Engagement ring cost - Monthly salary multiple?
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UpTheIron said:
How about spending what you are comfortable with?
I would suggest that if the intended recipient wouldn't be happy with whatever she received because of what it meant rather than what it cost then you're giving it to the wrong person.
+1111111I would suggest that if the intended recipient wouldn't be happy with whatever she received because of what it meant rather than what it cost then you're giving it to the wrong person.
I couldn't agree more with this!
Other than for insurance purposes the financial value of a ring should be neither here nor there. The real value of an engagement ring should be everything it symbolises about you and your relationship. Whilst every girl loves sparkle, if you think she's wife material, she probably won't give a toss how much it cost, she'll just be delighted to wear something YOU picked.
Our engagement ring came from Ratners and was the most expensive I could afford at the time but was still cheap. However when I bought an eternity ring for our 25th aniversary which cost over £5k against it the engagement ring looked rubbish. I suggested having new diamonds fitted but my wife pionted out that it would no longer be the ring it was, and all the memories it held.
If your chosen one is bothered by the size or value of the ring, as others have said, you are giving it to the wrong person.
If your chosen one is bothered by the size or value of the ring, as others have said, you are giving it to the wrong person.
No, no, no, no, no! Spend 6 months' salary on it. Make sure it has a nice big, BIG, diamond. Think big. Now double it. And lots of multi-coloured gems scattered around it. Make it light up a nightclub. You love her, right? Show her, then!!!
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Edited by ShadownINja on Sunday 8th November 10:00
AUDIHenry said:
UpTheIron said:
How about spending what you are comfortable with?
I would suggest that if the intended recipient wouldn't be happy with whatever she received because of what it meant rather than what it cost then you're giving it to the wrong person.
+1111111I would suggest that if the intended recipient wouldn't be happy with whatever she received because of what it meant rather than what it cost then you're giving it to the wrong person.
I couldn't agree more with this!
I narrowed it down to 2, one costing roughly twice the other, and I very nearly bought the more expensive obe, because it had a certificated diamond, calarity documents, etc.
I almost got to the point of saying 'yes, I'll take' when it struck me I didn't actually like it, I'd been blinded by all of the paperwork with it, but realised in time.
In the end I bought the cheaper of the two with the smaller, less perfect diamond. But I liked it, and so does the wife, more importantly...
I've recently 'popped the question' and spent roughly half of my net monthly salary which got me a lovely heavy setting, a half carat ideal cut, VSII which sparkles beautifully.
Sophie is delighted with it and has had lots of compliments since wearing it.
I could have spent more but we went away for four nights and had some great food, drink, shopping and memories which we will always associate with getting engaged.
It's not just about the ring
Sophie is delighted with it and has had lots of compliments since wearing it.
I could have spent more but we went away for four nights and had some great food, drink, shopping and memories which we will always associate with getting engaged.
It's not just about the ring
bga said:
MitchT said:
I was having a casual discussion the other day during which it emerged that it is the "done thing" to spend the equivalent of two months' wages on an engagement ring.
That recommendation was a result of a De Beers marketing campaign.Spend what you can afford
h is going to have you over anyway so get in there 1st
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