Engagement Ring? Something other than a Diamond?

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: dirtboy
One of my friends, who didn't have much money bought his wife a $5,000 engagement ring. I thought he was crazy and even crazier when he financed it. ::shakes head:: But, she had to have a big diamond and a platinum band.

What kind of moron marries that kind of woman?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

A woman demanding or even requesting an $8000 ring is the most baffling thing about American culture. How did it get this way? It's a damn shame. I think people should marry for love, not because of the size of the ring. It really makes me sick that any guy would even marry a woman who demands a ring of a certain cost even though she says she loves him.

 

[Shelly21]

I don't see how some women can be fooled by the value of just a plain piece of rock! That's made by one of the most common element on earth!

Now, if the ring has some sentimental value, like passed down from generations it may mean something... but go out and just put a few k down for something worthless like that? (I can go on and on about diamond industry's lies and their monopoly...but you can read about it somewhere else)

If she is an understanding woman, you can just get a fake diamond (1 carat), on a precious platinum ring ($300 or more). Save the rest of money on something else more useful, like sending your future kids to private school.

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
A woman demanding or even requesting an $8000 ring is the most baffling thing about American culture. How did it get this way? It's a damn shame. I think people should marry for love, not because of the size of the ring. It really makes me sick that any guy would even marry a woman who demands a ring of a certain cost even though she says she loves him.

Tell me about it!

There was this girl in my nursing class who actually said that she would NOT accept a ring less than 2 carats. I am NOT kidding! I just laughed and thought heck, a gold band would work fine for me!

BUT who got the last laugh when I got my ring, which is beautiful and I love, and she looked at it and tried to compare it to hers and walked away in disgust as she looked at her 2 carat ring.....NOT even realizing that mine was nowhere near 2 carats but that's just how stupid she was! Mine has three stones, kinda like the diamond anniverary ring....she then went on to tell the class that I was marrying money and her fiance worked for his. I laughed at her stupidity. Those kind of people and I don't mix.

 

[Jzero]

Don't quote me on this, but I'd be willing to pet that my gf would just as soon me buy her a sterling silver ring with a CZ and spend $5000 on a horse for her.

But at the end of the day, I'd get her the ring. You don't have to pay board on a rock, and it will never get sick.

Seriously, though, it's purely symbolic. The value or cost should be meaningless in comparison the meaning it holds. Ten carat, or a tenth of a carat. You should be able to strike a balance between cost and beauty if you search well enough.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Tell me about it!

There was this girl in my nursing class who actually said that she would NOT accept a ring less than 2 carats.

GOOD LUCK, BITCH.

I am NOT kidding! I just laughed and thought heck, a gold band would work fine for me!

Another point on the "Skoorb is a lucky sonuvabitch" meter for having a wife who understands that god dammit, it's not about the size of the frickin' diamond!

BUT who got the last laugh when I got my ring, which is beautiful and I love, and she looked at it and tried to compare it to hers and walked away in disgust as she looked at her 2 carat ring.....NOT even realizing that mine was nowhere near 2 carats but that's just how stupid she was! Mine has three stones, kinda like the diamond anniverary ring....she then went on to tell the class that I was marrying money and her fiance worked for his. I laughed at her stupidity. Those kind of people and I don't mix.

0wn3d!

Oh, and where's PAB and RossMAN here? I bet they could PM, coupon, mail-order and otherwise Ferengi your $3K ring down to $1.5K

- M4H

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Tell me about it!

There was this girl in my nursing class who actually said that she would NOT accept a ring less than 2 carats.

GOOD LUCK, BITCH.

I am NOT kidding! I just laughed and thought heck, a gold band would work fine for me!

Another point on the "Skoorb is a lucky sonuvabitch" meter for having a wife who understands that god dammit, it's not about the size of the frickin' diamond!

BUT who got the last laugh when I got my ring, which is beautiful and I love, and she looked at it and tried to compare it to hers and walked away in disgust as she looked at her 2 carat ring.....NOT even realizing that mine was nowhere near 2 carats but that's just how stupid she was! Mine has three stones, kinda like the diamond anniverary ring....she then went on to tell the class that I was marrying money and her fiance worked for his. I laughed at her stupidity. Those kind of people and I don't mix.

0wn3d!

Oh, and where's PAB and RossMAN here? I bet they could PM, coupon, mail-order and otherwise Ferengi your $3K ring down to $1.5K

- M4H

She found some dufus to marry her and he bought her the stupid 2 carat ring which was piss yellow because that's all he could afford!

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb

Tell me about it!

There was this girl in my nursing class who actually said that she would NOT accept a ring less than 2 carats. I am NOT kidding! I just laughed and thought heck, a gold band would work fine for me!

ROTFL! Stupid girl, if that is her critera for picking a man, she deserves what she gets...

Thumper will say marry me even if I couldn't afford any ring, it isn't the ring, it is what it means.

