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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I think a woman needs to chime in, but I don't think they show off anything under 1 ct, maybe 0.75, so anything under that is all the same. Therefore, if money is an issue, you have several options:
1) tell her you'll buy her a nice ring when you are able to
2) buy her a non-diamond
3) try to get something unique/personal
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I think that you're right, a woman should really chime in here.
I would note that if my wife was looking for a ring that she could show off to others though, she picked the wrong guy. I'm sure that most guys buy a bigger, shinier ring than what I did and probably spent more money on it. To be honest though, I've never given it a second thought. Some people also have bigger, more glamourous weddings than what we did...again it's really not a big deal to me.
All those threads on CP here where we laugh at the americans living way above their means, and chide people who treat their homes like ATMs and here a guy is trying to do something sensible and he just gets told to "spend more money" in various ways. Its kind of a shame.
I do think that for $500 you're going to have a tough time. I would say that you should keep saving for a little while longer (does it make a difference whether you get engaged immediately?) That being said, if you make sure she's comfortable with it and you can make it work for $500 or do something else (not diamonds) for that price then power to you.