Engagement ring prices

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Was reading through another thread about engagement durations and thought would see how mad people have gone with regards to splashing out for engagement rings. I have no idea what the average price would be that people spend but I'm guessing anything from 2k upwards would be the norm. Maybe thats very off the mark?
 
Are you mental?

£500 on an engagement ring, use the rest to take her / him on a nice holiday or similar! Ring's just a bit of metal and stone, the memories you'd make going somewhere and doing something different are infinitely more valuable!

Not that I'd condone marriage in the first place, but each to their own, best of luck. :)
 
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I think there's some saying that it should be about 3 times your wage.

Just make sure you get one within your means, whether that's £100 or £10'000.

That is if you're thinking of getting a ring and not just enquiring on engagement habits :p
 
there was a thread like this a while ago.

i only spent £50 (i think).

any more than that i think it's a waste.
 
I think you're missing the point of engagement and marriage somewhat if you think the ring is that important...
 
my mate was looking at spending £1600 on a ring, it was a gold band deally with 3 diamonds, the other option was the same style ring with 1 diamond for £500. He thought the more expensive one looked nicer, but my argument was you could give her the more expensive one here in the rain or the "cheaper" one on holiday with the cash you saved.

its no brainer
 
Not at all. It wouldn't be the guy that thinks the ring is important. Have heard girls discuss it before and the expectations all seem high!
 
Possibly picking the wrong women then... ;)

If a woman had a go at me for not spending stupid money on a ring, I'd be shot of her in an instant, materialistic numpty.
 
Touchy subject here. You'll get the "your future wife should be worth more than that" evangelists soon, versus the "wtf it's a ring, she loves me no matter what i spend" zealots.
 
I spent £250 on my wifes engagement ring, she even helped pick it. Spending 3x your monthly wage or whatever it is is just stupid.
 
Im of the view that I simply wouldn't want to wear something of any more value than a few hundred quid because i'd be too worried about losing it or damaging it. Maybe that makes me odd, but I would just panic if it was too expensive, yes its got to last a long time, but I still just don't see the point in spending a fortune on it.
 
Traditionally I've always believed it was a months salary the guy who said three has pbviously been listening to the wrong jeweller! Which I think is pretty reasonable as you are buying something you hope will last a lifetime and be on show every day. If you base that on the average UK salary it is a sum people seem happy to spend on other items they expect to last a lot less time like sofas and Technology items.
 
Yeah I guess everyone is different! I think personally if you see something you like thats cheap and she loves it then go for it. No point in going for something just because its a lot of cash and its a nice gesture of the guy buying it to splash out so much money to make her feel important! Thanks for the responses!
 
Well I got engaged last November, spent 1.5k on it, way more than the budget I set out with, but its what she wanted :D we got married in July and spent quite abit on the rings aswell. The reasoning being, pay quite a bit for the wedding, its a special day, which will pass though, and you will have the rings forever, so they should be exactly what you want... awww wet etc etc i know :)
 
If I was with someone who expected an expensive ring I soon wouldn't be with that person. It's a symbol of your love and should have emotional value. The actual cost is errelevent.
 
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Spend whatever you think is reasonable, if you can afford 2K on a ring, spend 2K on a ring, but by no means spend more than you can afford simply to give your bird a better diamond or whatever, if they begrudge you for not bankrupting yourself on the ring, make sure you hit her in the arse with the door on her way out.
 
If it's a tasteful and nice ring or a ring that is "the one", does it matter what it costs? If it's one that makes her smile when she sees it, if it's one that makes it special so what if it's cheap or expensive? A friend of mine makes jewellery and made a unique custom ring for a friend who wanted to propose, and it wasn't expensive, but turns out to be priceless to the woman in question.

People put too much focus on cost rather than listening to their hearts - the ring is a symbol, the marriage to be is the commitment. Then again I still think spending 5 figures on a wedding is daft - though spending 5 figures on a holiday/honeymoon is much more sensible! :D
 
I think in times like this it would be mad going into crazy money - mortgages aren't easy to come by either so no point in throwing away valuable cash that could be used for a deposit. I think the idea of a months salary sounds fair enough. Like was said above I wouldn't like to spend more on a sofa for the house than for something like this that has to last!
 
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