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Yeah kind of like claiming your gas guzzling SUV (or sports car) doesn't support hate b/c YOUR gas definitely
came from Venezula (well used to), Canada, or Mexico.
eek, 10k on an engagement ring. she better be the one.
There are usually two rings. The engagement ring has the WOW! stone on it, and then a separate wedding band worn after the cermony. In many cases today, the wedding band is a 'wrap' that fits around the engagement ring.Originally posted by: acidvoodoo
when you buy the ring for your wife, does she come along and choose? Dont you have to get her finger measured etc
and don't you buy a ring for yourself? i thought the idea was you both wear the same ring to show eternal love or something?
Originally posted by: BooneRebel
There are usually two rings. The engagement ring has the WOW! stone on it, and then a separate wedding band worn after the cermony. In many cases today, the wedding band is a 'wrap' that fits around the engagement ring.Originally posted by: acidvoodoo
when you buy the ring for your wife, does she come along and choose? Dont you have to get her finger measured etc
and don't you buy a ring for yourself? i thought the idea was you both wear the same ring to show eternal love or something?
It's easy to get a ring size by swiping another one of your sweetie's rings and taking it to the jeweler. In addition, just about any ring you choose can be 'sized' by the jeweler by stretching or shrinking the band. Worst case, they can remove the stone and put it in another setting. On a $2000 solitaire, you're looking at about $1900 for the diamond and $100 for the band itself. Most places will be more than happy to swap the stone into a different setting at no charge.
So, you can get an engagement ring and buy matching wedding bands,
or get an engagement ring/wrap combination for the missus and a different look altogether for yourself.
I had purchased my girlfriend several rings in the past (pearl promise ring, saphire ring for Christmas, etc) so I knew the size already. But BooneRebel is correct about the sizing. Even if they charge for sizing it would be next to nothing compared to the rest of the price.Originally posted by: acidvoodoo
when you buy the ring for your wife, does she come along and choose? Dont you have to get her finger measured etc
and don't you buy a ring for yourself? i thought the idea was you both wear the same ring to show eternal love or something?
Neither DeBeer's, nor your local jeweler, can tell you whether the diamond you are buying has come from a 'good' place or a 'bad' place. DeBeer's admitted to as much on the last 60 minutes show I saw regarding Sierra Leone. Unless you're the guy with the pick & hardhat, you have no guarantee where the stone is coming from.Originally posted by: Saltin
DeBeer's do control almost all the diamonds in the world, there is no question about that. The key thing is to make sure they come from a country that has fair labour laws and doesnt allow companies to exploit thier workers.
Diamond mines in Canada are popping up all over the place, and if DeBeer's doesnt own them already, they have a significant amount of money invested in them. Alot of investors are making good money buying cheap early on, and then waiting for DeBeer's to make a tender for all shares. It's happened numerous times and will continue to happen as long as the prospects for the mine in question are good.
Regardless, a diamond that comes from Canada was mined by someone making a fair wage in safe working conditions. You arent funding war/terrorism/drugs/whatever if you make sure it comes from the right place.
Long story short, my wife started with an itty bitty engagement ring. We married pretty poor and started out with silver rings. A little while later we bought matching gold bands. On our 5th anniversary I popped a WOW! stone on her and we redid her bands. Since then the issues about blood diamonds have come up. She still wears what I bought her but does not want to buy any more. (poor me!)Originally posted by: dullard
I had purchased my girlfriend several rings in the past (pearl promise ring, saphire ring for Christmas, etc) so I knew the size already. But BooneRebel is correct about the sizing. Even if they charge for sizing it would be next to nothing compared to the rest of the price.Originally posted by: acidvoodoo
when you buy the ring for your wife, does she come along and choose? Dont you have to get her finger measured etc
and don't you buy a ring for yourself? i thought the idea was you both wear the same ring to show eternal love or something?
I personally wanted the exact proposal to be a surprize (after 5 years of dating she knew it was coming of course). So I never would have considered going with her to buy the engagement ring (there goes the surprize factor). Instead over time I gradually dropped hints asking what type of ring she likes. For example her sister got married, and after we saw the ring I asked what she liked about it. That way I knew exactly what to get her. I proposed, and she said yes. Then a couple of months later we went shopping together to get our wedding rings. We didn't choose to get matching wedding rings since we both agreed that would be too femine for me, and too masculine for her. But you really can do whatever you want.
That's the best and safest thing to do... swipe a ring of hers. My now-fiance had NO IDEA I was going to propose and I wanted to make it a total shock to her. There was no way I was bringing her with me to shop for a ring... and I forgot to swipe a ring from her small collection... but luckily I guessed her finger size correctly (jewelers have something for you to compare with) and she's a happy camper (I was relieved). The place I went to also manufactures their own rings... so it was easy to re-fit if it didn't work out the first time.Originally posted by: BooneRebel
There are usually two rings. The engagement ring has the WOW! stone on it, and then a separate wedding band worn after the cermony. In many cases today, the wedding band is a 'wrap' that fits around the engagement ring.Originally posted by: acidvoodoo
when you buy the ring for your wife, does she come along and choose? Dont you have to get her finger measured etc
and don't you buy a ring for yourself? i thought the idea was you both wear the same ring to show eternal love or something?
