bother me completely. I would rather have a ring of little diamonds inside across, like the two sides of the one you chose, without the big one in the middle. I might be a little odd though considering I can't stand long nails or nail polish either!!
It's the children the world almost breaks that grow up to save it.
-Frank Warren
Wow, i think that getting any ring at all is enough.
And your girl is abit ungreatful if im honest.
I have had to have 3 different rings because ive lost weight while ive been married.
And all of them i was happy with.
I think its unfair to expect something that is going to cost loads, and its about the thought.
If you love someone enough to be marrying them, the ring should be a symbol of that. Not a symbol of how big your partners wallet is.
personally, i'd rather have a cheap engagement ring, unless its the kind thats added to your wedding ring, because after you're married you dont wear it anymore.
So not true.
My sister's wedding ring isn't one thats added to her engagement ring, but she thinks it's just a waste of such a beautiful ring if she doesn't wear it anymore.
She wears both =]
If I get married to le bf, he'll give me a claddagh ring, because he is Irish. I love the symbolism of the ring, and I don't think they're too expensive, though I'm sure you can ones that cost a ridiculous amount.
Basically, as a big romantic person at heart, I love them :P
However, they really don't have to be super expensive. I'd hate for mine to cost a million trillion pounds and have tonnes of diamonds on it, (sorry OP, I really don't like the ring you got your gf), I prefer simple and elegant.
spend thousands on a ring, get a friend to rob her (in disguise) sell the ring, buy another one (because you cant afford another expensive one and it'll be safer for her not to flash a huge diamond around)
problem solved
When life gives you lemons, squirt them in his eye until you get a better gift
Personally I don't think size or the amount of money spent on the ring is the issue so much as thought. I want to know (when the time comes, I haven't been proposed to yet) that he put some thought into it and it isn't just a run of the mill ring. I actually found basically the perfect ring online and it's only about five hundred dollars so really reasonable as far as cost, but it's a pink tourmaline stone instead of a diamond being the main stone. I just love it because it's different.
Also, please take this last bit as a completely unrelated, anonymous internet poster and don't take offense, but if she's that concerned about the size of the ring, she might not be ready to get married to begin with. There are just some things that should be much more important than how big your ring is.
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I didn't have much money when I proposed, so I made my fiancée and I matching engagement rings out of polished stainless steel. It took me about a month to machine them on metalworking machines. I also machined a ring box out of polished aluminum, stuck both rings in there and a taco bell sauce packet that said 'will you marry me'.
Yes, I'm a dork, its been 3 years ago, and we are still married
-brian *smurf*
'in the quiet heart is hidden, sorrow that the eye can't see'
I didn't have much money when I proposed, so I made my fiancée and I matching engagement rings out of polished stainless steel. It took me about a month to machine them on metalworking machines. I also machined a ring box out of polished aluminum, stuck both rings in there and a taco bell sauce packet that said 'will you marry me'.
Yes, I'm a dork, its been 3 years ago, and we are still married
-brian *smurf*
That's awesome. I'd wear that with pride. If I found a guy who wasn't that skilled with metal, now that I look at the opal rings they are beautiful. And much cheaper. Diamonds are pretty unethical as well. Maybe I'll do research on opals...
"In- in return?" Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said, "Anything."
I'm a crow chasing a butterfly.
I must become a lion-hearted girl, ready for a fight.
'in the quiet heart is hidden, sorrow that the eye can't see'
