Engagement Ring Question

[Byars41 0]

Whats a good price to spend w/out overpaying for the sake overpaying (2 months salary sounds like a scam to me) but without looking like a cheap bum?

 

Thanks

 

i'm looking for 14-18k white gold, a caret to caret and a half diamond.

[RunRastaRun 0]

Whats a good price to spend w/out overpaying for the sake overpaying (2 months salary sounds like a scam to me) but without looking like a cheap bum?

 

Thanks

 

i'm looking for 14-18k white gold, a caret to caret and a half diamond.

 

 

10K

 

Much more if your lovely soon to be wife has large hands.

[EMoney 0]

A caret and a half diamond is pretty pricey no matter what the quality of the diamond is. You are talking some big money to begin with.

 

If you are still in college you can get away with buying a cheaper ring/diamond. If you have an established career and are doing well you should try and get something around the 1 month - 2 month salary. Oh, and shop around.

[kutulu 1,727]

If you go to a few funerals, you can usually find a good one. You just have to get it off the corpse hand.

[redtodd 7]

If you are marrying a non-selfish ###### of a girl, it really doesn't matter because she will marry YOU, not the ring. But if you have a shallow ###### of a future wife, you will need at the very least a carot, maybe more depending of the level of cvntiness she possesses.

[hoytdwow 202]

If you are marrying a non-selfish ###### of a girl, it really doesn't matter because she will marry YOU, not the ring. But if you have a shallow ###### of a future wife, you will need at the very least a carot, maybe more depending of the level of cvntiness she possesses.

Just buy a nice, small diamond. The big ones are gaudy anyway. Save your money.

[bob_probert_2000 1]

Once again, diamonds are not a rare item. They are a scam. If they were so rare and valuable how come there are 1000s of jewelry store everywhere stocked with diamonds.

 

Be practical, because frankly- they are a waste of $.

[Brown Eyed Girl 1]

Without all of the 'C' words... I would have to agree with Redtodd's comment.

 

She is marrying YOU and not the ring. I've said here before that I think too many women put far too much emphasis on the size and price of their ring when what really matters is what it symbolizes.

[Toro 3]

1 carat. No More. No Less.

[edjr 7,099]

If you are marrying a non-selfish ###### of a girl, it really doesn't matter because she will marry YOU, not the ring. But if you have a shallow ###### of a future wife, you shouldn't be getting married in the 1st place

 

 

Fixed

 

[bob_probert_2000 1]

Without all of the 'C' words... I would have to agree with Redtodd's comment.

 

She is marrying YOU and not the ring. I've said here before that I think too many women put far too much emphasis on the size and price of their ring when what really matters is what it symbolizes.

 

Crib notes on this post.

 

I have 1/4 carat.

[edjr 7,099]

Crib notes on this post.

 

I have 1/4 carat.

 

You must have a great husband.

[bob_probert_2000 1]

You must have a great husband.

I guess you don't realize the crib notes reference means a shortened version of BEG's post.

[kutulu 1,727]

I made my wife hock her ring for some poker money.

[Strike 6,126]

The supposed traditional standard is 3 times your monthly salary but that may be for both the engagement and wedding rings, not sure......

[brinett9 0]

Don't spend more than $1500.

 

You're not paying for a valuable item, you're paying for pure jeweler profit.

 

It'd be better to hand $10000 to a homeless person than spend it on a ring.

[TimmySmith 2,783]

Make sure she has no say in the selection because above all she is wearing your ring, not hers. Plus this gets her used to accepting all your decisions as final and binding.

[Artist Formerly Known as Big O 0]

Quality instead quantity.

 

 

My wife was way happier with the .90c VS1 I IGL cert. rock I bought instead of the big, carbon filled piece of junk she originally showed me.

 

 

Ashford.com

 

WAAAAYYYYYY less than what you would pay for an equivilent stone in a brick and mortar.

[Franknbeans 46]

and it helps to ask for her opinion. She's the one who gets to wear it for eternity. Make sure she's happy.

[thedanzone 2]

Buy a gold band with no gem stones and use the 1 to 2 months salary for the honeymoon and sex toys.

[EMoney 0]

and it helps to ask for her opinion. She's the one who gets to wear it for eternity. Make sure she's happy.

 

If you are buying her a nice diamond her opinion doesn't matter because in most cases its somewhat of a surprise. She can pick out the wedding band later so don't worry about her not having a say.

