Is this true? Someone please explain!

[gammaguy]

Met up with a girl few nights ago for dinner. Everything was going well, we talked about interesting things she looked extremely hot food was good etc. After we were done she offered to drive me home (as I only have a bike). We decided to grab some Movenpick ice cream on the way back at Mission Bay.

So while eating our ice creams somehow she starts talking about how her friend has recently got engaged and how her man got her an awesome engagement ring that she's been blinging it around. Then she tells me she has her engagement ring all sorted out as well, gets her phone out and pow starts showing me pictures of a rock that would make even Micheal Hill sweat. Tells me the MAN needs to spend at least 10% of his annual income on the ring. I shat my self when she said that. I politely asked before or after tax?? She looked at me like she was annoyed by that question and confirmed it should be before tax. 15min later I was in bed, by myself.

I'm 24, I've never heard of this before. Neither have my male friends, however it's a 50/50 split between the female ones where they said the man needs to spend a large sum on the engagement ring to make it special. Is this really true??

trust me on this one

if she loves you enough to marry you and make it last,she wont give a rats arse about the ring.

if the ring is the thing,she aint worth it,move on.

quickly

[DRFTHR]

lol wow ! i dont believe you need a ring to show your love but if that was to happen id rather a set of tires and a burnout pad hehehehehe she sounds like 1 of those girls who has planed it all since she was 5 or younger Eeeeeeeee that is scary i dont plan on getting married to me its a waste of money that i would quite happily spend on my bike or car

[Urano]

tradition???????
are there traditions on how much to spend in an engagement ring?

i always thought i married the last perfect woman in the world.... and i did with not so much money, but a lot of love... sorry guys, mine the last...

(PS: Aprilia that kind of persons don't worth even the gymnastic.... it'd probably been a poor fuck... )

[Brian d marge]

Do the young ladies on Manchester street accept 10 %

and thats cheap , my missus gets 100 % of my money ,,,gawd knows what she does with it , as shes alway complaining we are broke ,,,
Stephen

[ejc]

Speaking as one of the female gender, as an engagement gift I'd much rather have a motorbike that costs at least 10% of his annual income. I am a bit girlie though - I wanted a nice sparkly ring, so I went and bought myself one. It was exactly what I wanted and I didn't even have to wait for someone else to get around to shopping for one.

I am familiar with the breed of females that require men to buy them sparkly things, I have no respect for them.

Did you know that you can buy a perfect diamond for much less than a flawed one? They're synthetic diamonds made in a lab. They are mostly detectable because they are flawless. Make sure the gold is of a good quality too though, as a 9 Carat gold ring holding a 2 Carat flawless diamond might raise eyebrows. Don't let her take it to get valued or insured as your trick will be discovered.

[Slyer]

Speaking as one of the female gender, as an engagement gift I'd much rather have a motorbike that costs at least 10% of his annual income. I am a bit girlie though - I wanted a nice sparkly ring, so I went and bought myself one. It was exactly what I wanted and I didn't even have to wait for someone else to get around to shopping for one.

I am familiar with the breed of females that require men to buy them sparkly things, I have no respect for them.

Did you know that you can buy a perfect diamond for much less than a flawed one? They're synthetic diamonds made in a lab. They are mostly detectable because they are flawless. Make sure the gold is of a good quality too though, as a 9 Carat gold ring holding a 2 Carat flawless diamond might raise eyebrows. Don't let her take it to get valued or insured as your trick will be discovered.

Do you want to get a Coffee sometime?

[rachprice]

Wow I always wonder if these sorts of people exist, girls that are just with people for money or whatever, none of my girlfriends are like that!

For sure I would not turn down sparkly jewelery but definitely wouldn't expect it, I don't particularly want to get married anyway so a ring isn't high on the agenda.
Whats with the obsession with getting married anyway?? people seem so dam impatient to tie themselves down to someone so they aren't alone or something (I do realise there are the lucky few that truly have met their 'soulmates' but divorce stats say they are definitely not the majority)

[aprilia_RS250]

Wow I always wonder if these sorts of people exist, girls that are just with people for money or whatever, none of my girlfriends are like that!

