engagement ring question?

Years ago my husband took me out to a lovely brunch and proposed.....with a great big candy ring pop. We spent the afternoon shopping for ring together. I picked what type of ring that I liked, and we had fun doing it together.....then we went to dinner. After dinner we called our families an announced our engagement. It was wonderful and romantic just spending the day together. That was 33 years ago and I still smile when I think of that day......

I think you should try to find out her style or have her look at some online, but if you want the proposal to be a surprise then don't let her catch on (: maybe look at some of her other rings or her outfits, does she like glam, or simple? Make sure you look at your budget too, but if it's an expensive ring you end up wanting, check out amazon.com, overstock.com or stores like Zales, they have really great deals. Maybe randomly ask her one day what size ring would she like if you ever got married, or if she wants a diamond or different stone. These are all really important, she should have a say in the ring because she's gonna wear it everyday for the rest of her life (hopefully!).

My boyfriend and I are about to get engaged and we spend time looking at rings and other things like that together, in the end we both have an idea of what the other person likes, and we know being students what we can afford (this is why I recommend those websites)

I didn't think I would, but I wanted a bigger stone. So instead of diamond, we're going for a really pretty blue sapphire, and it's an amazing price. I wouldn't like this ring as much if it were a diamond color, so I'm glad we found the perfect ring. It all depends on what you two decide together, take everything into consideration.

Good luck, I'm sure she'll love whatever ring you get her, after all it's the commitment that matter the most (:

GOOD question! Here is what I think...if you really have no idea what she would like and she hasn't dropped any hints...she may the type of girl who doesn't really care what you get her. I betcha, that if she WERE the type of girl to be picky about the style and shape of the diamond...you would already have some ideas as to what to look for...but since you seem clueless, anything you find pretty may be just fine by her. She may actually appreciate it more if YOU, her loving soon to be fiance and husband...went to the trouble to pick her a beautiful ring. I even have an idea for you. Perhaps steal a few very "typical" photos of her from facebook or whatever...and then a few "dressier" photos of her...take these photos into several different jewelry stores with you and get a feel for the styles the women who work at these places match up to what they would predict your lady would like based on outfits she puts together and her hairstyle, etc. It would at least be better than you just totally guessing from thin air. Ask them what seems to be most popular...and consider your budget. You'll come up with something if you shop around a little bit. Something will probably stick out to you. I say, take the time...research it. BUT, if that really sounds majorly lame to you...I also like the RING POP idea followed immediately by a shopping trip...I would HAVE LOVED THAT...make sure though please that you don't get too hung up on the ring that you don't put as much thought into the proposal. It doesn't have to be outrageous to be special. As long as it's a surprise...she'll love it. As for ring size? A lot of girls have to take the engagement ring in for resizing after they receive it. NO BIGGIE :) That's not even anything to stress over. If she is a small to average size girl...a 7 is going to be plenty big enough and then it will at least slip on and she can get it smaller. If your girl is a little bigger an 8 would be better. BYE!

Promise earrings are literally not the same as engagement earrings. A promise ring is a ring promising to stay authentic to one yet another. there remains no promise of marrying with a promise ring. An engagement ring is a ring that symbolized that both human beings comply with get married and plan a wedding ceremony contained in the close to destiny

I would definitely propose without the ring, and then have her go with you to pick out that special ring.

Just be sure she knows what your general price range is, so she doesn't fall in love with a ring that is far beyond your means.

I picked out my own ring, and absolutely loved it. White gold, with a solitaire diamond. Clean, classic line. Perfect. And then a few years later, hubby bought me a different set as a Christmas surprise. He got me one with lots of little stones, filigree stuff. Fussy. He said he got me the new one because he felt bad that I'd been wearing a plain one for all that time. I made him take it back and get me a watch instead. He did not understand. He felt if it didn't[t have a lot of decoration on it, it just wasn't pretty.

If he had bought me that for my first ring, I would have been stuck with it. Remember, your taste and hers probably won't be the same. She is the one who will be wearing that ring.

You can propose with or without a ring that fits...however if you think you're terrible at picking jewellery then I would shop for one with her after she says yes.

I wouldn't get a 'cheap' or 'temporary' ring but instead go for something sweet, like a fancy mood ring, a neat "costume" jewellery ring or even a knitted/knotted/cloth one. You could skip the ring and use a coin for her birth year (or a brand new shiny one) in the box (symbolize what you will get for her).

If she collects things then you could get her a new piece (assuming it's small of course) to use. Does she have a charm bracelet? You could use a charm such as these:

http://www.pugster.com/Bride-To-Be-Laser-Italian-C...

http://www.pugster.com/Engagement-Ring-Custom-Phot...

It really depends on your girlfriend's personality if she would want the ring then or be ok to get it later. But either way I would say either propose with a ring or make sure to propose in a very special way without the ring that will still hold meaning to her and plan to take her to get the ring right after you propose. Might be good to tell her about going to get the ring right after she says yes..

No take along her best friend to pick one out :) her friend should know her size otherwise ask her mom but still take the friend if she and her have kinda the same tastes

You want to marry her but don't even know her taste in jewelry?! I think maybe you should get to know her better before you make a lifelong commitment to her. Just my opinion... If you don't even know her well enough to buy her something you know she will love, you don't know her very well at all.

Good luck man!

here are two nice ones i found yesterday on ebay. make sure she's ok with "used"

it's jewelry by the way. or jewelery.

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