Swoon

By anonymous - 14/03/2010 05:04 - Canada

Today, my boyfriend said he wanted to marry me. Since he doesn't know my ring size, he asked for me to find a ring that I liked, and he would buy it and propose. The only problem is that he won't spend more than 200 dollars on it. Oh, the generosity. FML
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dudeitsdanny 9

It's about the love, not the ring.

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onnielief 4

$200 is way more than you should spend on a ring anyway. YDI for valuing the ring over the love!

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GoddessDigi 12

Even if he does have the money to pay a bit more..why the hell does it matter? Be a smart shopper and find a ring for $200, and then have the leftover for a nice honeymoon!

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claracw 0

If you think that love is about how expensive your ring is, you're not ready to get married.

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pandalover69 26

you people do realize that engagement rings tend to be over $1000. there is no such thing as a nice $200 engagement ring, in fact i it is $200 then it's a promise ring.

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Cinn_fml 22

An engagement ring costs as much as is paid. It is the ring that is used to propose with. Cost is irrelevant, if it's a ring the recipiant likes, then who cares? Also, what exactly is a promise ring? If it's a ring that means you promise to marry someone someday, then technically it's an engagement ring.

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GrapefruitZoe 0

I'd rather have a hemp or jute or beaded ring as an engagement ring, then tattoo the wedding band on.

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chillinAK 9

My first engagement ring cost my husband about $55 followed by a set that cost him about $100. He couldn't afford anything else at the time due to other issues in his life. He has since "upgraded" them (without my harping by the way) to a full set (wedding rings and engagement ring) to a set that cost $700. We are going to renew our vows once we go back home, and he's already ordered a set that cost $8000. Don't get too upset over the cost - it could be temporary. However, I didn't have to pick out any of the rings.

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olipatka 2

Unless the boyfriend is filthy rich and spending tons of money on other, less important things, I see no grounds for complaining here. I was a broke college student when I bought my girlfriend an engagement ring. I bought a matching one for me as well, because I wanted the symbolism of the ring to go both ways, and I never got why the man couldn't wear an engagement ring anyway. She was extremely moved ; not because I was offering her a ring, but because I was essentially telling her I wanted to spend my life with her. I was offering her a reminder of my love for her, who cared if it cost 5000€ or 20 ? We only ever got positive comments on them, because they're unconventional, meaningful, and when we show them to people, what they can see is the promise they represent, not their price. I will probably spend more on our wedding rings, but not more than what is reasonable. There are many other things we could do with that money, and I'd prefer taking my girlfriend on an awesome trip than making her finger sparkle (and I know she would, too !).

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whatshernuts 0

This. It sounds like you and your girlfriend have an awesome relationship.

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TheJoJoBear 0

Are you serious? I really would like to shout at you to suck it up and quit complaining! If you love him, who cares if it's a $150 ring or a $2000 ring? Engagement rings are simply a symbol, nothing else. Have you considered that, in spending less on an engagement ring for your spoiled ass, your husband-to-be (who I feel so badly for) could be trying to save money for a more elaborate wedding band or wedding for the two of you? Honestly, I've not only accepted but ENCOURAGED my fiancee' to spend less on an engagement ring for me because, you wear it for...what, 6 months? a year? maybe two or three? and then it's buried in your jewelry box for the rest of eternity. It seems rather selfish to demand that a temporary piece of jewelry create such a large hole in the wallet of your husband-to-be. You see, people like you make me want to ask FML to create a THIRD vote button. On top of the "I agree..." & "You deserved it" there needs to be a third button "Quit your bitching!" And you would definitely fall into the third category.

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lenin 0

"fake" jewels are pretty too, and way less costly. Plus there are no enslaved children working in a mine for them so you won't feel like such a bitch :-)

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whatshernuts 0

I don't understand why women think they inherently have the right to be pampered and spoiled by being given the best of everything. :| Why spend tons of money on a piece of metal that goes on your finger? And why go all-out on a wedding that takes a year or so of planning but only actually lasts a day? The way I look at it, get a simple silver band for a wedding ring, have a small wedding, and then use the money you didn't blow on all the things women tend to think they're entitled to by having an awesome honeymoon or as starting funds to start building your life together. You can use it on things that actually matter, like, oh, I don't know, a house. Presumably you're going to spend the rest of your life with this person - in the long run an expensive ring and a big perfect fairytale wedding won't matter. What will matter is that you actually ENJOY the time you spend with your spouse - isn't that the whole point in being married?

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Cinn_fml 22

This is the way it should be. Personally I always thought that you got a simple wedding ring/band, I mean, that's the one you wear everyday. The engagement ring is the fancier one, however you don't need to spend a lot on it, and it doesn't need to be that fancy. Sometimes simplicity is the nicest option, I can't deal with fancy rings, they just start to loose something about their beauty. I'd never spent more than £100 on a ring, and I'd probably never spend that much.

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boatkicker 4

I don't understand why you think all women are like that. I don't even think MOST women are like that. Some women actually got mad at their fiance for spending $450 on an engagement ring when they could have gotten a cheaper one. And all that time planning? Maybe its because the bride wants to have all 52 of her aunts, uncles and cousins, who she talks to at least once a week, at the wedding but still doesn't to spend more than $5,000. Maybe the only reason she even insists on having her whole family is because she knows that the only time the entire family gets together is at weddings, and her family is absolutely hilarious when all together. Maybe that's not even too bad because she and her fiance already have $50,000 put away for a house, and don't really need a honeymoon. Maybe, you really should stop stereotyping 'women' ________________________ Don't go with silver. It tarnishes and is also very fragile. I have an engraved silver ring, and it's go so many scratches and bumps that if I didn't know what the engraving said, I wouldn't be able to see it. I only wore it for about 9 months, and I would take it off whenever I was doing dishes, or cleaning, or moving furniture, or doing anything with power tools. Now it sits in my jewelry box for safe keeping. I'd look at stainless steel. It's probably in the same price range and is a lot less fragile.

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whatshernuts 0

You want me to put a disclaimer saying "obviously not every single woman in the entire world is like this"? I obviously know that, since I'm saying it but I'm also a chick. It was a blatant generalization, so there's no need to "call me out" on something I was well aware I was doing. I will say, though, I think generalizations exist for a reason. I never said a lot of planning for a wedding was a bad thing, so I don't understand why you're getting all up in arms about that aspect of the post. I was saying that in my opinion I don't think you need to go ALL-OUT on something that only lasts a day, I never questioned why it requires so much planning. I simply mentioned that it does. Really. If you disagree with my views, awesome. Maybe you should calm down and realize it's not a big deal we don't see it the same way. This is why we're strangers on the internet and not hitched and disagreeing on how our wedding should go down.

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