I know this... She still wants a nice ring however...

BUT who got the last laugh when I got my ring, which is beautiful and I love, and she looked at it and tried to compare it to hers and walked away in disgust as she looked at her 2 carat ring.....NOT even realizing that mine was nowhere near 2 carats but that's just how stupid she was! Mine has three stones, kinda like the diamond anniverary ring....she then went on to tell the class that I was marrying money and her fiance worked for his. I laughed at her stupidity. Those kind of people and I don't mix.

Oh brother... I know what you mean, people like that live on Planet Zerg...

Grasshopper

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Oh brother... I know what you mean, people like that live on Planet Zerg...

Planet Zerg eh? Snicker.

Get Thumper what you can afford. IMO, it doens't have to be a diamond. You can talk to her without ruining the surprise, to find out with other rocks she likes! Maybe you can hint towards Valentine's Day and then surprise her!

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Another point on the "Skoorb is a lucky sonuvabitch" meter for having a wife who understands that god dammit, it's not about the size of the frickin' diamond!

Yea, yea, stop sucking up to MrsSkoorbie... We all like her, I think she knows that by now...

Oh, and where's PAB and RossMAN here? I bet they could PM, coupon, mail-order and otherwise Ferengi your $3K ring down to $1.5K

- M4H

Oh, that's a good idea... When you need a good deal, call the Ferengi!!!

Grasshopper

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
She found some dufus to marry her and he bought her the stupid 2 carat ring which was piss yellow because that's all he could afford!

I'd personally rather have a half carat diamond that was sparkling than some piss yellow 2 carat diamond that looked like junk.

But that's just me...

Grasshopper

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
She found some dufus to marry her and he bought her the stupid 2 carat ring which was piss yellow because that's all he could afford!

Ack. Big yellow diamond = teh suck. Just get a smaller one with better colouring. Methinks this guy forgot the four Cs.

Cut, Clarity, Colour, Carat. IIRC.

- M4H

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Originally posted by: grasshopper26

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
She found some dufus to marry her and he bought her the stupid 2 carat ring which was piss yellow because that's all he could afford!

I'd personally rather have a half carat diamond that was sparkling than some piss yellow 2 carat diamond that looked like junk.

But that's just me...

Grasshopper

AND me and I would think most women as well!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: grasshopper26
Oh, that's a good idea... When you need a good deal, call the Ferengi!!!

Grasshopper

Or you could just knock off a jewelry store.
/had bizarre dream a few nights ago about completely cleaning out a local jewelry store, flying to NYC and selling it to mafia guys, then living in a penthouse suite on the high life & the Bling Bling ...
/M4H must stop playing so much Vice City

Oh - why does she have to know how much or even where you bought her ring? To this day, my fiancée still has no idea where I got her ring or how much I spent on it. (3/4ct solitaire, 18K yellow gold.) Maybe I'll tell her once we get married. Maybe not.

- M4H

 

[Geekbabe]

go to the jeweler's and pick out two rings, preferably a matching wedding and engagement ring set, the wedding ring is usually plain gold and is generally MUCH cheaper, get that ring, agter you've proposed and she's accepted you can give her the band and let her know that the ring with the stone will be forthcoming.The other advantage to this is that you can then take her to the store and show her the set you picked out and see if she likes it.


Alternatively, just ask her and let her know the ring will be forthcoming, if she truly loves you,the proposal itself will be more than enough to make her Xmas,she won't want you going into debt just to have a splashy ring to
present on Xmas

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb

Oh brother... I know what you mean, people like that live on Planet Zerg...

Planet Zerg eh? Snicker.

Didn't you ever play StarCraft? People like that are Zerglings...

Get Thumper what you can afford. IMO, it doens't have to be a diamond. You can talk to her without ruining the surprise, to find out with other rocks she likes! Maybe you can hint towards Valentine's Day and then surprise her!

Will do, I'm sure she'll love whatever I end up giving her cause it will be from the heart, and she (for some strange reason) loves the guy giving it to her.

Grasshopper

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Or you could just knock off a jewelry store.
/had bizarre dream a few nights ago about completely cleaning out a local jewelry store, flying to NYC and selling it to mafia guys, then living in a penthouse suite on the high life & the Bling Bling ...
/M4H must stop playing so much Vice City

GTA3 is fun in that devious sort of way...

Oh - why does she have to know how much or even where you bought her ring? To this day, my fiancée still has no idea where I got her ring or how much I spent on it. (3/4ct solitaire, 18K yellow gold.) Maybe I'll tell her once we get married. Maybe not.

- M4H

Oh, she doesn't need to know, nor will she care. What will matter is that I gave it to her and it came from the heart...

Money doesn't buy happiness, but then happiness doesn't buy money either.

Grasshopper

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Tell me about it!

There was this girl in my nursing class who actually said that she would NOT accept a ring less than 2 carats.

GOOD LUCK, BITCH.

