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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH andI are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary and he offered to upgrade the stone in my engagement ring (1.25 ct) to a 2.5 ct. I thought it was a really sweet gesture, though I haven't ever been dissatisfied with my current stone. I'm not much a jewelry person and it made me wonder what's a standard size stone? I'm not sure if this changes a lot with age and income. I'm 40 and out HHI is $850K if it matters.[/quote]

But then it’s not your engagement ring anymore?

My engagement ring is vintage - a mine cut in a Deco setting. It’s 1 carat. We can afford to upgrade, but then the symbolic and purely sentimental value would be less. Ymmv, of course.

I’d ask for something new - a special piece for special occasions. Or something thing to wear daily that doesn’t replace the original ring.[/quote]

I'm totally with you on this.  I love my engagement ring for the thought that DH put into it, for what it symbolizes about our early days together and the life we envisioned, and also just for the beauty of it as a ring.  It's not big and fancy, but it's special for so many reasons.  We can afford to "upgrade" but the idea of upgrading an engagement ring is not appealing to me at all.  Why not get a new piece of jewelry to honor the anniversary?[/quote]

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