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No I wouldn't. I bought him his wedding ring which he loves and wears daily - he would NEVER in a million years wear an engagement ring. He's not a jewelry kind of guy and I didn't ask him to marry me
He’s wearing the ring you got him, don’t see that big of a difference if you bought an engagement ring. It’s still a ring.
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He asked me to marry him. If I had done the asking, I would probably have given him some sort of lasting token, but not a ring and certainly not a TV
So he wanted to marry you but you didn’t want to marry him? If both want to get married I don’t see what holds women from doing all those things they expect/demand from their man. Imagine if he didn’t do any house chores because “Hey! She’s the one that said yes when I proposed so” or if he said that it is a woman’s job to do the house chores just like women say it is a man’s job to do all the things already mentioned in this thread. Not nice, huh?
He’s wearing the ring you got him, don’t see that big of a difference if you bought an engagement ring. It’s still a ring.
So he wanted to marry you but you didn’t want to marry him? If both want to get married I don’t see what holds women from doing all those things they expect/demand from their man. Imagine if he didn’t do any house chores because “Hey! She’s the one that said yes when I proposed so” or if he said that it is a woman’s job to do the house chores just like women say it is a man’s job to do all the things already mentioned in this thread. Not nice, huh?
If I hadn't wanted to marry him, I wouldn't have said yes! I am just saying that as he was the one asking he was the one who bought the ring. Simple as that.
I don't think that who does household chores has anything what-so-ever to do with engagement rings. Who does what within the home is a totally separate issue although I see that you're trying to steer this conversation to a 'man's role vs Women's role' type of conversation.
So he wanted to marry you but you didn’t want to marry him? If both want to get married I don’t see what holds women from doing all those things they expect/demand from their man.
Probably that men don’t typically wear or want engagement rings, which are considered to be women's jewelry. Hoboken just said her husband did not want a ring, so why do you insist that she should have bought one? Not every man wants to be treated like a woman. It's like your former questions about chivalry and why don’t women pull out chairs for men and help them with their coats and order their food: some men don’t want us to.
Lol justjulia, I bought my husband flowers once when I went to pick him up at the airport. He was pleased but kind of embarrassed. He told me that flower buying in the future was his job! Lol.
Princess here with a flashy ring. Well, I think it's flashy...I like flashy, that's why I asked for it. Had the "flashy" wedding too, although it wasn't really all that flashy by NY standards. Still own the tiara, but I hardly wear it these days. I don't want folks to get the wrong impression.
Lol justjulia, I bought my husband flowers once when I went to pick him up at the airport. He was pleased but kind of embarrassed. He told me that flower buying in the future was his job! Lol.
LOL I pick my husband up at the airport a lot after international trips. If I ever showed up with flowers for him he'd look at me and say "That's nice, but did you bring any beer and pretzels!?"
I would love to see a big, manly man showing his diamond engagement ring to his friends. "Ooh, Jim, is that an emerald cut?" "Why, no, Bob, it's a cushion cut. Nora picked it out." "It's a real beaut, Jim."
LOL I pick my husband up at the airport a lot after international trips. If I ever showed up with flowers for him he'd look at me and say "That's nice, but did you bring any beer and pretzels!?"
No I wouldn't. I bought him his wedding ring which he loves and wears daily - he would NEVER in a million years wear an engagement ring. He's not a jewelry kind of guy and I didn't ask him to marry me. He asked me to marry him. If I had done the asking, I would probably have given him some sort of lasting token, but not a ring and certainly not a TV.
And no I wouldn't spend crazy money on 'the biggest 3D LED TV' as an engagement gift. That's not something special that will last him a life time. We exchanged gifts on our wedding day - he bought be a diamond heart necklace which I wear every day and I bought him some personalized Tiffany cuff links.
I do buy him the electronic stuff he likes, but only for birthday's, Christmas, valentine's and stuff like that. His Christmas present this year was a new iPod.
Same...he is NOT a jewelry guy (his wedding ring will probably be the only jewelry he ever wears...I got him a watch our first Christmas together, and he wore it to be nice, but now that we've been together longer, I know that he doesn't so much as wear a watch. I also don't do electronics as "romance" type gifts. I generally get him his electronic toys for Christmas or his birthday. This past Christmas, I got him an e-reader.
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I am just saying that as he was the one asking he was the one who bought the ring. Simple as that. 
Had the "flashy" wedding too, although it wasn't really all that flashy by NY standards. Still own the tiara, but I hardly wear it these days. I don't want folks to get the wrong impression. 
