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Unless the engagement/wedding ring is a family heirloom, would you be happy with your fiance giving you the exact same ring he gave to a previous fiancee, just so he wouldn't have to lose money on the deal?
For me, the sentiment behind it is too important for him to save a couple of bucks. Heck, use the same stone and get a new setting. It's not *that* tough.
I don't want the stone either. I bet the jeweler who sold him the first ring would trade it for aother ring of like value.
I'm with you, I wouldn't want the stone either. I agree that a jeweler would probably work out a trade of some kind if he were to buy a new one when the time came .
If the ring is from the man I love and trust and... it's a nice quality ring, looks good on my hand and is aesthetically pleasing to me, I don't care about its past history. And relative to my man's finances and the value of this "used" ring, I'd rather he not lose money in the thousands of dollars by having to buy me a second and different ring and instead put the money towards our future in a more practical way like real estate... or on what he saves by not having to buy a second ring, we can go on a more exotic honeymoon...
And the engagement ring that bjr918 bought sounds like a really nice ring and a lot nicer than the average and very common one carat diamond solitaire rings. I'd also not object to a re-gifted Tiffany ring either.
In terms of thinking that by getting a used ring, the man wasn't putting in any effort to buy something special for me, well I've found that a lot of men don't enjoy shopping for jewelry. They just tell the sales clerk what they can afford and it's the clerk that does most of the decision making for them.
I'm also thinking that if a man got jilted by his ex, then he will be more cynical about his next serious relationship, so I could see him thinking that a lesser value engagement ring would be a wiser choice and if the marriage lasts, then coming up with a nicer ring for the ten plus year anniversary down the road.
Otherwise, if the engagement ring was of poor quality and with a lesser quality diamond in it, I wouldn't be happy with it new or used as my lifetime engagement ring.
Unless the engagement/wedding ring is a family heirloom, would you be happy with your fiance giving you the exact same ring he gave to a previous fiancee, just so he wouldn't have to lose money on the deal?
I love estate jewelry but I would not want jewelry that my fiance had picked out for another woman...it is the emotion behind it...
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