Ladies... Would You Get Married Without A Diamond?

Would I get married without the ring....YES! Actually, right now, I'm waiting for that question to be popped. Even if my boyfriend had an empty box, it's not the point. The point is, I want to spend the rest of my life with that man. I love him, not the ring. I love how he makes me feel, not the ring. And above all else, he is who will be there for me, NOT THE RING. I don't need something to show off, other then the man who my arms are wrapped around....that is what I have the pleasure of showing off!

Well I would like a ring, but it certainly doesn't have to be a diamond one. In fact I'd prefer it if it wasn't a diamond. I think that most people just want diamonds because they are popular and traditional. I'd rather have a stone that I feel fits me better. I'd much rather have a rainbow moonstone ring. I'd also want him to wear an engagement ring as well, because to me it seems silly that only the woman wears one. Now if he couldn't afford to get me a ring at all, it would not stop me from saying yes because his love is more important to me than any ring.

Um, I did get married without a diamond ring. I didn't want one. What matters to me is my husband and our future together. I don't want to be paying off a ring for the next however long because it's "pretty." Actually, I don't even like diamond rings. They're big and annoying and get in the way. If ever people like them, that's cool but it depends on the reasons they like them. I can't stand when girls compare their rings and say things like, "I'm so happy that my ring is so big because now I can show it off and say what a great guy I have." Blah, blah, blah. They want a ring to show off? How shallow can some people be? A ring is a symbol of love and being together forever. I have a unique black titanium ring. It's something that not many people, no one I've ever met, has.

If your decision to marry is based on a diamond, you have no business getting married. My husband and I have been married 11 years and I have never had an engagement ring. Anyone who would say, "not until I have a ring" is too selfish to put in the work needed for a successful marriage.

If you need a diamond to get married, what do you need a husband for? I have been happily married for about 24 years and still have no rock to brag about. But a rock is not what holds me when I cry or Or kisses me when I go to bed at night. That diamond can not give you love, a person can.

I said yes even though we didn't get my ring till a few months later. All that mattered was that we love each other and want to spend the rest of our lives together.

I would have gotten married without getting a ring. My husband did give me one though. He felt it was very important for me to have a diamond, for tradition sake. I actually wanted a sapphire, but he wanted to give me a diamond. It wouldn't have mattered if I got the ring or not. In fact, I lost the ring last summer (yeah, $1,200 down the tubes - aarrgghhh), and I still don't have another one to "replace" it. I did get another wedding band. And this is why: I felt funny walking around with my husband and three children without a ring. He had one, so I was sure there were people out there thinking I was the "other woman." None of my children look like me at all. Crazy, huh?