How important is a good engagement ring?

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

First off, that ring you picked out is the worst piece of crap I've ever seen. Secondly, if you can't afford a decent ring, how are you going to afford getting married/paying a mortgage/having kids/etc.

Is it commercialism and BS? Yes. Is it important to 99% of women? Yes. IDGAF what they say... size matters. They want to be able to show it off to their friends, not be embarrassed by how cheap/broke their man is.

With that being said... look into vintage and antique rings. They almost always used platinum back in the day and the cuts were to emphasize size, not sparkliness, so it looks bigger. And you'd think that they'd be more expensive being antique, but they're not. And besides, antique **** is way cooler than the cookie cutter crap they churn out now-a-days.

After all of that, if you can't find something in your budget, get her a **** CZ or Moissanite diamond. She won't know the **** differnce. Those new man-made diamonds are cheaper and they are atomically identical to natural diamonds. Even a jeweler can't tell the difference.

 

[elancohen92 10+ year member]

doesnt the actual wedding ring matter the most? ahhh fuck if I know. I'm 16 and i dont tell no girl I love her

 

[Shinju 10+ year member]

First off, I would like for you to know that there are no ladies on this forum. So your answer will be limited to one gender only

BS there are plenty of women on this forum, few of them have already posted in this thread!

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

I think design matters more, for all of my gf's I custom made rings they were all super impressed. However they are no longer with me and the last one told me she never wants to see me again and is pawning the ring I bought her.....I wish guys got things from women that were worth pawning...all I ever get are these hand written letters and cards and stuff. So the next girl gets handmade crafts and I'm gonna demand an expensive ring!

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

I think design matters more, for all of my gf's I custom made rings they were all super impressed. However they are no longer with me and the last one told me she never wants to see me again and is pawning the ring I bought her.....I wish guys got things from women that were worth pawning...all I ever get are these hand written letters and cards and stuff. So the next girl gets handmade crafts and I'm gonna demand an expensive ring!

By the way since last august when we broke up after not spending any money on myself for the 3 years we were together; I've since then bought a new car, new stereo system, and a house.....its staggering how much money women actually cost when they don't even have a job and you pay for all the dates/shopping.

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

doesnt the actual wedding ring matter the most? ahhh fuck if I know. I'm 16 and i dont tell no girl I love her

Good luck with your celebacy.

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

Late entry here....

I don't think it matters at all. my girl picked out her own ring, I told her a limit of $1k. She finds a "lab created" diamond ring, three stone, princess cut, /75 ct. for like $50 on the internet and loves the **** out of it! I am going to replace it sooner or later with the REAL version of the same ring but, not for a while. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

BS there are plenty of women on this forum, few of them have already posted in this thread!

just because they're pussies, doesn't mean they're not still men

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

I think design matters more, for all of my gf's I custom made rings they were all super impressed. However they are no longer with me and the last one told me she never wants to see me again and is pawning the ring I bought her.....I wish guys got things from women that were worth pawning...all I ever get are these hand written letters and cards and stuff. So the next girl gets handmade crafts and I'm gonna demand an expensive ring!

I think you just have bad luck with women. Time to break out the grass ring

 

[elancohen92 10+ year member]

Good luck with your celebacy.

pretty much the opposite of celebate! haha I have a girl next to me in class that gave me head and she was just telling me how someone was talking about the same to her...

 

[schackel 10+ year member]

It depends on the woman. My wife likes simple, clean looking jewelry thankfully. So her ring was really nice, but simple and not crazy expensive. Gotta know what the lady likes.

^^^^this. dont marry her if you dont know what she likes.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

pretty much the opposite of celebate! haha I have a girl next to me in class that gave me head and she was just telling me how someone was talking about the same to her...

wow im impressed.

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

I have $11k into my wifes engagement ring and wedding bands. We have $3k into my ring. I figure if you can do it.....why not?

 

[slammedincouch 10+ year member]

buy her a diamond subwoofer

 

[elancohen92 10+ year member]

wow im impressed.

for my school being filled with all 250 people, i sure was