If she said, "My engagement ring has to be at least 5 carats," what would you say?

Question

I'm reminded of something my father said once, but I can't repeat it here.

Answer 1

I would say, "See ya!!!"

Answer 2

BUH-BYE!!! It is not about the ring, but about the sacrement of devoting your lives to each other!!! It is the give and take in a relationship that matters and how you will be there for one another NO MATTER WHAT comes your way!! And lets not forget the TILL DEATH DO WE PART!!! That is the commitment not the D--M ring!! She is a shallow person and you need to move on, she will never be happy with anything! She has put a price tag on love and in my book just a street walker!! I hope you realize this and find a real love! When your sick and can't pay the bills, do ya think she would stay?? No, bet she wouldn't even hock the ring!! Save yourself, and know you will do better!!

Answer 3

I knew someone who was about to propose to a woman he had been dating for 3 years. He bought a 1/4th ct ring, demographically the most common size for an engagement ring. She was sweet and polite, and always treated him well. She would boost up his confidence every chance she got. when he proposed, she looked at the ring, and told him that she wanted a bigger one, like 2 carats. We warned him: She may have been sweet, but something like that is a huge indicator of her underlying greediness. He didn't take anyone's warning, thinking she could never be that type. He got her a bigger ring, and they started talking about buying a house. A few months after they were engaged, suddenly the house she wanted was 5 bedrooms and in a secluded gated community. When he said that he could never afford that, she demanded he find a higher paying job. He also added her to his bank account, and she started applying him for credit cards and loans online without him ever knowing. She racked up over 20,000 worth of debt, and depleted his savings. She demanded that they have children right away, and when he said no, she bought one of those little miniature dogs, knowing he didn't want animals in the placed that they lived.
Eventually he got smart and left her, but she used the heck out of him and never offered to repay him for anything. I think it was his own fault: he was clearly warned, and he HAS logic. It just seemed not to work while he was with her.

Answer 4

Mine too, and take her to a jewellers to pick it out. If she is willing to spend same on you then you have both people in this relationship. If she doesn't agree, ask her why.
My grandmother said why buy a ring you are better off buying a refridgerator with the money. They were very expensive when first on the market.
It is a bit like giving her a future dowry in my view. Never understood the need to have a big expensive engagement ring???? An Aunty once told me make sure your ring is a diamond as if you ever need money you can hock it as diamonds hold their value and rise in value????? Go figure????
Good luck to you.

Answer 5

Well if I were the guy in this situation, I go out and buy a box of Cracker Jacks and present it to her.....and say Good Luck, honey!
A five carat is so pretentious and ridiculously gaudy.

Answer 6

Buzz she not worth if that the crap she comes out with "It has to be five carats" she more interest in the ring than the relationship. She should a very shallow person.

Answer 7

Does she KNOW how big five carats are? Seriously, she's got to have some huge man-hands to pull off a rock that size.

Answer 8

Well all i can thing of to your question is. Make a wedding ring out of FIVE Karats. She really didn't exactly say what kind of carats (Karats) she was talking about...

Answer 9

Sounds like she is a little picky to me but some girls are and that 's how it gose with some , I think that it dosen't matter how many carats it is , It's love the love that comes with it , if she dosen't realize that . Then i guess she's outta luck .

Answer 10

First demonstrate proof that you are worth 5 carats , until then you are not getting anything.

Answer 11

"I wish you well."

Gentlemen do not say "Get lost, you gold-digging whore", nor do they remind ladies of a certain class of woman who judge men by their income.

My husband had a semester to go when he popped the question. He told me he didn't have much for a ring, but if I would marry him he'd love me as long as we lived and would spend his life making me happy.

He's done just that in the last five years. We're doing OK now. Every time he asks me if I'd like something bigger I think of our future children's college fund or a romantic week on the Mendocino coast. I also remember the look in his eye that night when he got down on one knee, took my hand in his and gave me my simple gold ring. I wouldn't trade that memory for a rock the size of a quail's egg.