For sure I would not turn down sparkly jewelery but definitely wouldn't expect it, I don't particularly want to get married anyway so a ring isn't high on the agenda.
Whats with the obsession with getting married anyway?? people seem so dam impatient to tie themselves down to someone so they aren't alone or something (I do realise there are the lucky few that truly have met their 'soulmates' but divorce stats say they are definitely not the majority)

I've been told by a 50 yr old once all your girlfriends start getting married and start dropping sprogs you naturally want to do the same. And women LOVE showing off their diamond rings, it's supposedly equivalent to teenage chicks showing off their hair/shoes etc. It also gives them hypothetical price benchmark they can compare themselves to others, and obviously the higher the better.

[Slyer]

Look at my rock, my rock is amazing.

[rachprice]

I've been told by a 50 yr old once all your girlfriends start getting married and start dropping sprogs you naturally want to do the same. And women LOVE showing off their diamond rings, it's supposedly equivalent to teenage chicks showing off their hair/shoes etc. It also gives them hypothetical price benchmark they can compare themselves to others, and obviously the higher the better.

I have lots of friends that are married and with kids....probably turns me off the idea even more, than making me want to do it!

[Number One]

I have lots of friends that are married and with kids....probably turns me off the idea even more, than making me want to do it!

Hell yeah! Where were all the young sproglets to put me off procreating

[rie]

Well if im prepared to drop 2k on an exhaust and 1k on some mirrors spending a bit on an engagement ring isn't really a hard ask is it?

mate, an engagement ring with any decent rock is the equivalent to a brand new bike. it's not worth it!!!

[The Pastor]

mate, an engagement ring with any decent rock is the equivalent to a brand new bike. it's not worth it!!!

my bikes cost $500

[Maki]

Met up with a girl few nights ago for dinner. Everything was going well, we talked about interesting things she looked extremely hot food was good etc. After we were done she offered to drive me home (as I only have a bike). We decided to grab some Movenpick ice cream on the way back at Mission Bay.

So while eating our ice creams somehow she starts talking about how her friend has recently got engaged and how her man got her an awesome engagement ring that she's been blinging it around. Then she tells me she has her engagement ring all sorted out as well, gets her phone out and pow starts showing me pictures of a rock that would make even Micheal Hill sweat. Tells me the MAN needs to spend at least 10% of his annual income on the ring. I shat my self when she said that. I politely asked before or after tax?? She looked at me like she was annoyed by that question and confirmed it should be before tax. 15min later I was in bed, by myself.

I'm 24, I've never heard of this before. Neither have my male friends, however it's a 50/50 split between the female ones where they said the man needs to spend a large sum on the engagement ring to make it special. Is this really true??

You lucky guy. She has already shown you all her cards so you know where to go from here. She is a shallow money grubbing bitch and she had the deceny to tell you that in pretty plain language. If a woman REALLY cares about YOU she will jump for joy with just a ring from the $2 shop. If you can, jump into bed with this girl and get all the jollies you can. Just don't sign anything ar make any verbal commitments. Like they say, the best things in life are free.

[Whynot]

Met up with a girl few nights ago for dinner. Everything was going well, we talked about interesting things she looked extremely hot food was good etc. After we were done she offered to drive me home (as I only have a bike). We decided to grab some Movenpick ice cream on the way back at Mission Bay.

So while eating our ice creams somehow she starts talking about how her friend has recently got engaged and how her man got her an awesome engagement ring that she's been blinging it around. Then she tells me she has her engagement ring all sorted out as well, gets her phone out and pow starts showing me pictures of a rock that would make even Micheal Hill sweat. Tells me the MAN needs to spend at least 10% of his annual income on the ring. I shat my self when she said that. I politely asked before or after tax?? She looked at me like she was annoyed by that question and confirmed it should be before tax. 15min later I was in bed, by myself.

I'm 24, I've never heard of this before. Neither have my male friends, however it's a 50/50 split between the female ones where they said the man needs to spend a large sum on the engagement ring to make it special. Is this really true??

Gold digger.