no your not the only one, I was engaged for a month before I got mine. People really made it out to be a big deal, like it wasnt real if I didn't have the ring, so I can understand why its bugging you.
I got a really pretty, believable fake ring after about a week of it and wore it till I got the real one. I also had to realize pretty quickly that I was gonna have to scale it back on the cost of rings I wanted, If I didn't want to be bankrupt goin into marriage!
It really started to bug me tho, I knew I was engaged, why couldnt the world accept it? I suggest getting the good looking knock-off, preferably one similar to the real one you will get so if you show people now, they won't notice the difference later! It wil all be fine tho, good luck and congrats!
2006-10-17 09:42:30
·
answer #1
·
answered by ASH 6
·
1⤊
0⤋
Sometimes if a woman has a ring on her finger, people will ask to see it out of sincerity, to let her know that they care. Does it bother you that you do not have a ring or is it the reaction that you get from others? If you love each other dearly and you two have chosen not to spend money on the engagement ring, which there is nothing wrong with doing by the way, then it really shouldn't matter what other people's reactions are. But if it really does bother you, you can wear any kind of ring. It doesn't have to have a diamond, or any kind of gem. I know it's natural for poeple to look, but I'm sure that really they are happy for you and your fiancee regardless.
2006-10-17 21:45:35
·
answer #2
·
answered by Anonymous
·
0⤊
0⤋
Many people do not do the engagement ring thing. It has no bearing on your commitment to each other-- it is an optional tradition.
Until recently, only wealthy people did the engagement ring custom. Only lately does everyone think they have to have one.
But when money is tight, jewelry is an incredibly stupid thing to spend money on-- it's very poor investment. Better and smarter by FAR to save your money for your future life together, house, etc.
We're engaged without a ring too, and don't plan on getting one. Our entire wedding will cost what other couples pay for the engagement ring ALONE.
If you focus on it as being something you don't have, you'll feel deprived. If you look at it as a smart decision you've botha greed on, you're re-empowering yourself in your decision and don't have to feel bad regardless what others think when they look at your hand.
2006-10-17 20:33:45
·
answer #3
·
answered by Etiquette Gal 5
·
0⤊
0⤋
That is no biggie I am getting married in 18 days still have no engagement ring, but am about to get one. We just did not have the money for it. We felt like what was most important was how we fell about each other. Your love and feelings for each other are far more important than what everybody else thinks anyways. I am sure that you know by now that people are too judgemental. Don't sweat it, just be happy!! Hope this helped a bunch!!!
2006-10-17 17:28:58
·
answer #4
·
answered by Rude Chic 2
·
0⤊
0⤋
Some people don't get engagement rings, but my mama said a person isn't engaged until she gets a ring and a date. I know how you feel - my husband asked me three months before I got an engagement ring. And why? He honestly didn't realize that he needed to. So maybe, you had better talk to your man. If you have already, and he isn't getting you one, just accept it. The wedding ring is much more important, anyway.
2006-10-17 16:31:46
·
answer #5
·
answered by Lydia 7
·
0⤊
0⤋
don't dwell on such a small thing. as long as both of you guys love each other a ring shouldn't matter. a lot of bride-to-be get so upset over such materialistic thing that breaks up a marriage that hasn't even started yet. maybe he can't afford a nice one right now, and he's just waiting. if you are still not sure yet, you can always joke around and ask him about it. but be patient and focus on more important things in your life.
2006-10-17 16:17:45
·
answer #6
·
answered by Girl 4
·
1⤊
0⤋
Your not alone. I got frustrated with my husbad when we were getting married and I had no ring. He decided to go to a pawn shop and get something small and unusual. I feel bad that he did it. At the ceramony he put the wedding band and a gorgeous engagement ring on at the sametime. Just be patient.
2006-10-17 18:19:23
·
answer #7
·
answered by rosebudky2005 1
·
0⤊
0⤋
Don't worry about it, some people do not even get an enagagement ring just a band during the ceremony.
We have a date and are saving up money '08, but no rings yet. Not many people know, but those that do say we are engaged and I say we are not because I do not have the bling!bling! yet. I dont tell people because I dont want them asking me the wsame question.
Maybe he is saving up/
2006-10-18 04:43:19
·
answer #8
·
answered by Veronica 4
·
0⤊
0⤋
Does he know about engagement rings? Some guys aren't too swift when it comes to social niceties.
2006-10-17 16:22:37
·
answer #9
·
answered by maigen_obx 7
·
0⤊
0⤋
If you really love him you will except the string tie that come on the bread bag. That is what my guy keeps telling me. Ha Ha
2006-10-17 16:57:33
·
answer #10
·
answered by Ms T in GI 2
·
0⤊
0⤋