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Does anyone think that this is a good deal for a diamond engagement ring? (pg. 16)
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| Arbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
I am not all that keen on marrage either.
If you want to get married and spend the rest of your life with someone then giving them a gift that's a representation of how much you love them isn't throwing away money. I don't think two months salary is a large sum of money.....hell we spend more on a car then we do on a ring.....if all we wanted was a car to get from A to B then we would buy a piece of crap used car for $1,000.00. If all you want to do is shut up your GF about marriage then go ahead and buy a cheap ass ring that means nothing. |
I suppose that whether two months salary is a large sum of money depends on your salary. It's probably relatively large as a proportion of your finances regardless, though.
Aside from that, and at the risk of actually sounding romantic, I really think it's incredibly tacky to suggest that some material object you buy for someone can be a "representation of how much you love them." I mean, if you spend two months salary on a ring to represent how much you love them, aren't you just implying that you don't love them enough to spend three months'? Where do you draw the line?
I think you're going to get married you should ask what's really in the best interest of yourselves as a couple. If you marry, that money that you would have spent will become marital property, so really you're spending her money as much as you're spending yours. Now, if that little trinket is really the thing that's going to enhance your lives together more than anything else you could have bought for that much money, then by all means... but I have to think that it generally isn't. And if that's the case, then it seems like you're throwing away money to me. |
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| squirrelly |
| +1 to everything Arbiter said. |
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| Damerchi |
| I'll tell my fiance that I'll only shell out 2 months salary if I can be guaranteed its a premium conflict diamond, just imagine the sentimental value of having an african village slaughtered in the name of your marraige:gsmile: |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by squirrelly
Please explain to me how an expensive ring means something. |
If you are going to get a custom made ring its going to be expensive and as I've said you should only get a custom ring and not some off the shelf ring. The meaning is not in the price of the ring but what you do to create the ring.....the price is just the cost to make such a ring.
Would you really be happy with some ring your BF bought off the internet that anyone could buy? Or would you be happy with a custom ring that no one else in the world will ever have?
If your BF is smart and really loves you he will go with the second option...unfortunately the second option is not cheap. |
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| squirrelly |
| Now that we've spun around and repeated the same statements 15000 times - how long does everyone think a couple should be together before getting married? |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| minimum 25 years |
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| squirrelly |
| Under 3 is too soon imo. |
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| bas |
| So somewhere between 3 and 25. Great median there. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
So somewhere between 3 and 25. Great median there. |
You should date for 25 years then live together for 3 more years and then get married. |
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| Slylee |
lol sarah dont even bother. chem is obviously a product of society and its ass backwards views about love and marriage. there's no getting through to him.
it's a matter of preference let's just call it that and move on.:gsmile: |
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| Robert Gates |
| quote: | Originally posted by d-jay MyTH
I'm hoping to pop the question to my goregeous other half on Xmas day.
I was looking at engagement rings. They are expensive but I think I may get more for my money (and spend the same price) if I buy her a nice ring online and then I saw this trilogy ring over a carat going really cheap and brand new:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MESELX:IT
What do I do guys? Is it dodgy to get a ring on ebay ? The guy is offering a refund so thought it may be worth the risk? I dunno much about diamond rings (typical bloke lol) but does that seem a good price? Anyone got any other suggestions.
What's more important; colour or clarity and what's the minimum I should look for?
Any help is appreciated. I've got time unless you think I should buy the ring above in which case I have got less than 2 days. EEk. What do people think it might go for?
Sorry for rambling on. |
Grüße Fräulein, Sturm-Verbot-Führer, Are you married her grandmother. My grandmother and aunt of the contract or you can find films James Karen, it would help if you have a general idea of what girls like and can arrange sorry. Since there are a ring of evil that sends a bad sign, as a kind of information can not cope and simply being with someone, because then they thought they could do better. But I personally do not understand why women do not cheat. I would not mind Princess Cut Diamond Ring for me. It was not a link to public, probably not the image more information that, his marriage, but I use the engagement ring, when appropriate. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
lol sarah dont even bother. chem is obviously a product of society and its ass backwards views about love and marriage. there's no getting through to him.
it's a matter of preference let's just call it that and move on.:gsmile: |
no...I just believe that if you love someone to the point you want to marry them you should give them something as beautiful as they are to you. If I could get a ring made that truly showed that for $500.00 I would...it's just not possible.
What would you prefer....an off the shelf ring or a one of a kind ring that your BF helped design? |
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