I once had a 5k ring. It was stressful to wear, and I purposely lost it at one point to not have to stress about that actually happening. Not surprisingly, that relationship failed.
I now have no e-ring, and am quite fine with it. Also a lot less stressed.
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I am so excited that my random post is becoming popular! It means: I did not want a 5k engagement ring as a barely turned 21 year old. It scared me because I lost everything all the time. But I was also afraid of confrontation, so I couldn't just say no.
Fortunately, that relationship ended, and I now lose many fewer things and have no problem just saying no.
I don't know exactly how much my ring cost but it was certainly expensive. The center stone is a 2 carat asscher. DH spent a lot of time looking at diamonds waiting for what he called "the one". Although the color is an I according to GIA, it actually looks like a G. Even the appraiser was convinced it was a G.
I think my ring is appraised/insured at $9500, but it didn't cost a thing because it was DH's grandmother's ring. Lucky for me, it is completely my style and what I would have wanted without even knowing it (because I really never thought about what kind of ring I would want).
And I do worry about losing it even though it is insured because of the sentimental value to his whole family. I still wear it though.
Hmm...I'm not sure I want to disclose my cost, but I'll describe it. It's a very simple one stone round solitaire, 1.25 ct, F, VVS1, with Hearts & Arrows cut. (One little dot makes my diamond not internally flawless lol).
We have a friend who wears her 6ct diamond solitaire all the time like it's no big deal. It covered up two of my fingers when I tried it on lol. It looked colorless VVS also, but I don't think it was hearts & arrows cut which increases the value of a diamond...not that it matters at 6ct haha.
ETA: I'm not a very flashy person. H got me a plain platinum band for our anniversary last week to wear with my solitaire because my wedding band has .75ctw of diamonds all the way around. Too sparkly.
My jaw still drops when I think about how much he spent on a ring. But, there's nothing I can do about it. I had no say.
This seems like a really small down payment. If you don't mind, how much is your purchase price? It seems like you will loose a lot in PMI and interest over the years.
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This seems like a really small down payment. If you don't mind, how much is your purchase price? It seems like you will loose a lot in PMI and interest over the years.
Purchase price is $50,000. So we're putting down just over 3.5%.
Post by jennipea382 on May 14, 2012 18:42:09 GMT -5
Mine was a $1300 ring on sale for $800 something. It's more than I really wanted him to spend but he did good :-) I'm not big on huge jewelry personally (actually I barely wear any other than earrings, my nose and belly rings, and the occasional necklace) so it's not huge but it's pretty!
My Question to the person with 50K+ Ring.. Do you wear it everyday? I must be just massive..
Yes, I wear it every day. It's actually not that massive (2 carats - admittedly large but not over-the-top), but the stone quality is *extremely* high. It's also from Tiffany & Co., so my husband probably paid a premium.
Special Snowflake. My ring was purchased for DH's paternal grandmother as an e-ring. It was then passed down by his grandmother to his dad to give to his mom. His dad upgraded his mom's ring a few years ago, so she gave the ring to him to give to me. Third generation I guess.
Post by basilosaurus on May 15, 2012 1:52:03 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure I've eaten meals more expensive than my ring. I don't like diamonds, and I actually prefer synthetic stones.
While I don't really care how much people spend on a ring, I think it's absolutely ridiculous to go into debt over one. If you need to make monthly payments on a ring, scale the fuck back. Or else learn that a large diamond isn't actually more beautiful than a small one or an entirely different stone.
Ring was about $1800 and I love it. It's exactly my style and something I can easily see myself wearing for the rest of my life, which is perfect. It's a matched e-ring/band set, so we might get a double of the band one day, for me to wear over the e-ring, but what I have now is what I love. I'm well aware that tastes and styles change.
DP was, when H bought the house pre-me, about 100k.
$1855 is a down payment??? . That's a rent payment!
Our PITI payment will be less than $500. For a 3bed/2bath 1700 sq ft house. Yeah, Michigan housing market is rough for sellers. I'm not complaining though, I got to buy a house for less than half of what the appraised value was.
$1855 is a down payment??? . That's a rent payment!
Our PITI payment will be less than $500. For a 3bed/2bath 1700 sq ft house. Yeah, Michigan housing market is rough for sellers. I'm not complaining though, I got to buy a house for less than half of what the appraised value was.
My shock is really only jealousy. Where I live in NJ that's a reasonable rent for a 2-bedroom 1-bath 3rd floor walk up. Do the math for a dp/mortgage payment and you'll see why we rent.
My Question to the person with 50K+ Ring.. Do you wear it everyday? I must be just massive..
My engagement ring was last appraised at almost 60k and no I don't wear it every day. I do a lot of washing bottles, changing diapers, etc so I only wear my engagement ring when I am going out of the house and that isn't even all the time. I also don't wear it if I am meeting new friends because I don't want to be "sized up" so to speak based on my diamond alone -- some people can be so catty at times.
Switz this is sad to me, but I totally understand why you would take it off to meet new people.