I'll be paying for :hump: for the rest of my life!



:yikes:



I'm sorry honey! That's not what I meant by that!








I was just talking about hookers! lmfao

I'm sorry, and I do not mean offense to any Pixies' ladies... but what's all this about having a 'real' diamond? Why does it matter? Marriage is about love and commitment, or at least it should be, not about how much the ring is worth. I love what Ginger said,

I have no qualms admitting the engagement ring I bought my wife cost way under $100 and had no diamond, real or otherwise. She was thrilled with it nonetheless and I've never heard one complaint. (About the ring anyway :p )

So in a nutshell, my opinion is that a ring from Costco, Wal-mart, or a pawn shop is perfectly fine. The quality of the person giving the ring is much more important than the cost of the ring itself.

My wedding ring was white gold and gold. I'm not a traditional person (shaddup, PF). My current guy is a diamond freak and when I mentioned this thread, he reminded me that he has no problem going to a pawn shop but he would do it to buy nice diamonds that he would then reset in his own design.

:rofl: :spank: Coaster & Irish

I wanted a diamond. Call me traditional -- but I did. My engagement ring is the only piece of jewelery that I own more expensive than $100. I don't buy fancy *anything* -- but I did want a nice ring.

The best we could afford, given that I was a student and he was in a start-up when we got engaged in 1997....was a $1000 2/3 carat diamond solitare of reasonable quality. And I love it. He offered to "upgrade" it for me when we got married last year, and I declined.

If we could have gotten the same ring at Costco for $900, I woulda been all about it. But I *did* want a ring.

BTW -- his ring (which he rarely wears, due to hating rings) is a platinum and 18K gold band. And it's lovely.

mine is a ring that was my mom's. i never wear it. he did get me a locket and gave it to me before the rehearsal, which i treasure more than anything.

i like what ginge said about the test of the reciever. i agree.

a lifesaver sucked on for 33 point 8 minutes so that the hole fit the tip of my pinky would have worked for me.

It is not how much it costs, it is the meaning of it and what it symbolizes is what is important. To many people nowadays think that it has to cost alot of money or it isn't worth anything. What is the matter with society anymore, seems like everything is based on how much it costs, and not the true meaning or the thought. That is REALLY what counts and matters.

:rant: :box:

:swoon: now that's a man who knows how to wooooooooooo me :D

In response to Aqua...

For me it's not a matter of "oh my God, I MUST have a diamond". It's just my opinion that, in an engagement ring, IF there is a diamond, it should be real rather than fake. I think it's a bad omen to have a fake diamond in an engagement ring. Actually, if there's a stone in an engagement ring, regardless of what kind of stone, it should be real rather than fake.

I love reading all your replies .... I just passed the question on cause I love to read pixies opinions .... the truth is ... I've never really been a "diamond" fan .... always said that if I do get married someday, I'd much prefer just having a gold band ... if there's a stone involved ... I'd rather it be a dark green emerald .... but then we're talking the really BIG BUCKS! :)

i was really upset with jeeping when i found out how much he spent on my ring, but he obided with the only thing i said i really wanted , a real deep dark emerald, i told him it cud be glass ( i really hoped hed go real tho but i wanted to give him the option LOL) he got me an absolutly flawless dark green emerald, he had to special order it and wait a long time for it to come in. hten he picked the mount for it , told the jewler how he wanted it to look and she designed , i was blown away! i love my ring, but moslty cuz of the thought and effort he put in it, i do wish he had spent less , its been apraised at 2400 and its only 1/4 carat in white gold , nice n dainty perfect really

Ive done both sadly.

I did the expensive ring, For some strange reason the question asked first from her was how much was it!!!

The other one wasnt cheep just not as expensive but it was much better recieved.
I must admit though for me it isnt the ring but the question that goes with it.

Like Fzzy I don't want an engagment ring, just a gold wedding band. However, I think that engagement ring is basically like any other gift for someone you truly love and (obviously) want to spend the rest of your life with. If my hypothetical fiance went to costco and picked out the cheapest ring, I think my feelings would be a little hurt. I too value the symbolism of the ring, and believe in theory it shouldn't matter what it looks like or costs, but geez I would never buy a gift for someone that I loved just because it was the cheapest thing out there. I'd like to know that he shopped around like any other gift and bought the ring he thought I'd like. I would absolutely not want for him to get in debt over the ring, but if it was within his budget, why not spend the extra money?

If it dosen't turn her finger green within 7 days its a good ring! :)

I was just digging around some old threads ...ssssoooooo *BUMP*


O Gawd, Sweetie, i never knew that she asked how much it was...Boo! Hiss! *throws rotten eggs at Mayhem's ex*



I asked Mayhem if we could go out and pick one together...I showed him the style that i liked, but he was the one to find my gorgeous Sparkly, (ooo i loooove sparkly things!) ring. I saw what the price was at the time, but since then, i have honestly forgotten....i guess that shows how much i really cared what the cost was.... Over 6 months later and it still is as pretty as when he bought it!

I had a plain silver band that i was wearing on my second finger, i gave it to Mayhem as his engagement ring from me (it fits his pinky) I did not pay anything for it, but he still wears it and rarely takes it off. I had worn the silver ring for so long that i had a dent in my finger, it had been a part of me, an in so giving it to Mayhem, i was able to physically give him part of me.

Alone, rings and jewelry are cold pieces of rock and metal, it is the human emotion that adds warmth and meaning..

beautiful tokens Lizz