Alpo Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Wonder if jewelry stores give you your money back on engagement rings? Thinking about proposals. Ladies, if you was being proposed to, would you druther he do the "down on one knee, shove the ring in her face" thing, or would you prefer he ask, and then - assuming you accepted - the two of you go to the jewelers, so that you have some input on the thing that's gonna be sitting on your left hand for the rest of forever? The whole TV-type "buy the ring first" seems dumb. First off - what if she says no? WILL the jeweler take it back? Second, I don't like to get clothes as gifts - other folks don't know what I think looks good on me. Why should my idea of a pretty ring force my poor bride to wear some gaudy bauble? When I proposed I did it without the ring. Just seemed to make more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I never got the holding the ring up while proposing. Seem so much like a bride to say, Yes. I think the ring should be displayed after the yes, not before. Like you, I did not have a ring with me. I had saved up and was ready to buy. I did have a budget, my job did not pay much and it took a very long time to save up. Heck, the car I owned at the time, cost me $110 (1957 Ford) and I drove it for 5 years before getting a newer one. (1971 new ford van for work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Hi Alpo, I would want to choose my own ring. Regards, Allie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey Merlot Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Merlot got her engagement ring 2 years after we were married. I could either afford a couple nice gold bands or the engagement diamond when I asked her. She said yes without having anything so I guess she saw something in me. Been alsmost 38 years so I guess she still does, but I'll be danged if I know what. Shakey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 My wife never offered me a ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 My wife never offered me a ring. +10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I asked first without any kind of ring. My wife was not pleased and said no because that's not how a proposal is supposed to be. I had to talk her into giving me some guidance on what kinda ring she wanted. She finally relented but then told me it meant I'd have to work extra hard to make it a surprise or she'd say no again. I never did make it much of a surprise, I just kept asking and wore her down. But hey, at least it's a ring she really likes and she wears it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawnee McGrutt Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I got the ring after, I proposed. Went through the ringer 15 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I bought my wedding ring, a gold band that no longer fits. That's it. End of story, except that we are still married 43 years later. BTW the Diamond is my birthstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 My practice wife liked the engagement ring so much that I later found out she pawned it. She had been telling me for years that she had lost it. Mrs. Lose still has on the ring I put on her finger 25 years ago, of course it's cubic zirconia and not diamond so it probably won't get pawned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Cowpoke asks the Ladies a question and 8 men answer....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Cowpoke asks the Ladies a question and 8 men answer....? You noticed that? But, since I'm here: Question One. I was so broke I couldn't pay attention when we got engaged. I gave Mrs. Doc my fraternity pin. She still keeps it in her jewelry box. I ended up with a second along the line. Her mother actually ended up helping me pick out her engagement ring so there would be some surprise before we actually got married. Question Two. I have a feeling I will end up picking all my own cowboy action clothes. Mrs. Doc's tastes run toward modern western (think American Quarter Horse and rodeo, not other than). Otherwise, I am generally happy for her to by me clothes as gifts, especially my dressier stuff. When someone would complement me on a tie or suit when I was practicing, I would typically say "My wife dresses me well. She gets credit when I look good, I blame the mistakes on myself." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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