Its my ring...

[CaroPhoenix]

My husband and I went looking for engagement rings whilst killing time before our (old) regularly scheduled D&D game. Aren't gamers romantic?

We ended up at Mervis. We didn't know we had to have an appointment, but they let us come in anyway and we had a really nice lady help us. She never tried to get me to have a 1-2 carat diamond.

I told her that I didn't want yellow gold. I always admired my mom's solitaire in white gold. She told us the pros and cons of the white gold and pulled out the platinum band I have. I loved it! I found the perfect diamond that I wanted, the .57 carat. Understated, but we got a good quality diamond and I said, that's what I'm looking for. Hubby pulled out his credit card and said he was going to buy it. I almost fell out of my chair! I was sooo happy! However, he didn't give it to me for another month and a half. Evil man!

[Jack7957]

My boyfriend plays the keyboard, I told him that I'd get him a Hammond organ as an engagement present.

My wife paid of my truck loan as an engagement present.

She got a simple diamond, just under 1 karat and on either side is a smaller ruby.

[LizaMarie]

I'm not entirely sure that I believe in wedding/engagement rings. I don't know that I want something that announces my status to the whole world as soon as they see it. That being said, I do have an engagement ring. It's a mood ring from a cracker jack box, and it was inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany's. It's probably the only thing I would have accepted. Can't wear it though, as it turns my finger green!

[Jack7957]

It's a mood ring from a cracker jack box...

That's what I started wearing before we got married. I figured if she could wear a ring, I could too. I had to get the largest size, and it was just a little tight. Her first engagement ring was actually one from a gum ball machine. I tried to find a picture of it online, but basically it was a gold colored plastic ring with a hand on it making the peace/victory symbol.

[TwoScoopsSciath]

The only reason I even have a diamond is because DBC (Darling Boy-Child , which is what the family has started calling him) managed to inherit his mother's with her blessing. Which amazed me, because he's the youngest. He likes to buy me rings. Somewhere, I still have the first one he bought me, a black opal in a silver setting. If only my hands weren't so big!

[keeper_of_souls13]

I was quite surprised when the jewellers didn't even twitch when I turned away from the diamonds and started looking at the "regular" gemstones. I thought I wanted a diamond when we walked in but I kept on finding stuff I didn't like about the diamonds ( the most common was that they were too big... I wanted no bigger than .25 carat, and when I saw those even THEY were too big for my liking) eventually I turned away and when while my guy was talking to the jewellers I pointed at this garnet solitaire and told them I wanted it. the jeweller had no problem with that, even sized it with no charge. I couldn't be happier with my ring, I love it. I had no idea some would rather lose a sale entirely than lose a "diamond" sale. I prolly would have flipped out as well had they been that pushy with me.