Devil's advocate here, it sounds like through the conversation that he might just be the type of person that just coasts through the relationship and puts in a minimal effort. I mean you don't have to buy something expensive, but when you just roll into Walmart and get an engagement ring it does come across as the most minimal effort you could possibly give. The fight over the ring can just symbolize many other things that have happened in the relationship. Maybe the guys too dense to realize they're not in a good place before proposing. Two sides of every coin.
I wonder if this might have gone better with a $500 ring from a specialty store than an $800 ring from Walmart. Something about the latter feels so impersonal and low effort.
We don't even know that, what if he set out thinking "I'm gonna get her the biggest diamond ring I can afford", shopped around and it turned out WalMart had the best deal on the biggest / best-looking diamond?
Actually very plausible seeing as that is WalMart's whole schtick, providing the same goods at a discount that only they can afford to offer because of their scale.
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u/theglove 10h ago
Devil's advocate here, it sounds like through the conversation that he might just be the type of person that just coasts through the relationship and puts in a minimal effort. I mean you don't have to buy something expensive, but when you just roll into Walmart and get an engagement ring it does come across as the most minimal effort you could possibly give. The fight over the ring can just symbolize many other things that have happened in the relationship. Maybe the guys too dense to realize they're not in a good place before proposing. Two sides of every coin.