Guys who've proposed how much did you spend on a ring?

[Y_lifter]

Quality over Quantity

A Flawless Colorless 3/4 - 1.25 ct stone is more brilliant than a 2ct average stone
I spent about $3K on a .80 ct stone that is large enough, flawless, but not gaudy looking.

 

[Seashell]

I'm not into rings at all. I'd wear one, but anything over a couple hundred dollars would be a total waste of money in my opinion. I just don't value it.

 

[TC2]

why does a man STILL have to pay for a woman's ring in 2004?

i can understand the need to do so 50 or 60 years ago, when very few women were working, and if they did, they didn't make the money a man did for the same job.

but today, when both the man and woman work, both earning equal wages, why does the man still have to buy the girl's ring? why can't SHE pay for their rings??

Because it's the double standard that women love to dance around.

Women want to be our complete equals...except when it doesn't benefit them.

 

[TC2]

The whole ring concept is just silly and superficial. I wonder how many women would rethink their relationship if the guy said "honey i don't believe in buying rings but i love you". What would they say to their Friends? Who would that look.

I found it funny that when i got engaged with my GF, ALL the women were like friggin voltures circling around her screaming "the ring" "the ring", "let's see the ring"

Never mind tell me about the guy, when can we meet the guy, how's the guy? Not even an "are you happy". What i'm getting at is the engagement really showed us the vanity of most females. My GF did not even want a ring. She's a keeper.

word...what does that say about women??

 

[The_Ghost]

Quality over Quantity

A Flawless Colorless 3/4 - 1.25 ct stone is more brilliant than a 2ct average stone
I spent about $3K on a .80 ct stone that is large enough, flawless, but not gaudy looking.

I agree, I did my homework and got a nice stone and very high quality.

 

[The_Ghost]

I'm not into rings at all. I'd wear one, but anything over a couple hundred dollars would be a total waste of money in my opinion. I just don't value it.

Well this is nice to hear, I don't understand why women go so crazy over a ring, its not like it is a set of new golf clubs or new Driver

 

[Forge]

Well this is nice to hear, I don't understand why women go so crazy over a ring, its not like it is a set of new golf clubs or new Driver

It's all about bragging rights. My ex hardly ever wears jewelry of any kind, but whenever she wore her ring it always caused a commotion around other women. It's like the quality of the husband is directly related to the size of the ring for alot of women, sad IMHO. My ex-wife wasn't shallow like that, one of the reasons why I love her.

 

[The Greatest]

The ring has become a symbol of the man's wealth and power. After all that is what chemically drives a women, her need to find a man worth raising her young. In barbarian times women were chemically structured to find a man who was large and healthy, this is why modern day women find men with large shoulders attractive. aka. Why men’s suits include shoulder pads, it emulates power.

But in the modern day industrial society in which machines now do the majority of heavy work, and women can buy food at the local store; men are now judged on how wealthy they will become. This has lead to the superficial nature of women, and an increase in divorce in America. Women no longer judge men on his character or the kindness of his heart, they judge him on his bankroll. So in the case of an engagement ring it summarizes his potential to provide for her in the future. This is why women show off the ring, they think "ohhh he spent 20k damn this man is your meal ticket." Catty yes, but that is the reality of American marriage today. And keep in mind 67 percent of people divorce in America so that ring really in a poor barometer of true happiness.

 

[The_Ghost]

It's all about bragging rights. My ex hardly ever wears jewelry of any kind, but whenever she wore her ring it always caused a commotion around other women. It's like the quality of the husband is directly related to the size of the ring for alot of women, sad IMHO. My ex-wife wasn't shallow like that, one of the reasons why I love her.

Yea my wife is not a material person when it comes to possessions and I like that about her, but a ring was something she always dreamed about and i was happy to do that for her becuase of the fact that she didn't expect it.

Its funny ,when out that is the frist thing other women ask to see and comment on so I know I did good LOL!

 

[jh1]

A lot.......but I bought a unique cushion cut stone that is e in color, and VVS1 in clarity. The size is just over three 1/2 carats, but it looks a lot bigger due to the cut.

Buy what you can afford, they say 2 months salary is the general rule of thumb. The amount of compliments my wife gets on her ring, have more than justified the cost.

Cushion - 3.36 E VVS1 Very Good 1.24 GIA GD/GD $51,602

Damn Orb...

Wanna buy me a ring for my girl?

I have a ring being made... Platinum Solitaire... Round 2.01ct center stone... Hearts and Arrows Cut....

Was expensive... but not as expensive as PitBull's... not even close...