Rings

[Lohman446]

Ok... I've determined I might be a little vain

My G/F and I were looking at rings (not for anytime too soon).

She found a couple rings she really liked but they were under like a weeks salary (one she liked was under two days). Now, I am not going to spend 2 months salary on a ring - because then it would frankly not be safe to wear and would live in my safe.

That being said, if she is looking at rings that are a quarter of the price I was planning on am I nuts to steer her to something nicer. I mean, I realize $$ value should mean nothing because it is never going to be sold and looks should be important. Am I just being vain in thinking she needs a "better" $$ ring?

[MicroMiniMe]

Vain.
My wife has my birthstone as the solitaire and a handful of smaller diamonds around it. She loves it, it didn't put us into debt and is more unique in that way.

Wait five or ten years to get the massive rock. Hell, get moisante or whatever that artificial real diamond stuff is. Cheaper and better for flawlessness.

/7months away from 10 year anniversary
//oh snap, better save some $$$

[Lohman446]

The problem I had, is some of the rings screamed teenager to me - I mean as in my fiancee is a teenager and thought $500 was a lot of money.

I'm old enough to have an established job, and have some spare money. In a way I did wait those ten years

[Steelrat]

Are you talking wedding bands, or an engagement ring? Wedding bands just aren't that expensive, since typically they don't have any stones set in them.

[Lohman446]

Are you talking wedding bands, or an engagement ring? Wedding bands just aren't that expensive, since typically they don't have any stones set in them.

Engagement rings, just looking

[WaffleBaron]

You can always take the ones she likes and, if possible, have them put a larger and/or clearer diamond(s) in it. that way she gets what she likes and you are satisfied with not making a cheap purchase. We went with an empty setting and put our own in it, worked out great

[MicroMiniMe]

You can always take the ones she likes and, if possible, have them put a larger and/or clearer diamond(s) in it. that way she gets what she likes and you are satisfied with not making a cheap purchase. We went with an empty setting and put our own in it, worked out great

I've heard some people have family heirlooms of stones and 'harvest' the stones from the old baubly/gaudy rings. Get to use diamonds without putting more $$$ to the DeBeers cartel.

/I'm sure your well aware diamonds are more of a jack up than nearly any car you'll see on a lot.

Was it emerald that was actually the rarest precious stone?

[geekwarrior]

The problem I had, is some of the rings screamed teenager to me - I mean as in my fiancee is a teenager and thought $500 was a lot of money.

wait...your fiancee is a teenager? i may have read that wrong


it's your money, spend it on something you'll both be happy with.

[Lohman446]

wait...your fiancee is a teenager? i may have read that wrong


it's your money, spend it on something you'll both be happy with.

No, thats what people would think of me if I bought her the $300 (yeh, thats hundred) ring she liked.

[BigEvil]

If you got the money spend it on her... women all love that stuff.

[craltal]

if she likes the less gaudy, smaller stuff, great for you. She'll be more impressed that you got her something that you know she'd like than the biggest rock you can find. She sounds like she has her head on straight which can be a rare find these days.

[geekwarrior]

No, thats what people would think of me if I bought her the $300 (yeh, thats hundred) ring she liked.

ah. thats what i thought.

is she against you spending more? if not go for it. In my experience, half the fun of owning jewelry (at least for women) is showing it to all their girlfriends, and that means $$=better.

[Lohman446]

ah. thats what i thought.

is she against you spending more? if not go for it. In my experience, half the fun of owning jewelry (at least for women) is showing it to all their girlfriends, and that means $$=better.

I could not find a "big" ring that she liked... Its not the money because she never looked at the price tags. And in a way, the ring she really really liked, was about $600 and I kinda feel, well cheap even thinking about that one.

[beam]

Can you get the ring style she likes and upgrade the stone? Jewlers would be happy to replace the existing diamond with something bigger and better.

[Lohman446]

Can you get the ring style she likes and upgrade the stone? Jewlers would be happy to replace the existing diamond with something bigger and better.

I can, but then it makes it wider or taller , and she did not like the wider or taller ones in that style