Engagement ring

[Tin Pot]

In a subtle way I think this thread tells us quite a lot about the demographics of CC.

 

[swee'pea99]

A woman came running in the local pub holding a hand out, finger extended.

"Look what I've got. Look what I've got. It was £5000. And he's buying me a white Range Rover."

Ah! True love!

 

[Profpointy]

It (being "engaged") did once have a status in common law (and seems to still have one in some places). It was "breach of promise" in a broken engagement that ruined Miss Haversham's life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breach_of_promise

And of course in G&S's Trial by Jury. And yet aren't you engaged after "will you marry me?" "yes"

 

[swee'pea99]

Remember, 'a months salary....' was coined by De beers who are diamond miners

While your central point is spot on, it's no mere quibble to point out that De Beers aren't diamond miners. Being a diamond miner is an incredibly tough, thankless, dangerous and poorly paid occupation, which is why De Beers and the like have poor black people do it for them. They are diamond mine owners: a rather different kettle of fish. And a considerably more attractive one.

 

[Smithbat]

Mr Smithbat and I have been together 13 years and are not engaged or married. I have an eternity ring he bought me that I wear on my ring finger, it did not cost a lot but means the world to me. I would check with your good lady first, I would be scared to walk around with ring that cost a lot of money on my finger in case I lost or damaged it.

 

[Stephen C]

If you need to find her ring size, may need to get a bit creative. Find some random ratio of body measurements, such as the diameter of your ring finger is the same as its length....

Or, if she already wears a ring, wait till she takes it off then quickly compare it to one of your fingers, my wife's ring finger is the same as my little finger...it did make trying on engagement rings in the shop a little weird...

 

[keithmac]

Me and my wife went shopping for her engagement ring, it wasn't massively expensive (a weeks wages I think if that?).

When we went looking for wedding rings she chose a £50 simple gold ring even though I thought it seemed too cheap.. She's not money driven at all and maybe that's why we get on so well.

I wear my wedding ring with pride, being a mechanic it didn't stay pristine for long (managed to take a chunk out of it with a die grinder first week back at work!).

 

[User482]

anyhow, my advice is ask, unless you're very sure of what she'd like

I think this is the best advice. If you want a ring to propose with, you could always buy something cheap, or borrow a ring.

My proposal wasn't planned so I didn't have a ring. Mrs R wanted to use her grandmother's ring so I bought her a necklace instead, which we chose together.

 

[summerdays]

Mod Note: Ok the point has been made about differing sense of humour. Now can we stop bickering on a thread that is meant to be about a happy event. Thank you.

 

[ianrauk]

Look for on the net and print off a ring size chart. Get current ring and compare. Tis what I did when I bought Mrs Ian an eternity ring and worked perfect.

 

[Saluki]

Don't buy at some of the high street shops, have a look at Gemporia (Gems TV on freeview), most of my jewellery collection is from there. They have their own manufacturing places where they pay a proper wage with health care and benefits, they go directly to the mines and cut out all the middle men.
I recently got a 1/2ct black diamond solitaire from them for £50, set in silver. I am allergic to gold, horribly so.

They sell stunning gemstones set in gold, silver, platinum. All at much better prices than high street jewellery.
My collection is insured for a hell of a lot more than I paid for it.

My engagement ring, by the way, is 1/3ct blue diamonds set in a 1/2 eternity band of silver. I know exactly how much it cost, graded diamonds too, and it didn't break the bank. Saw something similar on the high street, but only 1/4ct of blue diamonds for the best part of £750

 

[AndyRM]

SophRM bought her own engagement ring from a stall in Norwich market (after the super-cheap matching ones we had starting falling apart). It's silver and has a marbled green stone in it. Set her back a total of about £20 I believe.

Spend as much or as little as you like, it's entirely up to you and her.

 

[SteCenturion]

Sounds like I was the opposite of everyone here. I 'designed' my wife's ring after not being able to find anything I liked and crucially what I thought she would like. I bought the diamond on a business trip in South Africa with the help of a colleague. It is quite a small diamond, but on 'the 3 Cs' way of judging it is very high quality. I then had it all made up in the jewellery quarter in Brum.

My Sis & Bil did this in their year out from work Tour.

 

[screenman]

Spend slightly less than you can easily afford, go through life like that and you will certainly have an less stressful one.

 

[SteCenturion]

I made a 'ring of paper' on which the outer & inner had the question & a message, this is what I proposed with.

After boxing day had passed we went sales shopping for a diamond ring & the OH chose, I had a deposit ready.