It's easy to get a ring size by swiping another one of your sweetie's rings and taking it to the jeweler.
Originally posted by: ActPrincess
Originally posted by: rh71
To some, it may not matter what friends (or their girl's friends) think about them. I personally agree with you... it matters a lot more than guys may think, even if they say otherwise. My fiance is the sweetest girl and NEVER even wears jewelry or brand name expensive clothes. But a nice ring made her the object of jealousy among her friends for a long while... and I was happy I was able to put her in that situation.Originally posted by: Saltin
When you do decide to marry your girl, do it right and buy the best ring you can afford. That might be 2 months salary, it might be 2 weeks.
You don't want to cheap out on things like this. A little secret; "every girl wants a nice ring".
Finally, when you do get engaged, people are going to look at the ring, and they are going to judge you based on that ring. It sucks, but it's true. If you buy a nice one, not only will you're girl love you, her friends will too.
You guys got it EXACLTY right. I tip my hat to your knowing what women want
Originally posted by: ChrisIsBored
3 months of paychecks or 1 kidney... i've found you can sell off the kidney much quicker than working.
Originally posted by: rh71
That's the best and safest thing to do... swipe a ring of hers. My now-fiance had NO IDEA I was going to propose and I wanted to make it a total shock to her. There was no way I was bringing her with me to shop for a ring... and I forgot to swipe a ring from her small collection... but luckily I guessed her finger size correctly (jewelers have something for you to compare with) and she's a happy camper (I was relieved). The place I went to also manufactures their own rings... so it was easy to re-fit if it didn't work out the first time.Originally posted by: BooneRebel
There are usually two rings. The engagement ring has the WOW! stone on it, and then a separate wedding band worn after the cermony. In many cases today, the wedding band is a 'wrap' that fits around the engagement ring.Originally posted by: acidvoodoo
when you buy the ring for your wife, does she come along and choose? Dont you have to get her finger measured etc
and don't you buy a ring for yourself? i thought the idea was you both wear the same ring to show eternal love or something?
It's easy to get a ring size by swiping another one of your sweetie's rings and taking it to the jeweler.
$10k gets you close to 2.0 carats and that rock is HUGE. Depends on your lady's hand size... but I don' think 2.0 carats is a good fit for anybody.Originally posted by: SCSIfreek
Originally posted by: ActPrincess
Originally posted by: rh71
To some, it may not matter what friends (or their girl's friends) think about them. I personally agree with you... it matters a lot more than guys may think, even if they say otherwise. My fiance is the sweetest girl and NEVER even wears jewelry or brand name expensive clothes. But a nice ring made her the object of jealousy among her friends for a long while... and I was happy I was able to put her in that situation.Originally posted by: Saltin
When you do decide to marry your girl, do it right and buy the best ring you can afford. That might be 2 months salary, it might be 2 weeks.
You don't want to cheap out on things like this. A little secret; "every girl wants a nice ring".
Finally, when you do get engaged, people are going to look at the ring, and they are going to judge you based on that ring. It sucks, but it's true. If you buy a nice one, not only will you're girl love you, her friends will too.
You guys got it EXACLTY right. I tip my hat to your knowing what women want
That is exactly what I'm going through. although I have saved enough for the ring but I'm a little hesitant in dropping 10K+ on a ring . We'll see what happens.
--Scsi
Originally posted by: Saltin
If you buy a nice one, not only will you're girl love you, her friends will too.
Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
Why can't our wives be like us and just wait for an upgrade later on?
Originally posted by: waggy
If a women wont except the ring you can afford and needs a $3000+ ring then maybe you need to get a diffrent wife/girlfriend.
Neither DeBeer's, nor your local jeweler, can tell you whether the diamond you are buying has come from a 'good' place or a 'bad' place. DeBeer's admitted to as much on the last 60 minutes show I saw regarding Sierra Leone. Unless you're the guy with the pick & hardhat, you have no guarantee where the stone is coming from.
Same here. I think the 2 (or 3) months salary gimmic is bullsh!t. There should NEVER be a pricetag on love. I would dump like a stone any woman who would ever demand that I buy her something to "prove my love."Originally posted by: Skoorb
You'd need a gun to my throat before I blew 3 months salary on a piece of metal and diamond, and damn the woman who'd make her fiance do otherwise.
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Well,the kind of women I hang out with are far more likely to be ohhing and ahing over the quality of the man I'm marrying rather than some stupid ring I could easily buy for myself,but then that's just me