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My cousin Chip got married in England in September. He asked his then fiancee what she would like for her ring. Apparently the concept is rather different in the UK. She told him that if he gave a diamond it could be no larger than half a carat. If he gave a sapphire it could be a bit larger and ringed with very small diamonds but still not too large. Seems that sapphires are very popular as engagement rings over there. Large stones for engagement rings are seen as gaudy, vulgar, and theatrical. She told him that later on he could give her an impressive dinner ring if he really wanted to, but she would not wear something like a Joan Collins exercise in tackyness. Girls with gaudy rings are definitely infra-dig and non-u. Anybody (preferably female) familiar with this UK attitude? (As a reference point she is Cheltenham and Sommerville from a Debretts family).
Also, it is apparently considered to be in really bad taste to keep the ring if the engagement is broken off.
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