Engagement questions... please help a simple man!?

Question

OK so how do you...
1. Know what type of ring she would like?
2. Know her ring size?
3. Propose? Public or private?

Answer 1

#1...go for a simple, classic style if you do not know her taste. Buy only what you can afford...the downside of taking her a letting her pick her own ring is she may under or over spend...she may also think that you put no thought into the ring. (If you want to let her pick her own arrange with a reputable jeweler to put together a tray of rings in your price range to let her pick from...do this in advance!)

#2...As suggested, try to borrow one of her rings. Or if she is an average size woman get a style that can be sized and buy her a size 7 (the most common ring size).

#3..Private...unless she is a very public person. Make it private, and from your heart.


Good luck!!!!!!

Answer 2

1.) First of all, the ring doesn't really matter. If she loves you, any ring will make her happy. I'd go with something simple and more importantly, something that doesn't throw you into debt.

2.) If you want this to be completely a surprise, try asking a friend or family member. Even if they don't know, maybe they could somehow get the size in a semi-sneaky way (such as a girlfriend shopping with her and trying on costume jewelry, then sneaking a peek at the size!) If worse comes to worse, you could always get a ring (I believe the size is 7 that most rings run in anyways) and then have it sized after giving it to her. A lot of places can do this in just a few hours.

3.) Your proposal should be something special between the two of you. Every proposal is different. I think that because you know her better than any of us could, think of something that would just take her breath away and knock her socks off. Whether that is public or private, that is completely up to you.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Since hopefully the two of you have been dating a few years, you would have some idea of the type of jewellery she likes and wears, and have probably bought her gifts already. So you choose something you think she might like, based on what you know and her personality. You don't have to worry about ring size - usually they are in a standard size, where I'm from it's usually a size 7 - and if it's not the right size, you just take it back to be sized free where you bought it. Only spend what you can afford comfortably....
I preferred a private proposal - more special and romantic that way.
Good luck!

Answer 4

While shopping look at wedding and engagement rings
Talk about how pretty they are
Ask her if she would like to try some on Remember which one catches her eye
A couple months later when she least expects it get a table in a resteraunt where you will have a certain amount of intimacy.
Nowhere near kitchen or a lot of traffic.
When she gets up to powder her nose put the ring under her glass if it is the kind where the bottom is raised.
When she takes a drink act surprised to find a ring there.
Pretend to see who the ring belongs to, ask a couple of people if they know whose ring it is and when you are in front of her kneel down and take her hand.
Ask her if she would make you the happiest person in the world and become your wife.
Have a musical group standing by to play your song.
Or if you have no song, pick one. Make it beautiful, because it will be your song from then on.
I like the song Unforgettable by Nat King Cole.

Answer 5

You have to be sneaky, and probably enlist the help of sisters/friends--assuming you want to surprise her...Like, does she take her rings off to wash dishes or shower, etc. If she does, then you can slide it onto one of your fingers and mark where it fits on yours. Or sneak one to the store if she has a ton in her jewelry box. As far as types--you could take your watch to a jewelry store for a new battery, and look at diamonds for fun...or say something about someone at work getting engaged, and describing the fictional ring, then see if she volunteers an opinion, etc. I have been proposed to twice--both were very private, and so dull...the NEXT time (ha ha), I don't want skywriting, or a hot air balloon or whatever, but I want a great speech about how much I mean to him...dinner would be nice...or a walk on the beach or something, but I swear, if he just blurts out something sitting around the house, the answer is NO!

Answer 6

How about proposing with a fashion ring and then take her shopping to pick out her propper engagement ring? That way it will be perfect!! As for how to propose use your imagination!! You could cook a canlelight dinner & put her ring in a champagne glass, or in the dessert.
Depending on your girlfriend, unless she likes being in the spotlight, I would go private.
If you go public you could go to a kareoke bar & change the words of her favourite song and propose that way!!

Answer 7

1. Ask her what kind of rings she likes. Or show her pictures in a book or magazine and ask. Or go "window shopping" at a few jewelry stores and see if anything seems to draw her interest. (If the ones she seems to have her heart set on are way out of your price range, you might want to think about whether you really want a woman who is that hung up on material stuff and ostentatious jewelry.)

2. Ask her what her ring size is. Or you can do what my ex-husband did when he wanted to surprise me: He found a ring he'd noticed I wore on my ring finger and put it on his pinky. He noticed exactly how far he could put it on, then went to the jewelry store and found one that fit his pinky finger the way my ring had. (The jeweler told him he could bring it back to be sized, but it fit me perfectly.)

3. Private, unless the two of you have discussed the possibility of marriage at great length and you know she isn't going to turn you down. I think some guys assume a woman won't turn them down if they propose in public. They're wrong.

As you can tell, I'm not a big believer in surprises. Something as serious as marriage should be discussed in great detail, including things like the ring and what she wants vs. what you can afford, and whether she'd rather be proposed to in a private, romantic setting or a public place.

Before you get married, you should both know:
1. how you feel about children (how many and who gets diaper duty.)
2. money (joint finances or separate, one income or two and how you're going to handle credit cards)
and lots of other stuff.

Answer 8

1. She let me know - round brilliant - I bought just the diamond and went with her to get it set. I picked size, color and clarity.
2. Sizing can be different depending on the thickness of the ring and if she will wear a wedding band with.
3. I proposed on the floor of the jewelery store when the ring was complete. We went out after. I wasn't the most romantic and I was more concerned with getting something she loved over surprising her.

Answer 9

1. Type of a Ring?
what type of jewellery does she wear white of yellow and the style. huge stone or simple. is she the bling bling type.

2. Ring Size?
When your holding hands, feel her fingers are they thin or full measure while touching her fingers.

3. Propose?
Based on the type of person she is! Quite Shy type usually prefer in private romantic proposal on the beach so somthing.

If she is very talkative, alot of friends, very much outgoing do it in public she will love it!

Answer 10

Ok...so about the ring...go ring shopping, and think of her, when you find the right one, youll know. Ring size? Honestly, I dont know. You could "borrow" one of her rings, take it to a jewler and have them size it for you so you know...(however, never let a girl know you are doing that) and then make it private and romantic. And whatever you tell her, make sure its from the heart, not something that sounds like you got it from a website or a movie or something.

Good luck!!

Alex