I want to get my gf an engagement ring, but how do i work out her size without her knowing??

Answer 1

Does she wear any rings? If so, you could try to steal it one day lol or ask her mother.

Answer 2

I might be the only one who feels this way, but I think engagement should be a surprise to some degree, but if you two have talked about marraige (and you should have if your considering buying a ring) than just asking her what her ring size is "for future refrence" shouldnt be too big a deal. Plus I'd rather have the size right than get it resized and risk it looking funny or never quite fitting right (plus the cost of resizing).
I know my fiance and me had already known we would get married someday years before we were actually engaged. We were going to get some dinner and strolled into a jewelry store casually and he asked to get me sized, it was a special moment. I didnt actually get the ring for another year and i was totally surprised when i got it.
Just my opinion, but take her and get her sized.

Answer 3

Hi. My dad is a jeweller and I know from experience that the best thing to do is to let her choose her own... that's what most women prefer. You can still be really romantic and propose in a beautiful way but by bringing her to choose herself you'll be guaranteed that a). you'll get the right size and b). that she'll love the ring. I wouldn't want my man to choose my ring for me. It's something she'll wear for the rest of her life so she could feel the same.

If you really don't want to do this then you can just buy her the ring and get it re-sized later - it's not really a problem.

Good luck. Very exciting times ahead for you!

Answer 4

If you happen to get a chance to borrow one of her rings, take it to a jewelry shop and ask them to measure it, if you can't get one, ask her if you can wear her ring (right finger of course) and do the same as above. Lastly go to a jewelry shop and ask for a finger measuring card and when you see her, make it into a game of who has the biggest fingers etc etc, but try not to let on what you are doing, do the ring on which the engagement ring goes last or in the middle,
Good luck

Answer 5

Well, if she has any other rings sitting around, you can take of of those, but usually that doesn't happen, Soooo....
Standard ring size is a 7- if she has really small fingers, maybe go with a 6, but you can always propose and give it to her, then go to a jeweler that's actually on premise and they may even be able to size it in a day or less:)

Answer 6

it is fine to want to get the correct size, but the standard size in the store is going to be a seven. I suggest just getting the ring now, propose, and then get it sized based on what is comfortable to her. My now husband, did that for me and it was the best thing. even though my finger size was like 5 and 3/4 (and the ring was way big when he gave it to me) I was able to go with him and choose the size that was most comfortable to me and the ring only had to be sent off one time. if you get it sized without her, you may run the risk of having to send it off and getting it sized again.

Answer 7

I must admit I would've loved my fiance to have brought a ring before he proposed however I never wear rings and would've been gutted if it hadn't have fitted.
Instead he proposed and we went ring shopping together and whilst wandering the opposite way around a jewellery store we each spotted a perfect ring, ran over to each other and it turned out to be the same ring! I ordered my size and picked it up a week later :o) it was worth not having a ring proposal to both pick out the perfect ring, plus the shopping day felt really special too!

Good luck!!!

Answer 8

Yes, I sounds like a lovely idea to propose with the ring, but how do you know that what you like and what she likes in rings are the same. Please let her pick her own ring she'll have to wear it for the rest of her life so she needs to love it. When my boyfriend, now husband, brought me to get my ring I really wanted a diamond cluster, I tried a few on and ended up going for a solataire, the complete opposite.
What you could do is bring her shopping, tell her you want to get a present for your Mum in the jewellers and ask her to help pick something out. then when you get there ask her to pick her ring. You could already have told the jeweller that you're coming in.
Anyway good luck with whatever you decide

Answer 9

When she is not in the room, look in her jewelry box and find a ring. Trace the inside circle of the ring onto a piece of paper and take it to a jeweler. The jeweler will have a ring sizer that you can use to compare to the tracing, so that you know what size ring she wears!

Answer 10

You really don't need to. In most cases, rings will come in a standard size (where I live it's usually a 7), then after you give it to her, and if it needs sizing, the jewellers where you purchased it would usually resize it free. There are very few rings that cannot be resized - ask when you are buying.
Good luck to you! Glad you are making it a surprise, and choosing it yourself - that makes it really special! That's what my husband did, and it was great!

Answer 11

Guessimate it - if she's got slender fingers, go with a size 5 or 6, wider fingers go with a 7. She can always go get it sized properly afterwards - it takes a day or two for a jeweler to do it. (Otherwise, swipe one of the rings she already has and use it as a guide - or just measure it when she's asleep.)