Engagement rings?

[Reckless]

I always thought woman didn't care about the size of it?......................

ye right!! until its in front of them (ring or the other) lol lol

Humor over now.
Its one of them few things a blokes just gotta do right. You'll thank me for this in 20 years time! Its about intention and commitment. If you fuck it up she'll never let you forget it or forgive you, even if she doesn't say it.
By the way I did it right but I get reminded frequently about the things I didn't. Like the new bike stuff that just appears.

So bite the bullet forget second hand, tardeme etc. Take her to a jeweler or manufacturer of fine rings. Set a budget she knows you've got to make a bit of "effort to achieve" with some sacrifice(but not stupid). Buy it or get it made and be proud of yourself and her forever.

My 2 cents

P.S. the copper/flower ring thing was quite good though!
PSS I haven't voted on price you should know this after reading the above.

[NotaGoth]

OMG!!! I thought I was the only one in the world who thinks like this! I just dont get the ring thing either...or the wedding. What is it with women want to dress up like a giant cream puff for a walk down the church???? All the "my rock is bigger than your rock!" Bugga that!

Stuff being a cream puff... I wanna be a burnt something or rather.. Though they do say you SHOULDN'T get married in black...

So..

Black and red my dress shall be...

Guys do the whole "my cocks bigger than yours" why can't us ladies do the "my rocks bigger than yours??" j/k

[imdying]

Dykes are the luckiest, they don't have to bother with rings and weddings at all!

[Reckless]

Dykes are the luckiest, they don't have to bother with rings and weddings at all!

Thats cause they have a partner with a ring?? that already fits their finger!!!!

[Paul in NZ]

Its horses for courses.... the money spent is in relation to your resources.

If you have little money then spend less... Its about a commitment - if you have to do without a flash bike or mag wheels to buy that ring then fair enough - thats as it should be - if you have to pay it off over 20 years - you have gone too far!

I sold a highly collectable bike to purchase Vickis ring - by todays standards it's never going to have much bling factor but to us it was everything and it meant something - yes i ate baked beans for a couple of months! Its still the BEST investment i ever made....

The ring is a bit of fluff - it's a symbol and thats all it is... If its size or worth is a deal breaker - don't get married - live together and don't breed ;-)

[fireball]

Dykes are the luckiest, they don't have to bother with rings and weddings at all!

that is not true, we just dont have to wear that stupid dress that all brides "must have", it will be shirt and shorts at my wedding buddy

[Paul in NZ]

that is not true, we just dont have to wear that stupid dress that all brides "must have", it will be shirt and shorts at my wedding buddy

No one HAS to wear that dress... I didn't when we got married and Vickis mum made hers - simple affair it but fetching all the same... The ceremony and stuff bored me witless... Nice feed after though!

[LilSel]

that is not true, we just dont have to wear that stupid dress that all brides "must have", it will be shirt and shorts at my wedding buddy

shirt and shorts???... & when was I to be consulted on this... its my wedding too ya ginga!!

I thought you'd look just the part in a powder puff dress honey!!

[LilSel]

Dykes are the luckiest, they don't have to bother with rings and weddings at all!

???... not true... we bother lol

[imdying]

Thats cause they have a partner with a ring?? that already fits their finger!!!!

I was thinking more along the lines of it (homosexual marriage) being disgusting, unnatural, and illegal, but your one is funnier

[BMW]

up to her to choose. Never put a price on something!

[Goblin]

And does it have to be diamond?
-Indy

Agreed! There a much prettier precious stones than diamonds. I reckon it was from the big marketing ploy from the 50s with Marilyn Munroe and the "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" that made diamonds "THE" rock to have. I always thought diamonds were rather plain and boring looking.

Well it was for insurance really. and it was valued when the other two rings were made for it,
Since it didn't cost us anything to do since where getting the other two made for it. and valued those.

So in effect, it's the set of rings you keep paying for, for the rest of your days via insurance. Hmmm...'kay.

Ever heard that song by Soloman King...'She wears my ring'?
Goes like this....She wears my ring, to show the world the she, belongs to me....
Now what kind of man would ever think that like that...
Not me not me not me....

I'm not even going to go there...

Stuff being a cream puff... I wanna be a burnt something or rather.. Though they do say you SHOULDN'T get married in black...

So..

Black and red my dress shall be...

Guys do the whole "my cocks bigger than yours" why can't us ladies do the "my rocks bigger than yours??" j/k

You'd make a beautiful Bleck 'n Red Bride too. To hell with convention eh!

What's the bet the women with the biggest rocks have the men with the smallest cocks!

Thats cause they have a partner with a ring?? that already fits their finger!!!!

Hey, straight men have a "ring" too ya know. S'pose it all depends if she is willing to put a finger in it or not.

shirt and shorts???... & when was I to be consulted on this... its my wedding too ya ginga!!

I thought you'd look just the part in a powder puff dress honey!!

Now now ladies...let's not have a online ok?

[Mom]

Agreed! There a much prettier precious stones than diamonds. I always thought diamonds were rather plain and boring looking.

I wanted something a bit different when I first got engaged, so chose rubies (my birth stone). The rings I received from my then hubby all had rubies in them. With a bit of maturity (read money) I wanted to buy a ring that I had seen in the local jewellers window. Hubby bought a Harley, I bought the ring to match. Except it didn't by value. It is Emeralds! One of the nicest precious stones IMHO. I love that ring.

When we got engaged last year, I wanted, and Mark bought me diamonds!

No mortgage required for this gorgeous ring, like I said before a symbol of a promise to come is all.

Diamonds are traditional, they sparkle and are pretty

For me my plain wedding band means more and is worth more than any bling, bling, ring.

[Edbear]

Yeah never buy second hand, especially antique rings. The diamonds are usually crap and the cut is less sparkly than the newer types, also if going for a claw setting they can usually be worn, sometimes to the point of stones almost falling out.
Antique rings are never worth what the antique dealers tell you they are, buy new and be done with it.

Like $32.50 over 30 years ago! Had it's claws rebuilt a couple times since then but she wanted it and still loves it. Naturally she now has her Eternity ring, ('cause she reckons it seems like an eternity...).

Not sure how much it's worth now.

[phantom]

Sarah and I chose her ring on a dirty weekend in Wellington, can't remember how much it was , somewhere around the $1500 mark five years ago I think, the only stipulation she had was that i wasn't allowed to pay it off - I had to haver the money. Still not married, probably never will , more fun " living in sin "