Would you trade in your engagement ring for an eternity band?

[Anonymous]

What is an eternity band? No, I would not trade in my engagement ring. It is special to me. And "just one carat" plus side stones? That is way more diamond that most people can afford/have.

[Anonymous]

If you are that cheap then you should not be buying anything!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Eternity band", WTF? Do you just sit on a couch somewhere, taking in calories, waiting to consume what the next canned marketing schtick tells you to expend money and resources and time on? Lord, is this from the QVC channel or something? Something from the deep burbs? How many months' salary do they tell you to spend on it? Does it go with the Pandora? Take your cash and get the F out of the DC area for God's sake. Maybe even the entire USA. It is depraved, it's gone off the rails completely, there is no hope left at all.

+1

And, what the hell is an eternity band anyway? And a baguette? I thought those were loaves of bread.......

I have an idea. Take the hundreds (thousands?) of dollars it would take to fix your sad, sad mess and go help a starving family fill their pantry.

[Anonymous]

Trade in? No. I'll always keep my engagement ring.

I do, however, plan to get an eternity band as an anniversary present at some point. Probably when the kids are done with college and we have discretionary income again.

[Anonymous]

Just on the practical side, an eternity ring in that carat weight could be extremely uncomfortable against your fingers, esp. if you go with a shared prong setting. Have you tried any on in the weight range?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would make the trade if I didn't love my engagement ring. I'd rather have an eternity band that I loved than an engagement ring that was so-so. DH wouldn't care in the least, he'd want me to wear something that I loved.

[Anonymous]

I think it's tacky and shallow as hell to trade in your engagement ring for something you perceive as better, and an insult to your husband. Just replace the missing stone and find something more productive to do with your money. Like "creating jobs" or whatever else you entitled rich twits in this country are supposed to be doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Eternity band", WTF? Do you just sit on a couch somewhere, taking in calories, waiting to consume what the next canned marketing schtick tells you to expend money and resources and time on? Lord, is this from the QVC channel or something? Something from the deep burbs? How many months' salary do they tell you to spend on it? Does it go with the Pandora? Take your cash and get the F out of the DC area for God's sake. Maybe even the entire USA. It is depraved, it's gone off the rails completely, there is no hope left at all.

+1

And, what the hell is an eternity band anyway? And a baguette? I thought those were loaves of bread.......

I have an idea. Take the hundreds (thousands?) of dollars it would take to fix your sad, sad mess and go help a starving family fill their pantry.

+1 Good lord, why do I even come here? It just reinforces all of the reasons why I can't wait to move back to the flyover country everyone is so disdainful in this part of the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I would make the trade if I didn't love my engagement ring. I'd rather have an eternity band that I loved than an engagement ring that was so-so. DH wouldn't care in the least, he'd want me to wear something that I loved.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lost a baguette in my engagement ring. I have always said I wanted an eternity band. My engagement ring is just has just a carat center stone, round and two baguettes. I am considering trading it in for a 4-5 carat eternity band. Will I regret it? Also, would your husband be upset if you did that?

you're trading your engagement ring, a symbol of your commitment, for a band 4x its size? why don't you ASK your husband if he'd be upset? ugh, you sound like you suck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I lost a baguette in my engagement ring. I have always said I wanted an eternity band. My engagement ring is just has just a carat center stone, round and two baguettes. I am considering trading it in for a 4-5 carat eternity band. Will I regret it? Also, would your husband be upset if you did that?

you're trading your engagement ring, a symbol of your commitment, for a band 4x its size? why don't you ASK your husband if he'd be upset? ugh, you sound like you suck.

Some people's husbands would care and others wouldn't. Agree that you should ask your husband. Personally, I'm too sentimental and even if I had a chance to get a new ring, I wouldn't trade in the original one. I'd either wear it on my other hand or reset it into something else, perhaps a pendant, or give it to my children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a chance, but then I wouldn't walk around with that many carats on my finger, anyway. It says a whole lot about who you are and what you value. I prefer to pass through life making less of a statement.

Just replace the baguette.

You are a much better person than I could ever hope to be. I admire you so much. I will spend the rest of my life trying to be as completely awesome as you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a chance, but then I wouldn't walk around with that many carats on my finger, anyway. It says a whole lot about who you are and what you value. I prefer to pass through life making less of a statement.

Just replace the baguette.

You are a much better person than I could ever hope to be. I admire you so much. I will spend the rest of my life trying to be as completely awesome as you.

And perhaps you should. Shallow is as shallow does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trade in? No. I'll always keep my engagement ring.

I do, however, plan to get an eternity band as an anniversary present at some point. Probably when the kids are done with college and we have discretionary income again.

+1

[Anonymous]

The vitriol in this thread is depressing. I never wear my engagement ring because walking around with both rings looks gaudy to me. I would happily upgrade my wedding band and engagement ring which are both very modest to an eternity ring style for a big anniversary. I don't wear any other jewelry. One beautiful sparkly ring would be lovely.