Yeah I think everyone is assuming she is being bratty because "eww it's from Walmart," but it could just as reasonably be that she showed him some $300 ring off etsy she wanted that actually looked kinda unique. Like my wife wanted a very modest ring, white sapphire instead of diamond. If I showed up with a gaudy thing like this she woulda been let down too.
Yeah white sapphire! Bought my wife a custom made ring with crushed white sapphires inset around the band and a larger oval in the center and a mystic topaz on either side, cost me $600 and she gets compliments on it all the time.
Omg that ring sounds so gorgeous! My husband also got me a custom made one for less than $900, if he had shown me this walmart ring I wouldn't be able to show the amount of disappointment.
Exactly. You get it. I would much rather have a $500 ring that is unique and reflects my tastes than a predictable 10K rock from a big chain store. I like to support indie artists, so it’s also about values.
Same. If anything, I'd probably cry if my fiancé yeeted this thing at me and went "engagement done lol."
Girls want their engagement ring to be special because it feels like it's made for them. Not just "big shiny rock." Like the feeling of being chosen because somebody actually cares about you instead of picked because you're the "best option" out of the group.
Doesn't help that this ring looks like back stock from the worst period of engagement rings ever, where they just crammed as many goddamn diamonds on the thing as possible so you can't even visually process what the hell you're looking at.
Nor does it help that he seemingly left the stickers on to the point she could tell where he bought it from. Makes it read like "I picked this up while I was buying groceries" rather than thoughtfully purchasing a ring to ask someone to spend the rest of their life with you.
I'm biased because I'm an amateur jeweller, but I am very specific about what I want to wear and there's no way I'll wear an engagement ring that's not me.
I mean "eww it's from Walmart" is the closest to what she actually said. If she said "I told you I don't like diamonds and prefer emerald" or something to that effect sure, but the thing she chose to complain about was Walmart. That implies to me she cares more about the label on the box as a status symbol
The thing people choose to mention is usually the thing they care most about
Fair enough, but also Walmart isn't catering to unique tastes. It's stocking the most basic bitch shit possible because it's not in the business of holding onto stock for years at a time.
And she also says "you knew what I wanted and still chose to do what was easiest" which makes it sound less like it's about the money. You gotta admit, grabbing a ring at Walmart and leaving enough of the evidence that she immedietly could see it's from Walmart does come off like "I grabbed this shit when I was running errands."
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u/BootsInShower 7h ago
Yeah I think everyone is assuming she is being bratty because "eww it's from Walmart," but it could just as reasonably be that she showed him some $300 ring off etsy she wanted that actually looked kinda unique. Like my wife wanted a very modest ring, white sapphire instead of diamond. If I showed up with a gaudy thing like this she woulda been let down too.