After having our first child 4 weeks ago and our 3 year aniversary approaching, my wife would like me to upgrade her .5K diamond with a 1K diamond. Should I do this?
2007-06-01 04:10:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
First, congrats on the new kid!
I think the original engagement diamond is a special gift, bought out of love. Don't replace it.
I personally think that only 3 years isn't long enough to be buying her diamonds. Think about it...where is there to go from there? What will you do for 5-year or 10-year to top that? Bigger and bigger stones?
But, if you decide to do it, just get her a new 1K ring. Don't change the original engagement ring.
2007-06-01 04:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can you afford it? Do you have everything you need for the child? Children can be quite expensive.
If you can financially afford it without giving up something you may need, it would be a beautiful thing which I'm sure will thrill her to death. If you can't quite afford the one caret upgrade, mabe going up a little more gradually would be the wisest thing to do.
Most good quality diamonds come with a certificate of authenticity. Most jewlry stores will give you the appraised value for a trade-in on a bigger stone. Check with where you purchased the original diamond and see if they offer this. If not, make certain that where you get the upgraded stone from does offer it. It will save you money in the longrun, cuz I'm thinkin that after the one caret, she's gonna want a 1.5 caret, and so on, and so forth.
2007-06-01 04:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could get expensive doing that every 3 years. I got an upgraded engagement at 20 years of marriage. I never thought of asking for one.
2007-06-01 04:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by Schwinn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 06:18:08 · answer #4 · answered by iturralde 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand women like that. That's just a little too materialistic for my taste. If I ever wanted a new ring it would be a plain wedding band. I'm happy with the ring I have now. It has a lot of meaning to it. And it's a little too early to upgrade don't you think? Tell her she has to wait for the 10 year anniversary.
2007-06-01 04:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by #1 Lucy Fan 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would never want to get a new engagement ring because this is the one my husband picked out for me. Why don't you get her a new right hand ring instead or maybe something with the baby's birthstone in it.
2007-06-01 04:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by Kris H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
totally up to you but u have not yet gone through the rough patches of the marriage I would hang on until i hit the 10 yr anniversary
2007-06-01 04:16:18 · answer #7 · answered by nitenurse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in US custom, its 10 years you get a diamond for the anniversary. but if you want to, go ahead
2007-06-01 04:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is something you can afford and this is something you want to do the sure. It sounds like a beautiful Idea. congrats to both and your beautiful new addition to your family. Good luck and God bless.
2007-06-01 04:16:08 · answer #9 · answered by lyttledarlin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask her about the journey necklace, where as you add children you can add diamonds my wife loves hers.
the one I bought has hearts that progress in size
2007-06-01 04:21:59 · answer #10 · answered by kiphyn b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