Please help! I want to propose to my girlfriend, only this is proving very difficult.
My problem is we only have a joint account, I have a decent job in sales and my partner is a full-time house wife (we have 2 kids) money is ok but my partner looks after money and therefore would notice money gone missing on an engagement ring. Especially the kind of money I have heard (1 months salary) I think she would notice that.
How can I buy a ring without it coming out of our joint account, and without her knowing the cost? We have a credit card too but again this is in joint names.
On top of this she is a bit of a funny one with money, for example last christmas a bought her a gift and she said I spent too much so for her Birthday I bought her some flowers and she seemed dissapointed. Women eh!
So I would like to get it just right, oh yeah she doesnt wear a ring either so I wouldn't have a clue what size to buy but maybe her mum could help with that.
I have considered asking her first and choosing a ring together, this would answer all my problems but i'm worried it will come across a bit tacky and like I haven't made the effort. I need to hurry anyway she has always said she wants to be married before she is 30 which is October next year
That's true about white gold. It does need refreshing but I last had mine done just before our wedding which was a year and a half ago and it doesn't need doing yet.
If you can afford it go for platinum.
Keep up posted. H