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THE RING (not the track)

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Old 11-20-2008, 10:20 AM
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I assume that 2 months salary is BS by some Diamond marketing firm.

What did you guys pay in months of salary?
Old 11-20-2008, 10:46 AM
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I originally paid about $4k for her ring, but i was also taking her to hawaii for her 30th birthday to propose. I got just a simple 1.75 carat diamond on a simple tiffany style band. I told her when we got back home that we could restyle it however she wanted. Of course the little pushy bitch got another 2 .8 carat stones on the side of the big diamond and then some little ones down the side.

They say marriage is about compromise. My ring is worth about $100 and hers is worth about $20k. Rediculous. Marriage is fun, but being single is fun. It's almost like the same thing but reverse.

When I was single my balls were flat and my wallet was fat... now that I'm married well. You get the idea.
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~6k with no negotiations. take it or leave it.
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8k.
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i paid $4500, which was about 2 months take home pay at the time. then another $1500 for her wedding ring. mine was $200.
Old 11-20-2008, 11:52 AM
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$5.00

It took me a little while to get used to the claw controls


I kid, since I'm not married.
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I bought mine for around $200. It's not two month's salary, but damn, it gets the chicks.
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I paid about a month's salary for hers (about $1700 at the time - I was in school full-time) and she paid about 70% of her monthly salary for mine.

Funny thing is, now that she's looking for a new ring ("just out of curiosity"), the price is actually about 50% or maybe 70% of a month's salary. So, I'm "saving money" in terms of relative wealth. Or something.

I'd never spend two month's salary on a ring. The more money I make, the more retarded that amount would get. I could MAYBE see myself spending $8K or so on a nice solitaire, custom made, for our 20th anniversary or something.
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$12,000.00 for a Victorian ring from the 20's. My wife actually pointed it out when we were shopping one day and I made a mental note and picked it up when the time was right. I bought it from an estate jeweler here in St. Helena, CA. Since it was "one of a kind" I had to get a custom wedding band made to fit the engagement ring which put me back $2,500.00.

I have been married for a little over a year now and things are great but I can see where TAPOUT2000 is coming from. My wallet is very flat right now! SKKNY IMO I think it is a great idea to buy something you can afford at that particular time and upgrade to a bigger size like on your 5 year anniversary. You have to consider the cost of the wedding as well and I don't think it worth being broke just so your future wife can show off her ring to her friends. Girls are always competing when it comes to that stuff...

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geez... I'd be happy with something simple.

I told my boyfriend (we've been talking about it.) he can get me something nice and simple, and then just get me hardtop and I'd be happy with it.


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