Its my ring...

[fma_fanatic]

My BILs MIL (say that 5 times fast) had to have her wedding band cut off before she had surgery. She'd never taken off her ring since the day she married her husband. Ever. So when it came time to take it off, she couldn't get it off.

Cold water didn't work.

Wrapping string around the finger and trying to make the finger smaller to pull it off didn't work.

Grease didn't work.

So they had to cut it. They figured just one snip would do, pull the ring apart and that was it.

Nope. They had to cut it in half. She cried for almost half an hour and the doctor was worried that they'd have to postpone the surgery because she was so upset. Her husband took the ring and got it put back together and even had it sized 3 sizes up so she wouldn't have to worry about it happening again.

And they've been married for almost 40 years now.

My boyf will probably pop the question next year; I've already said I want a white gold and sapphire engagement ring. Anyone who tries to push a diamond and yellow gold ring on me will regret it... O.o

If you do want a white gold and don't want to deal with pushy people, try here.

Mine is the 99.99 blue ring in the sapphire collection. I have my eye on the 199.99 diamond and sapphire white and yellow gold ring for my wedding ring.



P.S. : thanks for for the merge. I can never for the life of me ever get them right. I'm such a ditz sometimes.

[Jewels]

My boyf will probably pop the question next year; I've already said I want a white gold and sapphire engagement ring. Anyone who tries to push a diamond and yellow gold ring on me will regret it... O.o

What color sapphire? There is blue, pink, yellow, green...just about every color under the sun (except red).

[Lace Neil Singer]

The old fashioned blue one of course. ^^

[trunks2k]

My BILs MIL (say that 5 times fast)

Wouldn't you brother in law's mother in law be your mother?

[Emrld]

let's see . . .spouse's brother would be brother in law . . . his wife's mother would be mother in law . . .
so not not necessarily
(don't know if that is the true chain . . .just pointing out that multiple combinations are possible)

[trunks2k]

let's see . . .spouse's brother would be brother in law . . . his wife's mother would be mother in law . . .
so not not necessarily
(don't know if that is the true chain . . .just pointing out that multiple combinations are possible)

ah yes, I wasn't thinking from that end of the equation. I was thinking a siblings husband. It's too early to think.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I also think that an engagement ring that reflects your personality is better than having what everyone has and it doesn't mean the guy loves you any less (I think it's the opposite).

I totally agree with that one. It's easy for a guy to go out and get a diamond solitaire...actually taking the time to pick out (or design) something he knows you'll love makes it all the more special (of course, if you happen to love diamond solitaires I guess his job is easy...).

My mom lost her ring once...she thought she had left it by the kitchen sink. They went on vacation for a week and when they got back she couldn't find it. I was the only one home that week; I hadn't seen it and she even asked if I thought my then-boyfriend might have taken it (no, I knew he wouldn't). She looked all over the place but it was nowhere; we sorta figured it somehow went down the drain. Many months later she was putting a different ring in the little ring drawer in her jewelry box, and when she closed it she heard it fall behind the drawer (it's a little swing-out drawer on a hinge with padded rows for rings to sit in). When she took the drawer out she found the wedding set behind there also. It had been there the whole time but she didn't remember putting it in the jewelry box before they left (which isn't surprising since she has always suffered from CRS Syndrome).


(CRS = Can't Remember S**t)


Frankly, I'd still rather have a puppy.

[Princess-Snake]

When the time comes for me to walk down the aisle, all I want my ring to be is a blue topaz stone on a gold band. Blue topaz is my birthstone. I don't really like diamonds that much anyway.

[Bright_Star]

So what was her reaction when you threw her the "F" bomb? You had every right to be pissed.

[AnqeiicDemise]

So what was her reaction when you threw her the "F" bomb? You had every right to be pissed.

'Twas your typical SC fashion:

As if a bucket of ice cold water had fallen on her head.

How could I, the bride to be, impose my desire on an item I will wear for the rest of my life? Didn't you know, a woman's supposed to bend to everyone's whim when it comes to HER big day because, its not her wedding... its *everyones* celebration.



