my girlfriend thinks between 5K-8K!....i think it is way too much...we could both use the money on something else (house, car, travel) that would bring us a lot more....a ring is just a symbol....does paying between 1K-2.5K for a ring makes me a cheap bastard?
2006-08-15 16:38:16 · 14 answers · asked by justacuriousguy 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
You can get a beautiful ring for 1-2.5k ! I agree that getting a more expensive ring is silly when the money could be used towards your future.
2006-08-15 16:43:35 · answer #1 · answered by orionsgirl76 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know a guy that makes fairly good money, and bought his wife a $15 ring. Yep, fifteen. She lost it at work three weeks after they were married (five years ago), and he still hasn't replaced it. He's got plenty of money to buy her a decent ring, but they've both agreed that they can do better things with the money.
My brother paid twice his annual salary (at the time) for a ring for his wife. And, no loan... he paid with a check. Because he had the money.
I think there's supposed to be some formula for figuring out how much you're supposed to pay, they base it on how much you make per year. But, if you don't have the money, you don't have the money.
Your fiance is hardly in a position to complain about the monetary ceiling you give her for this thing, I mean, there's nothing that says GOLD-DIGGER more than some ***** that calls off the wedding over the size of the ring...
Unless she comes up with the idea of pitching in to buy it. Then you'll never hear the end of it. "YOU MADE ME BUY MY OWN RING!!!!" Once she comes up with that idea, you might as well give in.
2006-08-16 00:01:47 · answer #2 · answered by 42ITUS™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know what your financial situation is...but I think $6k for a really good 1 carat ring would be ok but only if you went to a "jewlelry mart" type of place, not like a Tiffany's type of place. Those jewelry wholesalers usually have better prices and better quality. You probably have one near where you live. I personally don't think there's anything wrong w/spending a ton of $ if you have it. Now, if you don't, I also don't think there's anything wrong with spending a lot less $ --- $1k or whatever. Its what it MEANS is what is important. Now if you are saying a HOME is more important, I agree. But that's about it...I wouldn't say that a honeymoon is more important cause although that would be a lifetime memory, a ring would stay with her forever. Just my opinion though.
2006-08-15 23:50:39 · answer #3 · answered by neenahz 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think if you make 25 -35 k a year you are in the right price range.If you make 100k or over..she is in the right price range..but before you buy any ring you two need to sit down and discuss how the money is going to work after you get married..you need to talk to a financial planner..get a dose of the real world and see if you two are on the same page..MONEY is one the biggest reason why a marriage fails..
2006-08-16 00:55:03 · answer #4 · answered by emery p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I think that is a bit too much too. I think 1K -2.5K is and reasonable and you're not being cheap. You could use the money for the actual marriage or honeymoon or something.
2006-08-15 23:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by elizabeth g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is forever. The ring should be forever too. You don't want something that is really cheap quality of which the prongs or stones are going to fall out or be lost. You should really go to a well-known jeweler (not Wal-Mart, Sears, JCPenny, etc.) that has a lifetime guarantee against defects as long as you get it cleaned and inspected once every six months.
2006-08-16 00:11:47 · answer #6 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ads say you should spend three months salary on a ring. I think personally that is a bit high. I do think you should buy a good quality diamond and if you buy one that has good cut, clarity etc...it can be much more expensive than a larger "bad" diamond. I have seen diamonds that are huge on a girls hand but cloudy from a yard away. That is tacky. Buy a good quality one and buy the biggest one you can afford without being resentful about it.
2006-08-15 23:47:47 · answer #7 · answered by Libby 44 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, a nice ring doesn't have to be megga expensive. You can use the extra K's on the future, like honeymoon, or towards buying a new home. IF your g/f is that superficial,now thats only foreshadowing how demanding she will be in the future. Besides, later in life--you can buy her a bigger karat ring for an anniversary gift.
2006-08-15 23:46:47 · answer #8 · answered by dakotanmisty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
since you have both been talking about the ring take her to a ring store and have her pick on and let her know that you are just wanting her opion that it doesn't maen that is the one that she will get and then try to find one cheeper somewhere else my whole wedding ring set cost 500. dollars 10 years ago it is nothing fancy but it is the one i wanted my husbands wedding band was bought at a going out of business sale for 50 dollars you might want to even try pawn shops you can sometimes find really pretty ring for cheep prices and they are real so good luck and congratulations on your engagment
2006-08-15 23:53:45 · answer #9 · answered by christy b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My fiance and I picked out my engagement ring and it was my choice for what he spent on it it's not a diamond it's a cz and i am happy with it he only paid about $60.00 and he said the will be our starter ring and when we have the money he will buy me a dimaond and i told him I don't care if you ever give me a dimaond I am happy just being with you, I am sorry to say this your g/f is a gold digger and by the sounds of it very selfish too
2006-08-15 23:57:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