Engagement rings...

To some people a ring is special. I wanted to spend as much as I could afford, as I only plan to get married once in my life. £1500 on something that will last hopefully 50 years+ is fine with me.

I lived with my partner for 8 years, some people don't have a need for kitchen appliances, but I understand where you're coming form.
 
I made the mistake of looking in a jewellry shop window with my girlfriend on the weekend. I was making comments about the prices of some of them and she turned to me with the "engagement ring should cost one month's salary" comment.

She wasn't too impressed when I told her that I'd go on the dole for a month, especially for her :D
 
www.bluenile.co.uk for the win

I just bought a diamond from them to get put into a ring for the girl - excellent service, excellent site and heaps of stock at brilliant prices. They are the largest online seller of diamonds and rings bar none.
 
Master Skooter said:
I lived with my partner for 8 years, some people don't have a need for kitchen appliances, but I understand where you're coming form.
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Thats great, if you were able to buy a house when houses were affordable :).

Chances are, for me, that we'd be renting and saving for a deposit, and so would need money for appliances and the like.
 
platypus said:
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.
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Agreed - but you know what, the "tradition" (however recently invented and by whom) is so strong that the idea probably just doesn't occur most of the time.

I like the idea of reciprocating with a rather nice watch or something else equally full of quality that the guy would appreciate - but the annoying thing is that I think even I'd personally prefer a watch to a ring!!! So who do I whisper that to and hope it gets back to my future fiancé-to-be? Is tradition too ingrained to allow for that?

And then surely the gift comes from the person doing the asking... though I suppose a week later you could issue the other with a surprise :)
 
I originally bought an engagement ring for my wife and I spent as much as I could afford at the time (~£500). I was never happy with it really and had always planned to get a new one for her when I could. As luck would have it, we visited a jewelry store in Canada and she saw one particular ring which made her eyes light up, so I knew that was the replacement ring I needed :D. The old ring is getting melted down so the diamon can be put into a necklace for her.

You don't need to spend a certain amount or money or have it as a certain weight. You will just know when you have found the right ring for her.
 
sara said:
Agreed - but you know what, the "tradition" (however recently invented and by whom) is so strong that the idea probably just doesn't occur most of the time.

I like the idea of reciprocating with a rather nice watch or something else equally full of quality that the guy would appreciate - but the annoying thing is that I think even I'd personally prefer a watch to a ring!!! So who do I whisper that to and hope it gets back to my future fiancé-to-be? Is tradition too ingrained to allow for that?

And then surely the gift comes from the person doing the asking... though I suppose a week later you could issue the other with a surprise :)
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You dont need to whisper to anyone. I already know.
 
I bought mine a £5 ring. Just simple band of a red mineral stone. She loves it. Better than going into debt or buying a "quite nice" ring.
 
DampCat said:
You dont need to whisper to anyone. I already know.
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Don't do that!

I had to look at your location then before I could take the next breath - the lad's just texted me asking if I'm free for a phone call tonight for a "quick chat" (which he's never done before) so I'm now suffering the typical female over-analysis aarrgh!
 
sara said:
Don't do that!

I had to look at your location then before I could take the next breath - the lad's just texted me asking if I'm free for a phone call tonight for a "quick chat" (which he's never done before) so I'm now suffering the typical female over-analysis aarrgh!
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DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUN
 
Here is the one I just got delivered - It's a 1.02 Carat diamond F colour VVS1 clarity Radiant cut - it's just in a clasp to hold it in the box at the moment but it will be going into a ring very soon. Buying it off www.bluenile.co.uk and getting the ring made means that the overall valuation will be twice what I paid for it. I would really suggest doing it that way.

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The ring will look like this:
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Stolly said:
Oh, you old romantic you ;)
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She said yes, then changed her mind a month later and broke up with me, so I thought, bugger it, I'll sell it on.

Managed to get just under half what I paid for it, which is quite good going for second hand selling of jewellery.
 
krooton said:
She said yes, then changed her mind a month later and broke up with me, so I thought, bugger it, I'll sell it on.

Managed to get just under half what I paid for it, which is quite good going for second hand selling of jewellery.
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And here endeth the lesson.

1 out of 3 of you will go through this so go and buy a ring out of a lucky bag.
 
dmpoole said:
And here endeth the lesson.

1 out of 3 of you will go through this so go and buy a ring out of a lucky bag.
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What, exactly, is the difference bewteen a ring and anything else you buy the other half though? I tend to buy the best I can afford. Should I not buy her anything or stick to the cheapest tat in case we split up?
 
Just buy what you can afford, if she dont like it then she can always take it back. After all its the thought that counts and not how much it cost. You could aways just take her with you and set a limit of how much she can spend. Its a ring at the end of the day and she has to like it so give her £100 and tell to go knock herself out. I really dont see the point of making yourself skint over a ring.
 
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