I am NOT kidding! I just laughed and thought heck, a gold band would work fine for me!

Another point on the "Skoorb is a lucky sonuvabitch" meter for having a wife who understands that god dammit, it's not about the size of the frickin' diamond!

BUT who got the last laugh when I got my ring, which is beautiful and I love, and she looked at it and tried to compare it to hers and walked away in disgust as she looked at her 2 carat ring.....NOT even realizing that mine was nowhere near 2 carats but that's just how stupid she was! Mine has three stones, kinda like the diamond anniverary ring....she then went on to tell the class that I was marrying money and her fiance worked for his. I laughed at her stupidity. Those kind of people and I don't mix.

0wn3d!

Oh, and where's PAB and RossMAN here? I bet they could PM, coupon, mail-order and otherwise Ferengi your $3K ring down to $1.5K

- M4H

Funny you mention that. Our new jewish landlord is a diamond broker.

-PAB

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: PsychoAndy

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Tell me about it!

There was this girl in my nursing class who actually said that she would NOT accept a ring less than 2 carats.

GOOD LUCK, BITCH.

I am NOT kidding! I just laughed and thought heck, a gold band would work fine for me!

Another point on the "Skoorb is a lucky sonuvabitch" meter for having a wife who understands that god dammit, it's not about the size of the frickin' diamond!

BUT who got the last laugh when I got my ring, which is beautiful and I love, and she looked at it and tried to compare it to hers and walked away in disgust as she looked at her 2 carat ring.....NOT even realizing that mine was nowhere near 2 carats but that's just how stupid she was! Mine has three stones, kinda like the diamond anniverary ring....she then went on to tell the class that I was marrying money and her fiance worked for his. I laughed at her stupidity. Those kind of people and I don't mix.

0wn3d!

Oh, and where's PAB and RossMAN here? I bet they could PM, coupon, mail-order and otherwise Ferengi your $3K ring down to $1.5K

- M4H

Funny you mention that. Our new jewish landlord is a diamond broker.

-PAB

Aren't all Jews?

 

[ba2ng]

its not how expensive the ring should be... what's more important is how you give it (i guess)... think of an "original" way... she would love that more...

most of you guys really do think all of us girls are materialistic.... that really suck!!!:disgust:

 

[Gand1]

Ya know Jello, I was going to flame you for that truely obnoxious comment. I'm jewish and broke and my wife is very happy with a small ring, hell I even wear a silver ring but then I thought..........



crap my father DID own a jewelry store in the 60's!

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
go to the jeweler's and pick out two rings, preferably a matching wedding and engagement ring set, the wedding ring is usually plain gold and is generally MUCH cheaper, get that ring, agter you've proposed and she's accepted you can give her the band and let her know that the ring with the stone will be forthcoming.The other advantage to this is that you can then take her to the store and show her the set you picked out and see if she likes it.

I didn't think of that... I could just get her the wedding band now and save up for the engagement ring later. It will probably be another 18 months before we get married, that is plenty of time to save up!

Thanks Geek!

Alternatively, just ask her and let her know the ring will be forthcoming, if she truly loves you,the proposal itself will be more than enough to make her Xmas,she won't want you going into debt just to have a splashy ring to
present on Xmas

Actually, I have no doubt that she'll be thrilled with the setting and being asked. I haven't set the actual plans yet, but I'll think of something super romantic!!!

Grasshopper

 

[denali]

Why don't you make your own. A couple of years ago while hiking the Appalachian Trail I was hiking with some one who carved the engagement ring from wood while hiking the trail. When she got the ring she was overjoyed and really appreciated all the time and effort that went into making the ring. This may not work for you girl but you wouldn't go into debt and I think the effort you took to make it your self would more than amke up for it's lack of diamonds.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: grasshopper26
Didn't you ever play StarCraft? People like that are Zerglings...

Small, annoying, and mowed down in lots by a single good Templar?

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
Aren't all Jews?

<Limp Bizkit>
Keep trollin', trollin', trollin', trollin' ... come on ... keep trollin', trollin', trollin', trollin' ...
</LB>

/notices a new female member, ba2ng

Aw, crap - only 12 posts? Geekbabe, quick, throw her your backup trout. She's going to need it if she's new around here.

- M4H

 

[lilFajita]

grasshopper- in watching the progression of this thread, it seems that you are starting to understand that even a small, simple ring will make Thumper's heart skip a beat.

i suppose there are girls out there that need HUGE FANTASTIC EXPENSIVE rings to be happy, but more than likely, they will busy themselves with guys who are too idiotic to know any better.

When I get all mushy and dream of getting engaged, I hope for something sweet and simple. Creativity and though matter more that Carats and thousands. In fact, I would be rather impressed by a guy who could get a hot deal on my ring

Do a little research, seek out antique shops and such...and Thumper will be thrilled no matter what...cause it will mean she is marrying the guy that she loves.