Should a man propose to a woman with a diamond ring?

hhhmmm.....i was engaged 3 times....with 3 fake diamond rings....the thing is...they are all can afford.....then after a few months....they all cheated on me...and now...im engaged again with no ring....hopefully this is different....basically the ring ....is not really my choice...its the guy's choice....if he want's to give me or not...doesnt really matter....but one advice though dont ever give your girl a fake ring...its better to give nothing than fake...if its fake ring its just means....fake relationship.....

Put it in her food.

no it shouldn't. i bought my wife a diamond ring just before we got married. but it wasn't the time i proposed her.

With the kind of situation of our life today, we are all suffering from recession and crisis, it is not advisable to give a woman a diamond ring just to propose. Love is not base on a material thing that we give. it is how we love the person. It is more appreciable if you will prove your love to someone not with the use of any material thing. We should make it sure that she is contented even with just our heart. that is what we called true love. I hope this answer helps your topic. thanks. have a nice day.

Personally i rather have a ring without diamond on it, sounds crazy huh?I would have married the one i love even if there wasn't a diamond ring.probably just me.

For me, if he proposes to me no matter if he has diamond ring on hand, i will say "yes" if i really love him. Note: if he can afford it, of course a ring is prreferred. honestly most girls like diamond ring _

For me it's not the ring it self, but the security and assurance that you love her very much. It's just my opinion. But of course we just wanna give the best, but it's what I can afford that counts a lot. I'll still go for a simple ring a 24k and has this I love you so much with it engrave on. Have a nice day to you!

good enough . but as you say even a rose can do wonders!! and at times even a diamond may not get you the desired result!!

when i was proposed to there wasnt a ring yet.. i dont know if hubby did it out of the spur of the moment or if it was because he didnt have the money (i know he didnt have the money anyways) but it didnt matter to me.. im not a jewelry person and honestly i always wondered how they would know to get it the right size and what people did if it was ugly etc so it was relief that it wasnt even an issue..

Although that is the romantic vision that a lot of women have, I do ot feel that poposing with a diamond ring in hand is necessary. If the man can reasonably afford it, and wants to go to such lengths, it is his choice, but if she really loves him, she won't care if he proposes with a ring made from a piece of string.

If one can afford to get a diamond ring,then it is well and good.For,diamond stands top and is good to express it like that.And now a days,there are American diamonds which are much cheaper.So,it will not be more to invest on a diamond ring.It is quite easy for a middle class man to propose with a diamond ring.

In my country, it is a gold ring but it's not a must to propose with it. Some people propose with nothing at all or propose with only a set of clothes or with a holy Qur'an.

in my opinion it doesn't really have to give a diamond ring if a man propose to a woman, it really depends on setuation like if you have more money to afford diamond then yeah thats fine your woman will be so happy. and i dont think all woman like's diamond ring from their man when they propose to them, its not about diamond ring its about how you felt for your woman that what most matter. happy mylotting.

nothing is wrong with a man prosing to a woman with a dimand ring every or let me say most women like diamonds, but personally i dont think it should matter, i mean... what if he does not have the money to buy that ring shouldn't he still propose? if the woman truley loves him then it shouldn't really matter

woundedeagle13, I think you hit it on the head, it will totally depend on the couple. Can the man afford a diamond, does the woman even want a diamond; I've worked in jewelry and some women are totally untraditional and want other stones for their engagement rings. I think it is a bad idea to start a life in debt too; you can always go without an engagement ring, use bands only, and get a diamond you can afford on the 5th anniversary. The point is that love should trump jewelry.

A tough question, but after being married for 14 years, I have to admit I regret what I did. I agreed to marry him, he proposed, no ring, no flower. He just asked me to marry him. Well guess what. 14 years later, he still won’t buy me a diamond ring. Since it is said, if the woman loves him, she will accept him without the ring. But what happens if the man loves the woman, should he at least buy the ring as gesture that he meant it? I asked my husband if I will ever get a diamond ring from him? He said, I don’t need it now anymore since I already married him. So since he knows I won’t leave, why bother with the ring? Is that fair? I did not think so. But I trust most couples may think it is worth it others believe they rather spend the money on saving up for a house or something. It all depends on the person. But for me, If I could turn back times, I would expect something, nothing big. Something small, and later expect he give me something bigger as we grow our assets together. Why a ring? It must mean something? The shape of a circle. I have to believe there is history behind why couples have wedding bands.

I think at the very least there should be some sort of token. A ring is traditional token of love, so I realy prefer that. The thing is, you want people to notice the woman is spoken for. Nothing screams I'm attached like a big rock on that left ring finger. It doesn't have to be diamond. Any pretty jewel would work, just taylor the ring to her tastes.

I have friends that proposed with just a plain band, or a band with rubies/sapphires rather than diamonds. I'd say it depends on the girl and how much you trust each other. I had a girlfriend once that was upset that I got her too cheap jewellery (let me tell you, that relationship didn't even last for a year :P) I proposed to my fiancée with a diamond and sapphire ring, it was great and I honestly believe that she wouldn't have minded a less sparkly ring. But I am a very jealous person and I want people to know she's taken :)

In my point of view, when I imagine that the wedding may cost as much as the diamond ring, my answer is NO. I prefer to propose with golden ring instead of diamond one.

If I am rich enough,and my gf does't hate diamonds,why not? Unless you have another ingenious and graceful thought.