I haven't been back sense, and its a shame, becuase I would have spent at least a quarter of my paycheck at her store every pay period had she been accomodating in my desire. She had some really nice stones on sale. -shrug-

[DGoddessChardonnay]

When the time comes for me to walk down the aisle, all I want my ring to be is a blue topaz stone on a gold band. Blue topaz is my birthstone. I don't really like diamonds that much anyway.

I'm not sure what I want yet . . .. I think I'd rather be surprised myself.

Call me traditional but I do adore diamonds . . . they are a girl's best friend.

I already have a diamond on my left hand . . . a round solitaire with a rectangle baugette on either side (it had been Mom's.) It's my favorite ring out of all the ones she has.

Actually, it's a placeholder. As I told my b/f the other week (as he is currently in the doghouse) "If you want to make it up to me, it had better be a big rock."

I'm suck a stinker

[CaroPhoenix]

I have a gorgeous diamond solitaire. I'm always getting compliments on it. It's so shiney.

I have a .57 carat diamond, princess cut (it's the square cut) set in a platinum band.

My wedding band is white gold with 4 small claddaghs etched into it. I got it at the Irish Shoppe near my house. The local jeweler I'm friends with did the re-sizing of it for free. XD I love it.

I never wanted anything but diamonds. I like diamonds.

My birthstone is opal. If anyone wants an opal engagement ring, don't get it if it's NOT your birthstone. Whoever gets an opal engagement ring who isn't born in October, you'll have problems with the stone (and supposedly with the marriage) until you get another ring.

[flicksgirl]

Guess I lucked out. I walked into my local small town jewelry store and special requested the engagement ring I wanted a Claddagh with a heart shaped amythest(my birth stone) as the heart. He put an order in to some of his suppliers and I ended up with 3 rings to choose from. I love me ring and since I picked what I wanted, now that the marriage didnt work I am completely comfortable with wearing it on my right hand facing out as I search for new love.
I too believe diamonds are over rated, and way to much money for a shiny rock. The entire process is actually funny when you thing about it. I mean what are we? Some birds pick thier mates by the one that brings the shinies stone to the female, how can a shiny stone proove your love to anyone?

[Saydrah]

I don't want a precious stone for an engagement ring. Actually, I don't really want an engagement ring at all, but if I have to wear one to stave off comments and unwanted hitting-on when the time comes, I want it tattooed on, in the form of the word 'always' in Arabic. I don't support mining for precious stones because of the damage it does to the land and the conflict that diamond mining in particular supports, and I hate the fact that the engagement ring is a tradition made up by jewelers to sell more gemstones because people bought simple bands for weddings, not elaborate rings with diamonds on it. I also hate the implication that someone needs to spend three months' salary on a ring in order to be good enough to propose to me- I want a relationship of equals IF I ever consent to marriage, and I sure as hell am not spending three months' salary on a gift for him which, knowing my tastes in men, he will lose/break/get stolen in six months or less. All my boys are absentminded...

[zzapp the witch]

I've only read to page three, but I had to get this down before I forgot to tell it. This last August at our county fair, one of my 4-H moms saw the ring I wear on my left thumb. Its stainless steel micromaille (european 4-1 for those in the know, with a special setting ring style I devised) with a peridot bead for the stone. Very understated, at least in the stone dept.

She asked if I could make her one. Of course, I could have her one by tomorrow. "Oh, this is so great, I'm finally going to have a wedding ring!" When I heard that, I will admit that I thought that such a classy lady deserved a classier ring. I offered to overnight some sterling silver wire and a lighter green emerald so I could make it out of that. She's not having it. What I had on my thumb is what she wanted on her finger. Well, far be it from me to argue with a perfectly reasonable (paying) customer.

Her husband was dancing standing still the next morning when he presented me with the $20 bill to buy his wife-of-many-years' wedding ring. I love those people. You have never seen such love in a family.