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$650 is exceptionally cheap for a guy making $40K/year. That's exactly what my boy makes and the rings he said were in his price range were about $6500+
If you consider that a platinum setting should cost, at most $300, that's leaving $350 for a stone. That doesn't buy you too much of a diamond. It's probably one of those rings that has the "pave" look, except its a million tiny diamonds that equal one carat total.
I don't know the guy's total financial situation, but if he's young and doesn't have too many expenses (my guy lives at home and his car note is only $300/month), it sounds like he's skimping for a quick-fix engagement.
How much you spend on a ring doesn't equal love. But it does show the level of commitment a guy has for you when he takes the time to know what you like, your tastes, and whether or not he's willing to take a little bit of a financial hit for you. If he's buying himself stuff left and right, and then doing this, then, yeah, its really cheap.
If she was looking at his bookmarks, that's not really that nosy- maybe she was looking for a site she knew he had bookmarked. If he was worried about her finding it, he could have kept it hidden. Come Christmas and anniversary time, my boy and I are very careful about all that, because we use each other's computers.
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