Engagement rings...
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Ten1a happens to be the most beautifully complex, stunning, exhilarating and all-together amazing woman in the world with, luckily for me, one flaw - a disgustingly bad taste in men. I, ever the opportunist, took advantage of this - she's my girlfriend.
To answer your question though; no we're not related, that would be weird.
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In one word: materialism. 
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You may want to direct her out of this thread then, she might get ideas
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My ex boss just got engaged... they flew to NYC and went to Tiffanys. It is huge... princess cut... almost looks like junk jewelry :/ must cost about £10-£15k, he is a trader so can afford it.. but still... I
a) couldn't trust myself to wear £15k on my finger 24/7/365
b) If the OH was going to spend some money, I would like to design it and have it made.
c) Regardless of how much it was, I would have to have some fake ones that I wore everyday... I can't be trusted with expensive jewelry
Regarding the wedding... I know exactly what I want... and the money he saves on the ring can go towards it
lol!
BB x
a) couldn't trust myself to wear £15k on my finger 24/7/365
b) If the OH was going to spend some money, I would like to design it and have it made.
c) Regardless of how much it was, I would have to have some fake ones that I wore everyday... I can't be trusted with expensive jewelry
Regarding the wedding... I know exactly what I want... and the money he saves on the ring can go towards it
lol!BB x
I think it's a shame that the OP has totally been ignored and turned into a "debate" about how much to spend on a ring. Surely, if you can't help him, then it's better just to not post than completely destroy his thread?
It's up to the individual how much they spend on a ring, and if someone feels that the perfect ring is going to be £1k+ then why should anyone else care?
It's up to the individual how much they spend on a ring, and if someone feels that the perfect ring is going to be £1k+ then why should anyone else care?
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I saw someone's wedding ring, and it was two rings which fit together, which I thought was really nice
one was the engagement ring and the other was the wedding ring. I think some people only wear their wedding ring when they are married...
BB x
Oh you're SO going to have a good night tonight and maybe tomorrow morning too...
(psst, one "flaw" btw
- unlike a good diamond which will hopefully be flawless!)The way I see it, if the guy has found a ring, without my help, that I /like/ and /want/ to wear 24/7, then he's done brilliantly! I'm not massively picky but there are so many different styles, so if he can look at a ring and go "This one. I know she'd like it." then he's a winner.
I'd only ask that enough money was spent on it so that the stone isn't likely to dull with age and the metal won't scratch easily. How much that might be I don't really know...
Finally - the big proposal is pretty nice and exciting if you're certain of a positive answer, however my boyfriend seems to have the right idea (we've only discussed this in terms of recently married/engaged mates, as we've not yet dared the L word on each other yet after only 3 or so months): He doesn't like the idea of asking someone in any situation where she feels pressure to say yes or can't escape following a 'no' or just get some space in order to 'think about it'.
Like rings and weddings - this is about you and your significant other - it doesn't need to be a massive showy affair if you don't want it to be...
Good luck OP! Look up cuts and carats. Also look at your GF's current ring collection and see if you can work out her preference of metal type/colour and style. You'll need to nick a ring you know fits her for the sizing anyway...
De beers introduced the "need" for engagement ring.
Bunch of mafia goons tbh, control 99% of the diamond market, have millions of diamonds locked away, only allow a small trickle to enter the market to keep the prices high.
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The missus has made it known she wants a platinum ring when we get engaged, that's just pretty much doubled the price from the looks of things 
The missus has made it known she wants a platinum ring when we get engaged, that's just pretty much doubled the price from the looks of things
Give her a plutonium ring and always stay a fair distance away
You may want to direct her out of this thread then, she might get ideas
Pah! He'll never ask P.R.O.P.E.R.L.Y, so no worries there (he keeps asking me in the most innappropriate manners, forcing me to say "not 'till you ask properly"
)HeHe! thats because you KNOW the truth x
excuuuuuse you! We live miles apart anyway It just so happens anyway that Fini is blinded by cupid and I was gifted with nice boobies... nothing to do with my being amazing or anything... I'm the luckiest woman alive, is all
Oh well. I just know what I'd do to mine if he said such a thing publicly!
/me drifts off into a daydream...
It's a good thing I'm drifting into that sort of mental state myself or I'd be sticking two fingers down my throat and making gagging noisesI'm the luckiest woman alive, is all
As it stands I'm actually just grinning madly!
How do you keep a proposal secretly if you ask her what ring she wants though.
Couldn't agree more. Sadly women think the opposite.
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I had a platinum ring with princess cut diamond made to my design (and budget) by a local goldsmith.
Think it cost around £1500-1600.
That was 2 years ago, might be more expensive now?
Don't worry about how much you're traditionally supposed to spend, just spend what you can afford!!
I wanted a platinum wedding band for myself, but couldn't justify the price. Designed my own and had it made in white gold for a fraction of the cost. It's a lovely dull yellowy natural finish, not really bright and shining like plated rings. Can't remember how much it cost now, a few hundred quid i think.
Don't forget to post back what you decide to get!
Think it cost around £1500-1600.
That was 2 years ago, might be more expensive now?
Don't worry about how much you're traditionally supposed to spend, just spend what you can afford!!
I wanted a platinum wedding band for myself, but couldn't justify the price. Designed my own and had it made in white gold for a fraction of the cost. It's a lovely dull yellowy natural finish, not really bright and shining like plated rings. Can't remember how much it cost now, a few hundred quid i think.
Don't forget to post back what you decide to get!
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I'd much rather use the money for an engagement ring on useful things for the house. If I was going to marry someone, I'd have lived with them first. I'd much rather spend ~£5,000 on a new kitchen, or a few thousand pounds on kitchen appliances then a silly little ring.
It's annoying that [generic]women seem to think an engagement ring is ok, but I don't know many that have bought an engagement present for their husband to be.
It's annoying that [generic]women seem to think an engagement ring is ok, but I don't know many that have bought an engagement present for their husband to be.