How Important is the Ring?

No, I don't think the ring has to be expensive at all, but it should be thoughtful. Before my husband proposed to me we went to the mall and he made up some story to bring me in to a jewelry store and we looked at the rings and from that he got a feel for what I liked. We were in college at the time so he did not have a lot of money. He put the ring on layaway and paid it off over three months. It was a small ring with a small diamond but I loved it because it was from him and because he did the best he could with what he had. He never liked that it was so small and when I was 8 months pregnant with our first child he surprised me with a large diamond in a diamond setting.

giving engagement ring is usually a choice. wearing one is like you are proud that someone you love wants you forever. however, if you are debating about the price, might as well, forget about it. i dont mind if my boyfriend would give me one. =)

the price wasn't important to me. mine would have been MUCH cheaper if my husband hadn't just had thousands of pounds worth of medical retirement payout. it cost £405. we chose it together. it's perfect and I love it, and will wear it the rest of my life. still, as we used a wedding ring that my mum found MANY years ago. literally found. we saved money on the wedding ring, so we can probably half that cost we chose it together, and had very similar ideas about what we would like to buy. he's always been excellent at choosing jewellery for me, so I trusted his judgement here. he knows what I like. but I'm less decisive than him. so we looked at lots of rings in the style we both liked, and I tried lots on (comfort is very important when choosing an engagement ring) and out of the ones we liked, there were two I liked a lot, and he made the final choice as he preferred one much over the other and I liked both about equally. I think if he'd chosen on his own, it wouldn't have been much different. the cost isn't what's important. it's that you both love it, and you will always enjoy wearing it.

For some the ring can be a big thing but for another, the meaning behind the ring is more important. There are many people in this world who are living below the poverty line. Since the two people love each other, so they don't mind if the ring is expensive or not.There are people who just can't afford to purchase a very expensive ring since some of them are just so poor in finance.I think people from a rich country will have different view towards a ring when compare with those who are living in a third world country or poor people living in a wealthy country.Anyway, I would say that if people can afford it, they can buy a very expensive ring for their love one. But if they are not that rich , then just focus on the meaning behind it. It is which last forever but not a ring is only some kinds of symbol for a nice memory.If any person who doesn't want to marry another , just because he can't afford to buy an expensive ring, then maybe that another half is not ready to face any financial difficulties in the future.I wouldn't say that finance is not important(in fact it is important), but if a person who will always focus on materialistic stuff,that person may not be a good prospect for a life long relationship because who knows what will happen in the future. Today, a person may be wealthy, but we can never gaurantee about what will happen tomorrow.

for me the look is important because if im gonna wear it for the rest of my life i might as well love it

I think the ring is very important.I'm not saying it needs to be the most expensive ring on the market, but I feel if your not willing to spend a good amount on a ring that will let everyone know she's taken how much do you value the woman and the relationship itself? I had gotten cheap rings when I had gotten engaged twice and then when married we upgraded but the set was still only $200. This time around I wanted a nice ring ($500-$1,000) on my ring. I feel that if I'm not worth that then I shouldn't be with you. I have spent $400 on one date night for the man I love to take him in a limo and out to dinner, why can't he spend that to tell me he wants me for the rest of his life? Am I wrong? Let me know your opinion.