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So another person who never plans on buying a ring, posting on a thread about how much to spend on a ring.
Bingo!
My SO proposed last fall, and I was completely unsuspecting. What I know about the ring is the carat/cut/clarity/colour, it's a Canadian-mined diamond, the appraised value but not the purchase price, that he bought it from a wholesaler and spent 2 months searching for the right ring, went to 27 different jewelry stores.
He put a lot of thought and a lot of love into this purchase and that's ultimately what matters, not the price tag. Spend what you're comfortable with, and make sure it's good quality for the value.
I can't believe your friend spent that much. To be honest I can't believe men today still want to get married, but that's besides the point. That 15k could help so many people in the world. I wouldn't care if I was a billionaire, I'd never waste that kind of money on a stupid god damn ring.
The thread topic, I believe, is 'what is a reasonable amount to pay for a woman's wedding ring'...not running off at the jibs about not believing men still want to get married today (I'm married, and I enjoy it...marriage isn't for everyone, and I ain't here to try and SAY it is, for the record)
I'll also say, on-topic, that my wife and I picked out each other's rings...I just wanted a plain band, and I picked out a nice, affordable set for her, seeing as how we both had been married before...it's also not my place to say what other folk should spend, but I'm sorry, I don't think much of rings that can be seen from the observation deck of the International Space Station...
That being said, you probably could have made your point a little better here by saying 'I'd never waste that kind of money on a stupid ring'...yeah, I know---those of you who read my posts know I get a little colorful myself on occasion, but saying 'god damn' in this context is a bit much, don't ya think?
He put a lot of thought and a lot of love into this purchase and that's ultimately what matters, not the price tag. Spend what you're comfortable with, and make sure it's good quality for the value.
See, guys? This is the kind of down-to-earth, sensible, caring girl you want to look for. Case closed.
Well I have to admit, I 'm very materialistic. I'm sure whomever I would marry would be as materialistic as me. I've dated women who weren't very materialistic, and it hasn't really worked for me in the past. I simply never understand where they are coming from, and to be honest with you non-materialistic women are a little on the boring side. I'm the type of guy who loves doing nice things for my woman to show her my appreciation. I have an uncle who dates a pretty materliastic woman. I don't question their love for one another. They always lavish each other with expensive gifts. I'm the type of guy who loves taking a woman to a nice expensive restauraunt, or buy her expensive drinks. And for Christmas or my birthday it's returned with equally expensive gifts.
With that said, I don't think some $300 ring will do the woman I want to marry any justice. I would feel terrible if I was able to get away with something like that. However, if you want to show some thought, and STILL give her a nice ring, what would be the price range. Is $10+ excessive? Is $2,000 to $4,000 reasonable?
I take great pleasure in watching materialistic people suffer.
Ring-buying and gifting often is mutual. He buys her rings, she buys his rings.
You mean the metal band, right? As women (not married, not sharing a bank account) buying a man an engagement ring, or something as expensive, is almost unheard of. Not that it is bad or good. It's just that women are not known for spending money on a man as the other way around. Each couple does as they feel like and that is the way most couples seem to go.
You mean the metal band, right? As women (not married, not sharing a bank account) buying a man an engagement ring, or something as expensive, is almost unheard of. Not that it is bad or good. It's just that women are not known for spending money on a man as the other way around. Each couple does as they feel like and that is the way most couples seem to go.
If it is neither bad nor good, why continually make passive-aggressive and snide remarks about it?
You mean the metal band, right? As women (not married, not sharing a bank account) buying a man an engagement ring, or something as expensive, is almost unheard of. Not that it is bad or good. It's just that women are not known for spending money on a man as the other way around. Each couple does as they feel like and that is the way most couples seem to go.
So - what exactly is your opinion on this? That a man should only buy a ring of equal or lesser value than the one that is given to him? Nothing because the woman should buy the man an engagement ring and not the other way around? Nothing because you won't buy a woman a ring? Nothing because you don't believe in marriage? $1000? $500? $5?
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