2006-08-24 08:42:46 · 37 answers · asked by lucky 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
It's true that etiquette books say you should spend 3 months salary on the ring. Some girls will have an absolute fit if the ring doesn't measure up to her Hollywood idol's, BUT let's get realistic. A wedding ring is supposed to be symbol of your never-ending love for each other, not an advertisement for how much money you make. Besides, not all girls want a huge, glaring, overstated hunk of metal on their finger. Any girl that complains about the cost of her ring is too high maintenance and will never be satisfied. She loves you. You love her. Who cares how much the ring costs!
2006-08-24 08:54:27 · answer #1 · answered by jen_customweddingsolutions 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Traditionally it is 3 months salary but what if a months salary is say $2000 and three months salary would be $6000. $6000 is a lot for a ring. I love looking at rings and I think $2000 can buy a gorgeous engagement ring. I think a guy should take a girl engagement ring "looking" and get a feel for her taste and what type of budget she seems to go for and then decide the appropriate amount. I knew a girl who wanted an engagement ring that was only like $60. It depends on the girl's taste and what the guy wants to spend. Find where the two meet.
2006-08-25 07:35:50 · answer #2 · answered by edgehead4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the "hype" used to say two months' salary, but that is just marketing. Hopefully, obviously, a woman will accept what is offered by the man - size and price doesn't matter. These days, it is easy to get a really big rock and have it worth very little - because of impurities and color distortions. Most would rather have a small, more perfect diamond. That is the one which will go up in value over the years. Believe me, if you are in the position where you love a guy and he loves you and he proposes, you will accept anything! My "first" engagement ring was paper-backed foil fashioned into a circle. He did replace that later with a lovely real ring.
2006-08-24 11:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a guideline, but I think he should spend whatever he can afford. Some people don't even get a ring! If my husband had spent one month's salary on my diamond, it would have been a CZ--because he was a student! He had money saved, though.
Some people opt for a fancier wedding band (pave diamonds, etc) and don't even have an engagement ring. Instead, they put a down payment on a house and they are sitting there owning a home while my husband and I are renting, but I have a lovely diamond on my finger. It's whatever you'd prefer!
2006-08-24 12:55:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny Alice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's usually *three* months salary, and this is just something thought up by jewelry stores to 'upsell'. A man should spend whatever he can afford that the fiancee will be happy with.
I mean for someone who makes $360K a year, a $90K wedding ring may be kinda ridiculous. And for someone who makes $24K a year, a $6K wedding ring could be the difference between making your mortgage or not. So, in short, the 3 month salary is only a very loose guideline that is incredibly unimportant.
Edit - If you lose your ring (not loose), then you call your insurance company and they will send you a check for a new one. That is of course, if you had it insured.
2006-08-24 08:54:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, my engagement ring + wedding band only cost my hubby about $500, AND I LOVE IT! It is the best looking ring I have ever seen. It's perfect for me, and it means so much more than an expensive ring, because at the time we didn't have as good of a job as what we do now, and that was expensive. Money has no factor in the meaning of a piece of jewelry, he picked it out himself and I proudly wear it to show how lucky I am to have such a great blessing as marriage.
2006-08-25 04:56:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a trick question! if he works at McDonalds then he should be saving for a year to get a decent ring, on the other hand if hes a doctor ya a months salary should cover it, this of course depends on the woman my ex wife had a 3/4 carat diamond that wasnt good enough my wife to be has a pentagram ring that was 7 dollors that she loves and never takes off so ya if money is everything to you then yes save save save and buy a fancy ring if you really truely love each other it dont matter if it comes from a vending machine ITS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS!!!
2006-08-24 11:14:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "norm" is supposed to be between 2 and 5 months salary.
Quit your current job, work at MacDonald's for 3.5 months and spend that on the engagement ring :-P
Who cares how much you spend, it's the love you show by proposing, and if she only cares about how big the diamond is, or what grade it is, then she doesn't deserve it.
2006-08-24 15:39:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some men and woment think that is true but I don't think that it is a must. I mean if you are just getting by financially why would you go and blow all that money on a ring? What happens if you lose it?? Mine wasn't that much and it is beautiful!
If you have the money for it go for it but if not it's not how expensive the ring was it's about love.
2006-08-24 09:04:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The engagement ring can be anything...not just an overpriced diamond mined from a country with human rights violations. It's the symbol of the ring not the price tag. My ring is a large amber ring. It's too big to wear on my ring finger so I wear it on my index finger...but the symbol is the same.
2006-08-24 08:46:22 · answer #10 · answered by whoathereannieoakley 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