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    Re: Do Girls want a huge engagement ring...

    Quote Originally Posted by mikeau View Post
    I dont have a insane budget but the ring I purchased for my potential wife the other day she said was to small so that sucked and now I don't know what to do. So, what's your felling about this?
    Okay I have to ask, how much of a barbie doll attitude does she have? These days it seems alot of women are "in competition" on who has the biggest ring, fanciest wedding, most expensive topical honeymoon...I call those who get into the whirlwind materialistic situations 'barbies'.

    My (now ex) boyfriend made a comment about getting me a fancy ring if we ever got hitched and I flat out told him it was pointless. I'm usually outdoors, hunting, making art or caring for a hawk- I'll lose it, damage it or trap mice guts in it.
    I told him I wanted a simple band from here: http://www.touchwoodrings.com/ and he laughed saying he wouldn't be caught dead with one. It ended shortly afterwards due to other reasons.

    Point is if she's the barbie type then she's going to want the $$$$ in life generally and not realize what she has right infront of her. The ring is suppose to be a symbol of a lifetime commitment- not the status symbol to "show off". She should have been bouncing, laughing and crying that you got down on one knee and proposed.

    The fact that she had no regards for your feelings- the emotional, financial, and mental for a man to propose I agree with everyone else and tell you to think about if you want that 'whine' daily & every time you lay down money for a new snake..

    "you got another snake??... how must did THIS one cost...so you'll pay that much, but not on the ring I wanted?"


    Yep I can hear it now *winces*
    Best of luck on your decisions buddy!
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    Excellent point. I'll add, expensive snake morphs can reproduce and return a profit.
    Maybe we should fabricate the tradition of exchanging snake morphs at weddings instead of useless jewelry...

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    Re: Do Girls want a huge engagement ring...

    Quote Originally Posted by LizardPants View Post
    Excellent point. I'll add, expensive snake morphs can reproduce and return a profit.
    Maybe we should fabricate the tradition of exchanging snake morphs at weddings instead of useless jewelry...
    YESSSSSSSSSSSS! That'd be awesome, lol!
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    Shooooooooot, my heart goes to the first man to get me an expensive morph instead of an expensive ring!! Muahahahaha that's so funny lol.
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    I got engaged in october & when my fiance & I talked about it, we talked only about what style I like. Never talked about carat size on the diamond, I had been ring shopping & I know how much it costs. Some girls do need that huge rock to be happy, but they will always want the bigger, better, trendy things. That's a personality trait my friend. Did she say anything about the proposal? I can't believe someone said it's too small. If the ring wasn't her style, or even if it's not exactly what she wanted, that's not the time to say anything. It takes a lot to ask someone to marry you, I remember how weird my fiance was acting the day he asked me. He was acting weird cause he was so nervous, it was so cute though and that is what I remember. Not the size of the ring. I think it would be good for you two to talk about it and see how the conversation goes, if she's not receptive to your feelings about that I'd maybe take a break to see if she is the one for you. Best of luck

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    but what if she meant that it was too small like it didn't fit?
    lol
    if not, then that's awful. Max bought me a ring from Kmart and I was happy. Nothing wrong with it. Price doesn't matter, it's the thought behind everything.
    I'm a girl, and honestly, it's not the ring Max got me that keeps me with him. I could care less about the ring. It's the non-material things that matter most.
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    Re: Do Girls want a huge engagement ring...

    Quote Originally Posted by LGray23 View Post
    Shooooooooot, my heart goes to the first man to get me an expensive morph instead of an expensive ring!! Muahahahaha that's so funny lol.
    LOL. I need a woman like that. It would sure make life easier.
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    Re: Do Girls want a huge engagement ring...

    Quote Originally Posted by mikeau View Post
    A question I wanted to ask. Guys, do you feel pressured to go all out and spend a ton of money on an engagement ring to please your girl?

    Girls, does the size of the ring actually increase how much love you feel for your man?

    I dont have a insane budget but the ring I purchased for my potential wife the other day she said was to small so that sucked and now I don't know what to do. So, what's your felling about this?
    If i have an insanely huge engangement ring, how am i supposed to draw and work with my hands if it got stuck in everything?......i mean, if i were to tend to my pets and was uncareful with the ring it could go really bad D:

    so for practical reasons, no, a big ring would be annoying. although im sure i could learn how to live with one.

    if i think about what i want, its more like it gotta be pretty than big or expensive.....too expensive and i'd be too careful with it.....

    so no, ring size or how much its worth doesnt affect the slightest.....happiness is whats important.

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    Re: Do Girls want a huge engagement ring...

    I'm not too materialistic but I know if I got a bigger rock I would be more impressed than if it was a smaller one. But I am more for the overall appearance and the proportions of the ring. I prefer a smaller but higher quality over a larger and lower quality, and not to mention bigger one gets in the way of everything.

    I don't think wanting a bigger diamond makes a girl not worth marrying, but the fact that she is willing to say something you took time, effort and money picking out is not enough should be a huge red flag to get a new girl.
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    Re: Do Girls want a huge engagement ring...

    Quote Originally Posted by LizardPants View Post
    Excellent point. I'll add, expensive snake morphs can reproduce and return a profit.
    Maybe we should fabricate the tradition of exchanging snake morphs at weddings instead of useless jewelry...
    Ohhh heck yes! Hmmm brings a whole new meaning to bridal jewelry. I can see a BumbleBee 'necklace' peaking out of a wedding dress easily, but that's just me.
    I'm in the 10% of the female population that your mothers warned you about.

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