What is the REAL significance of the size of an engagement ring? (Page 3)

I didn't have an engagement ring for my first marriage.  No big deal.

Second one, my husband wanted to get me a larger stone.  We are both nurses, at the time I was working in an ICU and I said No to the larger rings.  I didn't want to lose or damage it with all the glove wearing I was doing, or lifting/ moving pts around....It's about 1/3 carat marquis which was all I wanted.  He got me another ring for my 50th birthday a couple years ago that has 3 square cut diamonds with channel set stones

no.  who cares about other people's business so much?

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I "notice" people's rings, along with other stuff like their shoes or haircut, but don't attach a value or anything else to it.  

Smart move!

Is that along the lines of the Michael-Scott-3-Year-Salary rule?

I did not have much choice.  I needed grad school to get a job.

She said it was based on 9 months perceived gross future wages.  Since that is how much I should make someday.

Hey there, I'm not sure that there is significance to the size. There are so many different engagement rings of all sizes and shapes. I think that the ring is significant to each couple as a symbol of their love for each other. You can check out James Allen education center for more info on engagement rings and diamonds...I learned a lot from them when I was looking for an engagement ring. http://www.jamesallen.com/education. Hope you find your answer.

Nice first post

So you can hold it against her for more pizza than if it was smaller?

It's reverse proportion to your "manhood"?

I guess it depends if it's the real deal or a cubic zirconia anyways.

My husband and I were very young when we got engaged. He went with my best friend to pick out a ring. Luckily, she was able to protect him somewhat from salespeople who made him feel bad for "only" spending $650 on a nice 1/3 carat solitaire. He only had $500 cash and set up payments for the rest (paid off his next payday). So glad that we didn't go into extended debt for my ring.

Being so young I think the size was somewhat important to me as a sign to my family that we were committed and did have enough discretionary income for a nice ring.

For our 10 year anniversary (married almost 13 now), we upgraded the diamond for a 1-carat radiant cut solitaire (rectangle with special facets). We probably wouldn't have, except the store had a policy that paid us 150% of what he paid for the ring towards the new diamond. I felt a little materialistic for "upgrading", but when I look at it now it reminds me of our 10 year anniversary and all our years together.

I confess to going hog wild on my ex's ring.  Little over 1 ct in the main stone, it was a super high quality diamond.  It got really expensive because she wanted a platinum band with diamonds around it.  I think the rest of the ring cost more than the main stone.  Of course her motivation was bling/ shock and awe.  Kind of like the rest of her personality... no substance.

If I get married again I'll get "her" what she wants, but I'll let her know I'd much rather get a cool ring that she'll wear and buy her an awesome bike instead.

Diamonds are valued by cut, clarity, and color besides just carat.  Some smaller diamonds can have huge pricetags. 

Besides, the larger the ring, the more likely a thief will notice and cut her finger off to get the ring. 

So by a small one and tell her you are just looking out for her safety.

That was a great sketch on SNL  "Ditka"

Even though the diamond is supposed to represent your love for one another it shows her friends and especially your future mother in law what you're made of. Lol.