engagemnt ring value

[tony1941]

I have a friend whose live-in girlfriend has told him he should spend a month's wages on her engagement ring. This is supposed to be an "old tradition". Has anyone else heard of this; it's news to me??

[Reverandfunk]

I have heard it but wouldnt do it lol

get on this site

diamonddiscountcentre.com

third of the price compared to the high street

[banjobabe]

Hey Tony,

I've heard of this before but would not expect anyone to spend a whole month's wages on an engagement ring.

Apart from the fact that I have no intention of getting engaged ever again.

I have told my bf that if we are still together when I'm 80 that I will marry him lol

BB xx

[Lueclue]

This is the 'traditional' thing to do, but I think its a load of old tripe.

Its not how much the ring costs, but how much sentiment is behind it.

a cheaper ring bought with good intentions and a lot of a thought gone into it, is much better than a big sparkler just so everyone knows that a lot of money has been spent.

expensive does not mean better

[Lueclue]

by the way, Im engaged and I have a small neat little engagement ring that didnt cost thousands.

I love it because my fiance chose it himself because he knew I would like it!

[Reverandfunk]

I got a full carat full eternity ring for 300 quid beat that lol

[redcrx]

tbh, i think that any woman who tells her boyfriend what he has to spend on a ring is just being greedy. Does a garish �2000 ring have more love behind it than a carefully chosen �200 ring?

Tell him to buy her the ugliest ring he can and get a fake receipt for a months wages, see if she shows it off to all her mates as being an expensive ring rather than a beautiful token of love

[daffy654]

My engagement ring didn't cost my fiance a month's wages,more like 2 weeks I think. He knows I hate big flamboyant jewellery though so I guess I was easy to buy for. He also knew all the best places to buy the from as he was in the trade for years himself so got trade prices.lol.

[REDHEAD24]

tony im 24 and yes i have heared it - only because my mad cousin 20 got engaged - the poor bloke spent the month wages on the ring
and yes the engagment is now off
but i have heared it

[gucciman]

there used to be an advert on the tv and cinema for debeers diamonds which said how else can a months wages last a lifetime
i had a crap job and my fiancees ring cost me 3 months wages. i wasn't planning on spending that much but i was trawling the jewellery quarter in birmingham and got carried away. the one i picked was like one that she had pointed out to me in a jewellery shop before when we had been looking around together. never been engaged before so wanted to get her a really nice one.

[Beads]

Yes, that is the 'traditional' rule of engagement! However you don't have to. I agree with Lue Clue's words!

[beso]

Maybe he should remind her that it is also an old tradition that she does all the cooking and cleaning.