[Franknbeans 46]

If you are buying her a nice diamond her opinion doesn't matter because in most cases its somewhat of a surprise. She can pick out the wedding band later so don't worry about her not having a say.

It's still a surprise Girls care about this stuff.

[TimmySmith 2,783]

It's still a surprise Girls care about this stuff.

 

You are setting a dangerous precedent by letting your future wife realize her opinion matters. Plus the great "how did he surprise you?" stories are really what the marriage is all about.

[hoytdwow 202]

and it helps to ask for her opinion.

 

Surprise her

[Byars41 0]

Most of what I have heard is how much of a waste it is to spend a lot on a diamond ring and I know no matter what she is going to say yes. I just want to give her something that she’ll love without getting raked. I want to make a smart purchase but not seem like I’m being a cheap bum about it. I want her to be really excited when I give her the ring.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,433]

Are you rich? If so, spend a lot. If not, spend a little.

 

Rather than asking us what you should spend, you should figure out what YOU feel comfortable in spending and then don't go over that.

 

I was a little nervous when I bought my wife's. She helped pick it out (the surprise is overrated) and it was what she wanted and looking back, we made the right decision for us.

 

 

 

 

 

I spent a lot

[Brown Eyed Girl 1]

 

Surprise her

 

Agreed.

[Byars41 0]

I have to surprise her. Have to. I wouldn’t feel right doing it any other way. I figure we can go back and get it fitted after the fact, or get a different ring all together if she hates it. But I feel like I have to show the ring when I propose…for effect.

[jerryskids 7,263]

I have to surprise her. Have to. I wouldn’t feel right doing it any other way. I figure we can go back and get it fitted after the fact, or get a different ring all together if she hates it. But I feel like I have to show the ring when I propose…for effect.

Just buy a solitaire and let her go in with you afterwards and pick the final setting.

 

The diamond I got my wife was about .7 carats, nothing huge, but good quality. She loves it and even though we could buy a bigger one now, she would never do so.

[lickin_starfish 2,056]

I spent $2500 on an engagement ring/ wedding band that locked together. It was very nice until she lost it.

Now she only has a plain ol' gold band that I bought as a replacement.

[hoytdwow 202]

I spent $2500 on an engagement ring/ wedding band that locked together. It was very nice until she lost it.

Now she only has a plain ol' gold band that I bought as a replacement.

Insurance. Itsatip

[Mungwater 601]

It'd be better to hand $10000 to a homeless person than spend it on a ring.

 

The proposal should go over well, he kneels down, pops the question then points out a homeless dude who just bought ten grand worth of hooch and hookers.

[Mark Buffington 3]

The best peice of advice I received when consdiering purchasing a ring was...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DON'T DO IT!!!!

[Franknbeans 46]

You are setting a dangerous precedent by letting your future wife realize her opinion matters. Plus the great "how did he surprise you?" stories are really what the marriage is all about.

If that is what the marriage is all about all I can say is good luck with that.

 

What can I say, if I had gone with my original instinct I would have bought her a single stone ring she wouldn't have liked and probably would have returned. I'm glad she gave me a clue what she wanted.

 

and I still surprised her because she had no clue when or how I was proposing to her.

[Byars41 0]

speaking of that ring color....whats the range you'd want for color? i know about the D-Z scale but how far down the scale should one be willing to go?

 

thanks

[MDC 8,241]

speaking of that ring color....whats the range you'd want for color? i know about the D-Z scale but how far down the scale should one be willing to go?

 

thanks

 

So how much did you spend on the ring? And if you popped the question, how'd it go?

 

I been thinking about this with my SO lately ...

[porkbutt 897]

i got a guy on jeweler's row in philly that'll make ya a sweet ring for 1/2 the price of retail store.

[MDC 8,241]

i got a guy on jeweler's row in philly that'll make ya a sweet ring for 1/2 the price of retail store.

 

Serious? Whereabouts?

[avoiding injuries 1,684]

I spent $8700 and got a 1.67 ct main stone with .35 side stones on a white gold ring. The color was D, but nobody pays attention to that. Go with size. She gets a lot of compliments on this ring.

 

i got a guy on jeweler's row in philly that'll make ya a sweet ring for 1/2 the price of retail store.

This is where I got my ring.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,433]

I spent $8700 and got a 1.67 ct main stone with .35 side stones on a white gold ring. The color was D, but nobody pays attention to that. Go with size. She gets a lot of compliments on this ring.

This is where I got my ring.

 

Umm, yeah. :bs: