What happened to all the diamonds???

1savvydiva · #1 04-08-2003, 05:56 AM

Okay...Polltime!!!

Here's the deal, after spending time with my girls this weekend, somehow we got on the subject of marriage proposals. Surprisingly, two of my dear friends stated that they had let their significant other know that if it wasn't at least 2 carats, don't bother!!! This got me thinking...of course most of us would love to have a large, stunning engagement ring, but how many of you guys would actually be disappointed if it were less?

Have any of you ever spoken those words to your significant other?

AlphaSigOU · #2 04-08-2003, 06:16 AM

You gotta be sh*ttin' me! Diamonds are forever, and also are a girl's best friend, but if my GF or SO measured my love for her based upon the carat size of an engagement ring, then that relationship's not gonna last very long, if at all.

My two cents' worth, before taxes take it all away.

agger_rob · #3 04-08-2003, 06:29 AM

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Originally posted by 1savvydiva
two of my dear friends stated that they had let their significant other know that if it wasn't at least 2 carats, don't bother!!!

If a woman ever said that to me, it would be the immediate end of our relationship.

SSS1365 · #4 04-08-2003, 06:57 AM

That's ridiculous!

For the record, my engagement ring is .53 carats and I think that's big enough! But then, I'm not into flashy jewelry anyway...

xok85xo · #5 04-08-2003, 07:01 AM

its not really about the size..you can have a 2 carat piece of sh*t..

mu_agd · #6 04-08-2003, 07:28 AM

Personally, I think 2 carats is too big. When I get engaged, I'd rather not have something that flashy. Plus, I think that the thought that whoever proposes to me puts into picking out the ring matters more.

aephi alum · #7 04-08-2003, 08:39 AM

I hope they were kidding...! Carat is only one of the four C's.

When my husband and I got engaged, he was a poor starving grad student and couldn't afford a 2-carat rock - and to be honest, I didn't want one - it would look ridiculous on me. My diamond is about half a carat, but with good color, clarity, and cut, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

If I'd insisted on the Rock of Gibraltar, I probably wouldn't be married today.

OUlioness01 · #8 04-08-2003, 08:47 AM

when/if i'm ever proposed to, i honestly don 't want my ring to be more than a half carat. i have little hands and i don't like flashy jewelry, so that's quite enough for me.

AchtungBaby80 · #9 04-08-2003, 09:26 AM

A rock, a pebble, whatever...I'd take it! Although I do prefer smaller stones because my hands are small (my ring finger is a size 3 and a half!).

Kevin · #10 04-08-2003, 09:33 AM

Anyone remember that thread where someone inavertently came accross a value-priced engagement ring?

How many months of our salary are we *supposed* to drop on this bad boy?

adduncan · #11 04-08-2003, 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by xok85xo
its not really about the size..you can have a 2 carat piece of sh*t..

Amen to that.

When Mr. Adrienne was shopping for my ring, I gave him only 2 criteria: yellow gold band and an oval cut. After that it was up to him.
We shopped together for a while and some slease salesman tried to sell us a huge stone he described as "high quality". Problem: it was pee-in-the-snow yellow and you could see the flaws across the room. He must have thought we fell off the turnip truck the day before.

Another time I tried on a huge set of 3 ovals--it made my hand look anorexic.

IMHO, it's not about the size per se, but how it looks on you. Even the Hope Diamond can look like crap if it's not worn correctly, or if you can't "carry" it well.

My teeny tiny hands are very happy w/ the Grade D flawless 0.5 carat that Mr. Adrienne slipped into a Cracker Jack box.

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Pardon me while I get corny--the radio was actually playing a song about this on the drive to work. Can't remember who sings it.

"Don't love make a diamond shine
It don't matter if it costs a dime.
Dang thing looks like a million bucks
Sittin' on the hand of a girl in love.

Even a 15-carat
Is duller than dirt if the heart don't wear it."

Adrienne (PNAM-2003)

Peaches-n-Cream · #12 04-08-2003, 10:00 AM

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Originally posted by ktsnake
Anyone remember that thread where someone inavertently came accross a value-priced engagement ring?

How many months of our salary are we *supposed* to drop on this bad boy?

2 months salary according to the ads.

Eirene_DGP · #13 04-08-2003, 10:13 AM

Although I wouldn't mind being proposed to with a 2 ct. diamond ring, I think what matters is the future marriage not the ring...No wonder the U.S divorce rates are so high.

Honeykiss1974 · #14 04-08-2003, 10:18 AM

Although it is NOT a requirement for marriage, however 2 carats would look pretty nice on my finger.

Shoot, i don't really care, I'd just happy he asked!

sigmagrrl · #15 04-08-2003, 10:24 AM

Here's a question, and something I read about recently. Someone above also mentioned it briefly and in passing:

Is it now customary to go ring shopping together??

Personally, I am very old-fashioned. I will tell a girlfriend what I like, and SHE can go shopping with him. I want to be surprised...I don't need or WANT to be in on this particular decision as far as being there to pick it out....That's not right for me...We'll pick out the wedding bands together...