Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You choose the ring. This is your decision.

+1.5

+1.76

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy the ring you want to buy. I bought my wife a 1.8 carat ring and we have not yet met a friend or coworker with a larger one. We make good money and could have easily gone bigger but I’m really glad we didn’t. There have been several awkward moments where one or the other of us has felt like it is too big or showy (eg her bosses boss has a smaller ring)

What?!

My ring is 2.5 ct and it's on the smaller side when compared to others in my circle. But we don't go around comparing, it's just something I've noticed. It also really has no bearing on income or wealth. How could there be awkward moments? I think you're imagining this.

My next ring (upgrade) will be 3 ct. Five year anniversary coming up so maybe we'll upgrade for that.

Yes, you do silently compare if you notice your ring is smaller than your circle of friends. You must be young and materialistic because as you age, diamond size doesn't matter anymore. I have a 1.5 ring and could have upgraded a long time ago but I love the ring my husband proposed with 25 years ago.

Word. I can’t imagine upgrading a ring and losing all the great memories and emotional attachment to the original ring. Doesn’t make any sense. That PP also said the awkward feelings must be imagined. Umm feelings are always imagined, they come from our own brains. So yes, feeling awkward is subject to each persons internal thinking

Anonymous wrote:Buddy, you know your love best. Dont stress about this too much. My husband bought a beautiful ring. I would have said yes if it was made out of a twist tie. Now we are older and both work with our hands a lot, and our wedding rings are on a carabiner that hangs on a hook. Congrats on deciding to marry her.

This.

Ignore the friend.

Buddy, you know your love best. Dont stress about this too much. My husband bought a beautiful ring. I would have said yes if it was made out of a twist tie. Now we are older and both work with our hands a lot, and our wedding rings are on a carabiner that hangs on a hook. Congrats on deciding to marry her.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy the ring you want to buy. I bought my wife a 1.8 carat ring and we have not yet met a friend or coworker with a larger one. We make good money and could have easily gone bigger but I’m really glad we didn’t. There have been several awkward moments where one or the other of us has felt like it is too big or showy (eg her bosses boss has a smaller ring)

What?!

My ring is 2.5 ct and it's on the smaller side when compared to others in my circle. But we don't go around comparing, it's just something I've noticed. It also really has no bearing on income or wealth. How could there be awkward moments? I think you're imagining this.

My next ring (upgrade) will be 3 ct. Five year anniversary coming up so maybe we'll upgrade for that.

Yes, you do silently compare if you notice your ring is smaller than your circle of friends. You must be young and materialistic because as you age, diamond size doesn't matter anymore. I have a 1.5 ring and could have upgraded a long time ago but I love the ring my husband proposed with 25 years ago.

Depends on the cut. 2 ct looks small for an asscher and big for a round.

I have a 2 ct emerald which is the right size for my client-facing business. Much bigger and I worry clients would wonder if they’re paying me too much.

Save yourself years of trouble and don’t marry a woman who cares about the size of the ring.

11:05 again. A very clear but smaller standard round-cut diamond will have a better visual effect than a lower-quality diamond with a different cut. You will pay more for higher clarity.

Your marriage, your proposal, your decision.

It depends on:

1. The width of her fingers. Larger fingers will require larger stones, it's just a question of proportion.

2. Whether she likes large rings. Does she wear rings?

3. Does she like to wear tight gloves in the winter? The large ring might not fit.



Other considerations:

1. Please move away from natural diamonds unless they are conflict-free. I regret my blood diamond.

2. If there is a color or gem she particularly likes, get her that gem instead! Why get a diamond at all, even if it's a lab diamond? Does she like being original? Would she prefer something unusual? I'd have loved a sapphire ring, because blue is my favorite color.

3. Please get a very good quality band, ie, one that is comfortably rounded on the inside without sharper edges.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy the ring you want to buy. I bought my wife a 1.8 carat ring and we have not yet met a friend or coworker with a larger one. We make good money and could have easily gone bigger but I’m really glad we didn’t. There have been several awkward moments where one or the other of us has felt like it is too big or showy (eg her bosses boss has a smaller ring)

What?!

My ring is 2.5 ct and it's on the smaller side when compared to others in my circle. But we don't go around comparing, it's just something I've noticed. It also really has no bearing on income or wealth. How could there be awkward moments? I think you're imagining this.

My next ring (upgrade) will be 3 ct. Five year anniversary coming up so maybe we'll upgrade for that.

You live in an alternate universe.

Let your girlfriend pick out her own ring, please. Propose with a cheap CZ and tell her that you would like to choose a ring with her input so that you know it's something she loves. I am SO GLAD my husband did it this way. I got the ring of my dreams.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy the ring you want to buy. I bought my wife a 1.8 carat ring and we have not yet met a friend or coworker with a larger one. We make good money and could have easily gone bigger but I’m really glad we didn’t. There have been several awkward moments where one or the other of us has felt like it is too big or showy (eg her bosses boss has a smaller ring)

What?!

My ring is 2.5 ct and it's on the smaller side when compared to others in my circle. But we don't go around comparing, it's just something I've noticed. It also really has no bearing on income or wealth. How could there be awkward moments? I think you're imagining this.

My next ring (upgrade) will be 3 ct. Five year anniversary coming up so maybe we'll upgrade for that.

Oh, inb4 someone calls me fat- I'm a size 0 or 2. I have long slender fingers (ring size 5). This comes up on every thread about carat size. 2 ct is not gaudy!

I have long, thin fingers with small knuckles/small bone structure overall (ring size is 3.75) and a 2.5 or 3 ct diamond would look very big. It really does depend on how it looks on your finger. 2 ct may look totally normal on one person, and noticeably big on someone else.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy the ring you want to buy. I bought my wife a 1.8 carat ring and we have not yet met a friend or coworker with a larger one. We make good money and could have easily gone bigger but I’m really glad we didn’t. There have been several awkward moments where one or the other of us has felt like it is too big or showy (eg her bosses boss has a smaller ring)

What?!

My ring is 2.5 ct and it's on the smaller side when compared to others in my circle. But we don't go around comparing, it's just something I've noticed. It also really has no bearing on income or wealth. How could there be awkward moments? I think you're imagining this.

My next ring (upgrade) will be 3 ct. Five year anniversary coming up so maybe we'll upgrade for that.

Must be the industries we're in. Nobody has over a 2 carat in our workplaces. Nobody.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy the ring you want to buy. I bought my wife a 1.8 carat ring and we have not yet met a friend or coworker with a larger one. We make good money and could have easily gone bigger but I’m really glad we didn’t. There have been several awkward moments where one or the other of us has felt like it is too big or showy (eg her bosses boss has a smaller ring)

What?!

My ring is 2.5 ct and it's on the smaller side when compared to others in my circle. But we don't go around comparing, it's just something I've noticed. It also really has no bearing on income or wealth. How could there be awkward moments? I think you're imagining this.

My next ring (upgrade) will be 3 ct. Five year anniversary coming up so maybe we'll upgrade for that.

Oh, inb4 someone calls me fat- I'm a size 0 or 2. I have long slender fingers (ring size 5). This comes up on every thread about carat size. 2 ct is not gaudy!