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They created that scam and not so long ago for men to get that expensive ring for their girl and as of recently they came up with the promise ring for young guys to buy for their girl. I wonder what's next.
Already been done...the "right hand diamond," which was marketed as something the "strong, independent single girl" could treat herself to...no man necessary. Because being gulled by the diamond industry is totally the sign of a "strong, independent single girl."
If your girlfriend has a bad case of the gimmies, then you better either run, or get used to it. Real life is not a Hallmark card or a jewelry store ad.
Here's the thing. An engagement ring is a gift given by a man to woman he treasures which signifies that she is off limits to others. You should make it nice, but only according to what you can afford.
Personally, I never had an engagement ring with two husbands because we were poor. My second husband gave me a 2 carat diamond after 10 years, and I really treasure it.
Imagine if he had an expensive ring on his other hand or bracelet. Would the same rule apply to you where you would buy something more expensive than that?
Nope! Besides, it's not a "rule." My right hand diamond is nothing extravagant, but it should at least give him an idea of what kind of engagement ring I would like. If he had his heart set on a particular type of wedding band that was more than 1K, I might be willing to buy it for him.
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I guess it’s common for women to put price limits on their man and how much is the minimum they should spend on a woman’s ring.
Honestly, I'm not so concerned about the price or having a really large diamond. It wouldn't be difficult for ME to spend 2K on a ring, so I don't think that's very expensive at all to use as a baseline, and I know I could be happy with something around that price, so I definitely wouldn't feel the need to go over 5K.
Imagine if he had an expensive ring on his other hand or bracelet. Would the same rule apply to you where you would buy something more expensive than that?
Imagine if he had an expensive ring on his other hand or bracelet. Would the same rule apply to you where you would buy something more expensive than that?
I guess it’s common for women to put price limits on their man and how much is the minimum they should spend on a woman’s ring.
I didn't give him a price range. I just gave him a weight range.
I got a ring, he got a tractor. (ok, so maybe mine cost a little more, but that was his choice! )
I think the whole idea of the expensive engagement ring is ridiculous. I didn't get one, still don't have one.
We will be married 25 years this November. He married a simple girl, we had a simple but beautiful wedding ceremony where we exchanged vows and simple gold bands that we bought in Mexico. I think he paid around $150 for both. They had our names engraved on the inside of them.
Now I wear a really pretty silver and CZ set that I bought for myself because my fingers got fatter He also had to get a new wedding band about 10 years ago for the same reason.
For our 25th we may splurge and get ourselves some new wedding bands
Heck I may even get a "new" engagement ring with CZ's of course.
I spent $5,000 on our engagement ring, which was about 6 weeks salary for me at the time. If I had to do it again, I'd get a ring from Nexus Diamonds for less then $1,000 and never tell her they are imitation diamonds.
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Besides, it's not a "rule." My right hand diamond is nothing extravagant, but it should at least give him an idea of what kind of engagement ring I would like. If he had his heart set on a particular type of wedding band that was more than 1K, I might be willing to buy it for him.
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(ok, so maybe mine cost a little more, but that was his choice! 
