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| posted by M.I.C. 657 days ago (edited 657 days ago) |
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The wonderful JC is getting hitched and she said that she is now going into town to pick out a ring.
I would have thought that birds prefer to be given one while the man is still on one knee/grovelling. Her comments now make me even more confused. Do i, prebuy, or just take her shopping.
No insult intended JC but to me i would have bought in advance. The trouble with that is.....who the heck knows what women want.
Suggestions.
edit
options 1 - buy and she is happy anyway but not with the ring....always a possibility.
option 2 - take shopping and get one she wants and spend twice as much......most probably a certainty. (romantic i know but money is money!)
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| posted by Lola 657 days ago |
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Depends on the woman. I would prefer to be surprised.
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| posted by M.I.C. 657 days ago |
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that has kinda gone out of the window. although no proposal.
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| posted by Fang 657 days ago (edited 657 days ago) |
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Not a girl or JC, but when I was in the same position I found a custom Jeweler that would let me buy the most diamond I could afford and present in a basic Tiffany style setting. The agreement was that we could come back and get any other setting for the diamond and trade the basic setting. This is assuming you know the diamond shape she wants. Sure enough she designed her own setting and absolutely loved the final ring.
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| posted by M.I.C. 657 days ago |
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so basically, just the rock. everything else is window dressing? Spend a load on the diamond, set in a basic hold then take it back to do the rest.
How about saffires. The original engagement ring stone?
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| posted by Fang 657 days ago |
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It would have to depend on the girl. Many women have been instilled with "a diamond is forever" and "a diamond is a girls best friend". Also the custom platinum and gold setting was a fraction of the cost of the stone. (~10% or less)
Disclaimer "I am not a woman and do not claim to understand women"
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| posted by shazza 657 days ago |
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i truly dont understand whats the big fuss about diamonds. its just a stone and its annoying to have it on yer finger all the time. but if you dont wear the bloody stone enough then its a waste of money.
i know im so not romantic and all that but im just being realistic.
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| posted by M.I.C. 657 days ago |
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thanks shazza, the answer i was looking for.
Log onto argos, and by a bottle of lambresco!
My mum has worn her engagement ring almost everyday. She did however have it set with more diamonds and called it the 'rock of regret' but i do also think chicks still wear the ring everyday.
But personaly i prefer saffires. more traditional. cheaper :)
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| posted by Lola 657 days ago |
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I remember when Diana & Charles got engaged and it was all over the news. Was watching telly at a mate's house and they did a big close-up of the ring, and I said really loudly, "That has got to be the ugliest ring I've ever seen!" Right on cue, mate's mum walks in and says, "Oh look, I've got one that's exactly the same!"
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| posted by Imd 657 days ago |
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i prefer option 1
it's because i do think the girl is happy and appreciate what you do, and she's so suprised with this too.
Diamond is a kind of crystal, women like it because it's beautiful? valueable? or something else?
i dont know it at all..
dont try to test the diamond with fire, your woman would kill you
Just recall of sth, if women like diamond, they must like volcanoes becasue diamonds are one of the products from volcanoes.
hehe....
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| posted by Mango 657 days ago |
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i prefer option SS
almost always friendly and polite
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| posted by gladyswly 656 days ago |
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whatever ring my man gives me is the best one on earth. 
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| posted by AKA 656 days ago |
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if you don't know your girls ring finger size, then you are a rubbish bf by default
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| posted by NN 656 days ago |
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Diamonds do nothing for me. Actually I think diamonds are a bit common. I would rather have a more rare stone. However, my mum taught me never to look a gift horse in the mouth.
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| posted by catzeyez 656 days ago |
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diamonds are pure coal. set fire on it and it's gone.
Some men were borned dicks.
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| posted by rodigan 656 days ago |
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i bought in advance - chose the stone and then had it set... at the time, did not want to compromise any of the other c's for size - am glad i didn't... at the time, my reasoning was that it was one of the few responsibilities that I would ever have exclusively of my partner for the rest of your life (along with choosing the honeymoon)... went very simple and traditional and spent a lot of time finding the best i could...
one thing to remember is that in the cost of a ring, substantially all of the cost is in the diamond - unless you are looking for something particularly eleborate, many jewellers will set the stone for you at no charge.
must admit, at the time it was the most nervewracking purchase i have ever made as it was the most expensive single item i had ever bought....
good luck...
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| posted by harley 656 days ago |
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mr h surprised me with the engagement ring - but he did kind of know what style i liked but we shopped for the wedding rings together ....
I am an American - born and bred. And I wouldn't want it any other way.
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| posted by Justin Credible 656 days ago (edited 656 days ago) |
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Well, I am kinda with you MIC...I would expect you to know what to get your partner...but in my case, the circumstances are different.
I have been married before and so has the bf, so this isnt the first time around for me so some of the mystery is no longer a mystery. We both know what making this commitment means to us now that we are older and really know what making this commitment is all about. Well to be honest, I have never received an engagement ring before, so my bf was more than intent on making sure I got what I wanted and what would make me happy. I in return know I didnt want him to spend a ridiculous amount of money for a ring (as shazza said..."Its just a stone" but still, being as I have never had a diamond engagement ring...I kinda...it was "the thought that counts", and lets face it, if it wasnt for De Beers and all that marketing....hehehe). I have colleagues saying 3 months salary is the standard, etc...but nah, I would rather get a nice ring I would be happy to wear everyday...that I have no plans on reselling...and that I will one day give to my son to give to his fiance...or something along those lines. So in all honesty, I wanted a ring that was big enough to where my mother doesnt comment something like "oh look, its so small that if you put it in your eye it wont hurt!", I wanted a ring that was reasonably priced so as my bf wasnt going to keel over, I wanted a diamond with enough flaws and imperfections (to symbolize the fact that we too are far from perfect)...and I wanted a ring that would save us money for a kick ass wreck diving holiday in Truk and still leave us money for extras.
So I gots me a pretty nice design, 1 carat number surrounded by a ring of tiny diamonds...and it suits me just fine. 
The bf was nervous about getting me something I didnt like, hence my choosing, I chose so I picked something I liked, but also to relieve him of the stress. No biggie for me.
We'll still make it to a nice restaurant where he can get down on one knee (kinda coz he wants to) and I will still grin like a fool for him being traditional in the most non-traditional of circumstances. We're both pretty lucky to have found each other...I cant complain.
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| posted by gladyswly 655 days ago |
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once again, congratulations JC, may all the happiness be with you and your husband-to-be.
and your story did make me fancy about how my engagement and wedding would be.
Thanks for sharing hun. Best wishes. 
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| posted by rodigan 655 days ago |
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wow, jc... thats beeyootiful...
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| posted by EmilyBronte 655 days ago |
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Gladys, you've got to be careful, anymore comments like those and your boyfirend will start to panic.
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