The whole thing is a gross tradition. |
This. It is all literally a rock from the ground. Literally. The value is in sentiment. |
Is she a large person with large hands? 2ct is a pretty large diamond for daily wear in woman with average or smaller hands and not large framed. |
In my 30s. I don’t know a single engaged/married person that doesn’t have an engagement ring. Not everyone wears daily, but everyone has one. |
I don’t think 20k is that much (as long as you don’t have other debts). I thought OP was going to say “my friends don’t think I spent enough”.
I have friends with $5k rings and $50k rings. $20k seems very reasonable. Do I wish DH spent less than $40k on my ring? Yes. But it wasn’t my decision, it was a gift. |
OP here. She is petite with small hands. I don’t think it’s too big. Most of my friends wives have a similar carat size and are skinny. I’ve never heard about carat size being proportionate to body size. |
Not true! I’m petite and wear a 4.5 ring size. 2ct is very nice on my finger. It’s not gaudy. I wear no other jewelry. Most women I know who are umc here in dc wear 1.5-2ct |
Not saying it's a good use of money, but since you asked....20k isn't that much to spend on an engagement ring. AND it is quite unlikely to be "very high quality" for the price (a very high quality 2 carat stone would cost much more). |
Keep bragging..... |
I agree. My ring size is a 4, and my diamond looks great. |
Yes, VVS2+, excellent near colorless, standard round exponentially increases past 1.5 carats. There is little you can sacrifice of the Cs for certain cuts and argue “very high” on on a Gia scale at least. I think rounds may give the best likelihood for a good price. Also you don’t know if OP bought direct or retail, goldsmith and cutting out middle man saves some of the cost too. IIRC a round cut vs square/Princess give the best brilliance in that order, but if all other things were totally equal round is more common and I think the price on the Princess is higher. |
This whole discussion is ridiculous. If OP can easily afford the ring, who cares? I had friends on Wall Street who spent much morethan op. It is like buying a car. If you can afford it then it is fine. I spent $55,000 on a watch and I love it. It cost me two months of savings so not a concern to me. Remember, everything is relative. |
All that matters is the CUT of the stone, which you have not mentioned. |
Yes I did. And that isn’t all that matters, at a certain carat weight, flaws become more apparent, some are hidden and a cut or color + setting will provide a beautiful ring . The price increases exponentially. 2ct ideal d color with excellent symmetry isn’t happening direct for $20K. A ring with the best of all 4c can appear larger than a lesser quality carat. Cause it shines so bright! In all fairness, pricing for cars is the only other comparison. |
Negotiation, purchasing power matters. Sometimes cash works against you when they prefer uou pY them interest. As soon as you love it, the price goes up. A red corvette and a yellow corvette costs the same in production. For the most part, with merchandise like this the profit margin is captured in your desire alone. It is an emotional appeal and a social signal of status for **most** people. Not all, but most? Yes. That’s why our country is in debt. We encourage this consumer behavior, and societies show respect to those signaling they’ve attained it. That’s why we have bumper stickers, and college swag. A ring is no different. |