View Poll Results: How Much $$ Should A Guy Be Expected To Spend On Engagement Ring?

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  • Female Response: 1 week salary

    5 7.25%
  • Female Response: 1 month salary

    16 23.19%
  • Female Response: Lesser of 1 week salary or 1/2 of his checking account

    4 5.80%
  • Female Response: Some ammount greater than 1 month salary(eg pctg net worth)

    33 47.83%
  • Male Response: 1 week salary

    3 4.35%
  • Male Response: 1 month salary

    1 1.45%
  • Male Response: Lesser of 1 week salary, or 1/2 of checking account

    1 1.45%
  • Male Response: Some ammount greater than 1 month salary(eg pctg net worth)

    6 8.70%
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    Default Poll: How Much $$ Should Guy Spend On Engagement Ring??

    Thought I'd pop this universal question for all to answer. It would be truly interesting to see the variance between male & female choices. Thus, I listed 4 "tiers" of choices broken down between female, & male responses. I listed choices as a percentage of salary, or net worth, rather than hard $$ ammount, as there's a huge difference between what a Pvt. Snuffy Smith or burger flipper would be "expected" to get, vs. a Donald Trump, or Bill Gates.
    This is my first posted poll, I'm trusting that replies are confidential. Comments, however, are more than welcome

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    Default Re: Poll: How Much $$ Should Guy Spend On Engagement Ring??

    Er... the poll doesn't work.

    Honestly I think this is cultural and depends on whether the partners in question give a damn about engagement rings!
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    yeah, he should spend as much as she wants him to!

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    I'll admit, I want a nice rock. At least 3 carats. Nice cut, color, clarity..you know all that good stuff. At the same time though, I woudn't want my SO to go broke on buying my engagement ring. It should be within his budget. No point in going into debt over a wedding ring. His debt, will soon become mine as well.







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    its hard to say, i wouldnt want something thats somewhat cheap, i mean its supposed to hold up forever right? itll be on her finger for "the rest of her life" so it damn well be nice.

    <----pines for a guy to propose to her.

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    Quote Originally Posted by i.breathe.in View Post
    its hard to say, i wouldnt want something thats somewhat cheap, i mean its supposed to hold up forever right? itll be on her finger for "the rest of her life" so it damn well be nice.

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    Hmm so I take it, a dude proposing with a Zirconia is out of the question







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    I'd want something I could be proud to show off. I would prefer a better cut, colour and clarity over size. Plus I have tiny hands and fingers anyway so I couldn't wear a really large diamond.
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    After my last marriage I just want an engagement ring that costs more than a goddamn Playstation.

    At least look like you put SOME thought into it, ffs.


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    I think engagement rings are a waste of money. Why not put it towards a down payment or pay off debt? That's better for the marriage in the long run........

    My cousin is fucking broke, and her boyfriend (who lives in his car) just bought her a 3k engagement ring.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinammonkisses View Post
    Hmm so I take it, a dude proposing with a Zirconia is out of the question

    haha that actually leads me to a story. when i was 19 one of my fuckwit boyfriends came over and proposed to me drunk. we broke up two weeks later and when i went to hawk the ring, it apparently was CZ!

    i didnt even know.

    all the more reason to dump him aside from the fact that he was a waste of good oxygen.

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    Default Re: Poll: How Much $$ Should Guy Spend On Engagement Ring??

    Depends upon what his salary is and what she wants.

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    Engagament rings are a waste to me too. Get me some lookalike from Claire's for $10, and let's go put the moneyt owards a downpayment or savings.

    It's funny...my family used to own interest in a diamond mine, and we have some incredible jewels fromt here. And when I wearthe real stuff, your average person thinks it's fake, and when I wear $5 rhinestones, everyone oohs and aahs about my jewelry. I don't see the point of blowing money on something most people can't even distinguish between real and fake.

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    I bought my own

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    "Some ammount greater than 1 month salary"

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    Default Re: Poll: How Much $$ Should Guy Spend On Engagement Ring??

    Quote Originally Posted by cinammonkisses View Post
    I'll admit, I want a nice rock. At least 3 carats. Nice cut, color, clarity..you know all that good stuff. At the same time though, I woudn't want my SO to go broke on buying my engagement ring. It should be within his budget. No point in going into debt over a wedding ring. His debt, will soon become mine as well.
    Werd. And I want to make it myself -- or we can design and make it together. Or if he has skills, he can make it himself.

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    An engagement ring might be the only piece of "real" jewellery a woman ever owns so its worth saving up a bit for. I agree its not worth going into debt for but maybe saving up for for a while. I voted 1 months salary as I think thats what is a sort of traditioal amount to aim for but I guess I sorta think thats the minimum that should be spent.



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    I thought tradition was 2 months?

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    I think it's a bullshit thing to get worked up about. You don't have to spend a ton of money to get something really nice; we didn't. We got a great deal online from a wholesaler, and also saved a lot since it isn't a diamond (I got a 1.14 ct ruby solitaire). I think the meaning behind the engagement ring is a lot more valuable than the ring itself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    I think it's a bullshit thing to get worked up about. You don't have to spend a ton of money to get something really nice; we didn't. We got a great deal online from a wholesaler, and also saved a lot since it isn't a diamond (I got a 1.14 ct ruby solitaire). I think the meaning behind the engagement ring is a lot more valuable than the ring itself.
    Definitely agreed.

    Personally I think it should be a ring that the guy can afford, or the girl, in the case she proposes to the guy.

    Personally I think all the people that buy rings according to some bullshit antiquated tradition of however many weeks/months salary is a damn idiot if they can't afford it. Also the women who demand such when they know their men can't afford it are equally idiots.

    Of course if the guy can afford it then I don't see the problem.

    And Yek I definitely agree that the meaning and the engagement itself are infinitely more important than the ring. I'd even go as far as to argue why we even need the rings in the first place. If you won't get engaged simply because you don't get the ring you want, I'd very easily question the devotion to the relationship.
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    As little as possible.....it's going to end up costing you everything when you say 'I do'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kandie_kitten View Post
    Engagament rings are a waste to me too. Get me some lookalike from Claire's for $10, and let's go put the moneyt owards a downpayment or savings.
    You are not serious, are you You'd actually be ok with your guy getting you a fake ring from Claire's?!







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    lol at Claire's... I understand a fake, but you can get at least a fake diamond on a precious metal for very little. And it might last more than 3 months.

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    yeah seriously claires?

    you can get a nice lab grown diamond on a real band for not expensive, or even cz on a real band.

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    Quote Originally Posted by i.breathe.in View Post
    haha that actually leads me to a story. when i was 19 one of my fuckwit boyfriends came over and proposed to me drunk. we broke up two weeks later and when i went to hawk the ring, it apparently was CZ!

    i didnt even know.

    all the more reason to dump him aside from the fact that he was a waste of good oxygen.
    I had a bf propose to me with a CZ ring, too! One of my friends pointed out that it looked fake so I had it checked out. When I confronted him, he tried to say that he had been lied to by the lady at the store before 'fessing up... then he bought me a real diamond ring but I still broke up with him shortly afterwards.

    As for how much he should spend on a ring... I thought the general rule was 3 months salary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cinammonkisses View Post
    You are not serious, are you You'd actually be ok with your guy getting you a fake ring from Claire's?!
    Hehe. If the ring is symbolic of the committment I'd be pretty offended by a fake anything. I understand some people dont see the point of it but in that case wouldn't you just skip the whole ring thing and not get an engagement ring? I'd rather nothing than some cheap fake.
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