ehc11
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When my fiance got engaged we were both students. He had saved to buy me a ring, to be honest if he had had all the money in the World and we did it again i would not choose a different one. You should pay what you can afford (don't go getting into debt over it) and should choose a ring that you both like. We chose mine together, I am not into huge jewellery so I have a nice petite diamond solitaire and love it to bits! Ooh, and it sparkles! |
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kez
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traditionally it is one months salary
most spend half this |
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Ganimede
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Traditionally, it's supposed to be the same as one month's salary. It's intentionally expensive to show the groom's permanency and commitment. |
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Little Miss Naughty
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It's supposed to be one months wages but thats going by what they said years ago. I suppose it depends on how much you earn!!! |
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Helking
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Cost shouldn't be an issue really. The traditional ballpark figure is one months salary, but personally unless you're very well off, I would say between £500 and £1000, is perfectly acceptable. |
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kimmie
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lots it should be very expensive n a big diamond |
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cookiegirl516
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look you shouldnt really be asking this question because although people are not made of money if you love them then money shouldnt be an obstacle that gets in the way |
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alwaysmoose
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That one month thing was invented by the diamond industry. One week after taxes. |
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Roxy
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Traditionally, you should spend about a month's salary on an engagement ring. Unless you're loaded, in which case it doesn't matter! |
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Mrs.Doyle
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Depends on your salary........
Buy the best you can afford, but set yourself a limit.
If you're strapped for cash then go for faux stones, but not big ones, otherwise your intended will look "chav-ish"!
You can get some lovely rings for about £200. Would that be ok?
It hasn't got to be diamonds, either.
Perhaps your intended could guide you. |
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andy1690mcdowall
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If you don't know how much to spend on the ring take time out and make sure your doing the right thing in the first place good luck. |
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Ed W
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I've never bought one but I've always heard an engagement ring should cost the equivalent of one month of the perspective grooms salary. |
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ogloriad
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You should spend, the amount of money that you got for buying the ring. It depends of how much you can spend, then you can decide in that range of spending what would she likes!
Easy as that. And if she wants something that you cant really afford....Watch Out! |
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dirtyharry7717
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its a matter of personal taste and can you afford it , all woman like the big expensive ones but in all honesty they dont mind so long as they can see the sparkle. i paid £1800 but i saved like hell and it was on sale , shop around you can get a lovley trinity 3 stone princess cut ring in 18ct gold band and platenum shoulders and clasps for about £600 |
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shyguy27_27
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It depends for whom you are buying.... If for me... $10000 to $15000 would give me a shock.... For any one else $5 would be more than enough.... |
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cinsmith1
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The general rule of thumb is two months salary. So the ballpark would be your salary; if you get paid every two weeks multiply what you make by 26 & then divide by 6. That's your price. If it's twice a month multiply by 24 & then divide by six. If it's once a month just multiply by 2. |
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pooh bear
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depends on how much you can afford |
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Lupee
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By tradition you are supposed to spend one months salary...
Take a look at this for more info... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement_ring |
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Rachel C
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Having just received a beautiful ring from my fiance, I love it all the more because it was a bargain - not CHEAP, but a bargain, there's a difference!
Bought a) cheap ring on Bidz.com, and b) cheap but quality stone on Ebay.co.uk and c) paid jeweller to affix b) to a), and the end result cost a third of what it would have (material and workmanship) if he'd just bought in the shops.
At the end of the day (don't kill me ladies!) it's a piece of rock - it's not going to put a roof over your head or feed the kids, so don't go over the top. |
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flymetothemoon279
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cost should not come in to it. What matters is what comes from the heart. |
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victoria
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The tradition is 'one months salary' |
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Preacher
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You can go for tradition or what you like.
While shopping for an engagment ring with my now wife we found some which she liked but were really quite cheap while some of the more expensive ones she did not like the look of.
Find one that you like, obviously set yourself a limit as too many people buy one thats too expensive and ends up causing financial difficulty in the future.
The ring my wife selected was not too expensive but was exactly what she wanted. But it also depends on your girlfriend, is she the sort of person where price is important, who would rather have the uber expensive ring even if its ugly or would she be happy with something that was to her tastes?
The only thing I can suggest really is... keep the reciept ;) |
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JP E
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There is nothing to value for a love commitment. So what if the ring costs you a year's income, and love does not develope from there? |
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sanjana
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It is thought behind a thing.what ever you can efford and again its how you feel for your partner |
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