****** stupid chics, materialistic bitch is fixated on that instead of him wanting to marry you. and you guys wonder why we don't want to marry

I agree completely! my ring is fake and I love it. women forget people are enslaved and tortured over that stupid 1000$ stone they are wearing. My fake looks just as nice as any real diamond I have seen. People are so heartless and self absorbed. No ones life is worth that stone on your finger!

holy crap....200 bucks!!! thats a freakin generous boyfriend. i would advise your fiance to dump you...geez how materialistic can you be? the man wants to spend the rest of his life with you.

All the guys bitching about how materialistic this girl is are probably the same ones who don't think girls look good without expensive clothes, lingerie, tanning packages, perfume, make-up and nail and hair products. Not to mention gym memberships, excercise equipment, healthy food etc. If you don't want to dish out for a ring, be prepared to love her au naturale. And quit bitching about girls being "materialistic" because guess what we're not spending money on- **** and video games, like you. I would not marry someone who told me to go pick my own ring, period. And setting a budget for it only infantilazes her. If he's not sure of her tastes or ring size they probably don't know each other well enough to get married, or at the very least they could go look together. What he did is insulting on so many levels. Of course there is no way to know all the circumstances, but I wouldn't marry someone like that.

I'd be thrilled with a $200 ring. Times are really tough right now, and him not going over a certain dollar amount shows that he knows this. The part I'd be a little angry about (which ironically is the part that the OP is okay with), is that he wants her to pick the ring/gem. I used to work at a jewelry shop and we would put the diamond (or whatever gem) in a very very cheap TEMPORARY setting, that he could use to propose with. Then the couple would come in and make the final touches, ie: setting, color, etc. He could have bought a $100-150 diamond and done it that way. However like I said: the OP is only miffed about the dollar amount. I just don't understand that. :(

thatisjank, #417. what the **** is your problem im guessing your not in a relationship, i think its kind of obvious

youre a goldmining, shallow bitch

Nice. Shallow much? Frankly, if my boyfriend proposed to me I would be horrified if he spent more than $50 on a piece of jewelry. There are more important things than a freaking ring.

you don't even deserve $200. you should be happy someone volunteerly wants to be with your gold digging ass. maybe he can only afford $200 right now

426 and 437, thats so trueee maybe he doesnt have the money because hes spending all the money on your demanding ass