How much and how old?

Question

How much does the average guy in canada/us spend on an engagement ring and what is a good age to get engaged? Ive been with my boyfriend for 5 years and I am 20 years old

PLease do not tell me that I should go out with other people and experience other things. I am happy with who I am and with what i've got!
And please dont tell me im too young for engagement. Its just a question!

Answer 1

hi, I was 19 when we got engaged. and we where together 3 years ,and when we got married we where together 4 andi was 20 we got married it just worekd out like that b/c we saved up money ..we got married june 24th 2006 and my birthday is sep 28th so i am 21 now but some people make a big thing out of it some don't but i think if u been with the person so long and u have this feeling that u just can;t get rid of them(haha) and u don't want to even if u try u just see them there in your life then yea u should try to work on the next step talk aboout it with him and see how u both feel..And on spending on the ring everyone is different..My frist ring was not much at all but i loved it b/c it was from him and shoing he trying and we will be together and then after that when we got more money he let mepick out a ring that i loved and he got me it :) ~ but it still was not much b/c i'm not a ring person just think if u lose a prat of it or nick it u are nuts (my cuz is like that now) ~ so ever one is different.. the people telling u to try other people they mean well but they don't know how you life is ..~ do what makes u happy..

Answer 2

In the UK it was always said (but I don't know by who - a bit of an urban myth) that a guy should spend a month's wages on an engagement ring. However, I now believe it's 'supposed' to be three months wages! Sorry for all guys reading this... At the end of the day though it's the whole thought and meaning behind the ring, NOT how much it cost. I was lucky and got to pick my own, was given a budget then we went shopping together and I selected my favourite. Don't bully a guy into spending too much money on a ring. A good time to get engaged is when you both think you are ready - for some people that could be 18, for others it might be 50. If you both feel ready you should go for it.

Answer 3

The diamond companies suggest "two months salary" on a ring. I think it should be what you can afford. :) My husband bought me a small 1/4 carat diamond when we got engaged because he was in school, etc. For Christmas last year (as he was finished with school and in his profession) he bought me a 1.75 carat three stone ring. He had my original diamond made into a necklace that I love. I don't think the ring itself really matters.

If you are thrifty, and socially conscious, and tempted by what you cannot afford....there is a company that makes "high molecular weight" diamonds. They recreat the conditions to make a diamond, and then make a flawless one. The molecular weight is higher because it was man made faster than nature can do it, but it has carbon and everything else a diamond has in it. You can't even decipher them from mined diamonds under the microscope...but they can test and see that they are created. Anyway, they were orginally made for industrial use, but have recently become available as jewelry. Since diamonds have some connection to the black market and child labor and so on, many stars have boycotted them and are moving towards lab created diamonds. I will attach a link at the bottom. I have some of these too, and no one can tell the difference...just don't tell them.

Also, you are old enough and ready to get engaged when you are ready to spend the rest of your life with the same person. Some people are lucky and meet there life mate early, while some have to "play the field" longer. If you are still in college/school, I would suggest finishing school before getting married, but marriage is great. So, I strongly suggest getting married! My friend's parents have been married for 34 years and they started "liking" each other when they were in fifth grade! Sometimes you just know.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Don't worry, I'm not gonna say to date other people and experience new things! Sometimes, I just wish people would answer the question, too!

In the U.S., it's traditionally 'two month's wages' but that's a little out-dated. I think that a few hundred is definately enough for a ring, but it will go up from there if you want platinum instead of gold, or a larger diamond, or accent diamonds. One's that I've seen have ranged from $150 to tens of thousands.

I think we (well, he) will probably spend around $200 - $300 on mine, and he says he picking it out all on his own and I'm not allowed to have a say, but I've been not-so-subtly dropping hints (like telling him flat out that I like silver and I think gold can look tacky, and that I like emeralds better than diamonds).

I think that you have definately been together long enough to be engaged, and start planning your wedding. Just make sure that you know each others thoughts about having kids, working outside the home, where you'll live, spending money, saving money, and all that. After 5 years, you probably know a lot of that already.

I am 21, and we have been together for more than 4 years now. We met when I was 16, and didn't start dating until about 5 months after that. We are planning to get married shortly after our 5 year anniversary, probably early September. This is something that we started talking about since somewhere just before our first anniversay, but there was no need to rush into anything.

Answer 5

The price of the ring shouldn't matter it should be something that reflects your style. Lets say you're the kind of person that likes small simple things, and he goes out and gets you a huge ice skating rink for your finger...initially you'd like it because of the shock of everything, but after a while it would be too big, and get in the way, and all that. or lets say the opposite..you're someone that like big extravagant things and he gets you a small simple ring...you'd be dissapointed. So I'd say something that fits your style, go shopping together once and pick out 3 or 4 different styles that you like and then let him pick the final one based on your suggestions. As for the age to get engaged that all depends on the person. If you think you're ready at 20 to be engaged, whether you've been dating for 5 years or 5 months...then its the right time. If the thought of marriage right now scares the crap outta you, and I'm talking actually being married, paying bills together, all the financial and emotional stuff that goes along with it, not the fun part like the reception, and making babies...then maybe you should wait....

Answer 6

The price for an engagement ring really depends, to each their own. Find a price you are both comfortable with.

The age for engagement realy depends. I am 26 and will be married in five days to someone I have been with for nine years. We met when i was still in high school, and waited this long to get married because I went to six + years of college and we didn't want to get married until I was done with school.

Don't listen to people who say you should play the field. Some people find their soul mate when they are young, and some when they are older. Finding your soul mate at 15 does not mean you will miss out...you can still enjoy life, and dating around is not an essential part of experiencing life! I went to college and played softball for the college and enjoyed college parties and such, all the while very happily attached to the man who will be my husband this saturday.

Good luck, and if it feels like time then go for it!!!!!

Answer 7

For the engagement ring it honestly depends on the couple. For myself I like the simple stuff so my ring with tax came out to be 145.00 roughly. For some women they like more extravagant things so spending 2,000.00 dollars is nothing to them. From what I heard what you make in 3 months 1/3rd of that is how much you should on average spend. It honestly depend on your taste and what you like. As far as what age is the best to get engaged 20 is absolutely fine. I was 20 when I got engaged. I got married at 21. Age is just a number. Getting married should be about loving the person you are with,which you sound like you are head over heels for him (I think that is awesome!). It is also about communication, trust, work. Marriage isn't about divorce rates which people love to talk about! Divorce should be the last thing on your mind! Marriage is hard work, but it is worth it. I am so happy for you. Marriage has its challenges, but that is life. It all depends on how you face those challenges! Good Luck and Congratulations!

Answer 8

Love knows no age. You are not to young if the feelings are real. And after 5 years, I'm sure they should be.
But also- love has no price tag.... so why should it matter how much or how little he spends- if he is asking you to marry him he loves you. It doesn't matter how expenxive a ring is- it will not increase the happiness in a marriage. And if the love is real, it doesn't matter how inexpensive the ring is.

Answer 9

Know that for a 1 carat round diamond solitaire it's going to cost at least $4,000 - and if you want a really high quality ring, it will cost a lot more.

Both my engagement and wedding rings are several thousand more then that - but you must know that when I got engaged I was 25 and my now husband was 33 so we were older.

Answer 10

Three months salary and at least your current age. But you still have alot of life to live yet. You're very young. More life experience (no I don't mean with someone else, just living) would be a good thing before you get married.