Engagement ring - what’s the perfect size?

[Anonymous]

1.5-2.25 is perfect

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1.5-2.25 is perfect

Ditto this.

Smaller for petite fingers. Bigger for larger fingers.

[Anonymous]

I have a 1.5 and it is lovely, but I think my ideal size is 2-3 carats. I was window shopping in New Orleans during a recent trip and saw a stunning 3 carat cushion cut ring. I won't upgrade at this point because my engagement ring is my engagement ring, and we have been married for 20 years, but if I could go back in time, I would have offered to contribute to the cost of my ring to get exactly what I wanted. It is something I wear everyday and will for my whole life. I wear very little other jewelry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a 1.5 and it is lovely, but I think my ideal size is 2-3 carats. I was window shopping in New Orleans during a recent trip and saw a stunning 3 carat cushion cut ring. I won't upgrade at this point because my engagement ring is my engagement ring, and we have been married for 20 years, but if I could go back in time, I would have offered to contribute to the cost of my ring to get exactly what I wanted. It is something I wear everyday and will for my whole life. I wear very little other jewelry.

Same. I have a 1.5 and wish it were just a little bigger.

[Anonymous]

I’ve found that the sweet spot varies a ton by hand shape and personal style, so I usually focus on what looks balanced instead of chasing a specific number. Trying on different sizes helped me way more than charts. For my partner, I ended up choosing something simple for myself too, and https://shopaydins.com/ from the same place made it easy to keep our styles matching without overthinking it.

[Anonymous]

Ring size is completely dependent on the size of the woman's finger. I see people saying size 7 is average. I had a size 8 slightly sized down.

If you're talking about stone size, mine is 2.25ct and I love it. But on a daily basis (running, working out, etc. I don't wear it because when I sweat it definitely feels loose) I just wear my wedding band.

[Anonymous]

Zero. It’s a weirdly formal piece to wear daily. And the larger it is, the smaller everyone knows your DH’s d is.

[Anonymous]

Anyone buying mined diamonds anymore is a horrible (and stupid) person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Zero. It’s a weirdly formal piece to wear daily. And the larger it is, the smaller everyone knows your DH’s d is.

😩

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my 1.5c round diamond with solitaire setting. It fits perfectly for my petite had and is timeless.

This

[Anonymous]

I wear my 1.4 ct old European cut solitaire daily but changed to a bezel setting a few years ago because the prongs kept snagging and breaking. Although mine is from dh’s grandma’s ring, I love that lab diamonds exist now to challenge the mined diamond industry. However this means that I just assume anything over 2.5 ct is lab, moissanite, or cz and think the smaller rings look more expensive than the cocktail ring sized diamonds.

[Anonymous]

Any size that isn’t a blood diamond, folks. Nobody cares about your ring but you.

[Anonymous]

Mine is 1 ct and that's perfect for my small hands. I was worried about snagging a bigger stone on my hair or while being outdoors (and that does sometimes happen even with the ring I have). I have seen bigger stones that look beautiful on their owners but I would not wear something bigger. Ring size 6.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other than the one that fits, obviously - I feel like 0.75-1 ct is a great size. Mine is 0.8 and I can’t imagine wearing anything bigger. Have worn almost daily for 19 years.

Same. Bigger isn’t necessarily better. Mine is less than a carat, nearly colorless and flawless natural diamond with tons of sparkle and I would feel uncomfortable wearing anything larger on a daily basis.

[Anonymous]

If you don’t want it to be in the way, make sure you choose the right setting. The setting is probably more important than size. A bezel setting will not snag like a prong setting.