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Does the size of a diamond engagement ring really matter on girls?

  • most girls i know, my girlfriend, my friends (girls) and my sister and even my mother want(ed) at least 2 carat diamond engagement ring. environment is middle-upper class family and friends as well. does the size of a diamond engagement ring really matter? is diamond really a women's best friend???

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    Alright - I'll admit it... I did compare ring sizes with those around me. For about a week. Then, I got over it. I have a 1 carat solitaire (well, just under). It was what my fiance could afford at the time, and I did give him the stipulation that he had to have the ring PAID IN FULL by the wedding date (at that point - his debt was my debt, and I did not want to start off our married life with a silly Ring Payment). So, classic size, classic shape, and we've said that if I really, truly suffer from Ring Envy, we could get a larger anniversary band later. Besides, the first time she walks into a grocery store under those fluorescent lights, it will look like the largest stone in the world. It's sentimental because it symbolizes where we were at that time, and the promise for the future. Not, banking on where we assumed we'd be to afford a ring of that size. (If you want to buy a larger ring for your money... skip the mall, find a wholesaler. That's what we did for our bands - 1/3 the price of the mall jeweler for the same style and brand of ring. Or... pawn shop, antique shop, consignment store. We got ours from the Outlet Mall - we were told that traditional settings and stones were "out", so we found a Canadian diamond (complete with polar bear... we're both human rights conscious, so bypassing the De Boers was a priority over the size).

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No, to a mature woman it does NOT. It's the symbolism and the promise she wants.

Lydia

I never wanted a big diamond, Sounds like you hang out with greedy women.

zajucomom

NO! Any woman that tells you it has to be this size.. you should tell her to get out rigth there.. that means its not for love its for what you can get her! F*CK THAT! You Marry For LOVE not for MONEY! Or the size of a damn diamond!

sounds greedy and materialistic to me...i'm not interested in a "status" ring...if i want a big, honkin' diamond, i'll buy it for myself, not EXPECT someone else to buy it for me. my engagement ring cost about $100 bucks, and my wedding band cost about half that... it doesn't matter to me what the ring looks like, it's my marriage that's more important to me.

speakingofwitch

For some women it matters and others it doesn't. I know I wanted 1 carat. I don't like huge diamons so getting anything beyond 2.5 was ridiculous and why in the heck would you want to wear the cost of a car on your hand??? There's so much more to marriage than the ring.

newsgal03

Well I think it does matter a little bit. I mean you want to make your girl happy dont you? I wanted a least 1 carat and that's what I got. I know my fiance didn't have a lot of money but I told him I could help him buy it. He ended up seeling his older car to buy me the ring I wanted!! I know it sounds selffish but I was speechless when he gave it to me!!

Traviesa

If your thinking of proposing make sure the time is right. Think very hard about that. Then get her the ring you can afford. Save for your future and upgrade it when you can. Upgrades are common.

David C

Wow... two carats is actually very large! I'm in an upper middle class situation as well and I left ot up to him. I was surprised and pleased to receive a .75 carat emerald cut diamond. The size matter less to me than the promise that came along with it. As far as ring goes, i did want to make sure he got a good price and it was a higher quality setting and stone. I was happy he picked a style that was very me and very timeless. But I didnt care about the size. If she is disappointed or embarrassed by a small stone then she is not a classy girl. Get what you can afford (I've heard a monthes paycheck is what you should pay for a ring). She should be more excited about the engagment and upcomming marraige than about the ring itself.

lindseysays...

2 carats is way too big! It sounds like you know some seriously materialistic women. An engagement ring and wedding band are symbols of love, not social status or wealth. I'm more than happy with my half carat engagement ring, I think it's beautiful.

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