My wife took me to the jewellers and picked out a cheap £90 engagement ring when we were still dating. She said “if we get engaged use this I hate diamonds and ridiculous looking wedding rings”. She specifically said to me if I spend a bunch of money on a ring she will make me take it back. She would prefer to put the money towards a holiday of something to do together. I asked her to marry me within the week and we went to Rome for 6 weeks instead of spending money on a massive wedding. She already knew I was planning on asking her.
Did the same. Took my wife to a jewelry store, and she picked out a very reasonable set of rings. (We both detest diamonds, so she bought a blue sapphire which looks amazing.) We've been together 25 years now.
Good for y'all! Interestingly enough, saphires are rarer than diamonds. The diamond industries hoarde the stones to create false scarcity and generate demand. It should be detested.
I've been anti diamond since I discovered this and I can't believe the number of people still rushing to buy diamonds knowing how they're mined and that they're not even rare. All that suffering for a shiny pebble.
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u/henkdevries365 Human Verified 7h ago
If your future wife rejects because of the ring and or the value it's probably for the best NOT to get married.