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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a very good chance she has no idea what the ring she's asking for would actually cost.  You can just tell her your budget and take her shopping.  If she really throws some kind of fit and demands a $20k ring, she's a monster and you should not propose.  But this board is completely schizophrenic on this point - full of women bragging about their giant rocks and men insisting their wives have the biggest rings on earth, until they catch a whiff of a woman *asking* for the rings they insist they already have, then it's ::burn the witch:: consensus.

I have no dog in this fight but I know plenty of women who had ideas about what kind of ring they wanted based on conversations with girlfriends and looking at pictures in ads, but didn't actually comprehend what price point gets you which ring.  Your fiancee may be that person.[/quote]

OP, I would take her shopping before writing her and/or her request off. This PPP has a point. I was ADAMANT that I just wanted “a rock and a band”. When my now-DH took me shopping, I was completely underwhelmed by the plain, solitaire engagement rings, no matter what wedding band was paired with it.

A good friend told her now husband she wanted a bigger ring, when what she really wanted was a ring more suited to HER taste (slightly gaudy), not his taste (very understated).

Take her shopping/looking. I think presenting a grown woman with a ring she had no say in picking is outdated (Unless it’s an heirloom). Especially at the age folks get married now. If, after shopping, she insists she wants a ring out of your budget, then you have some decisions to make.[/quote]

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