I'm buying my girlfriend an engagement ring

I'm buying my girlfriend an engagement ring.

Am I really supposed to spend 3 or 4 months of my salary on a ring (about 15k) found one that I'd think she'd love for only a grand but I don't want to come off as cheap.

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Buy the cheaper ring because you are going to get absolutely wrecked by the wedding ring.

Just make sure there's no price tag on it when you give it to her. If you're genuinely buying it because it's nice and not because it's cheap, it doesn't matter.

Do you have that much money saved up? Who is going to pay for the wedding? I guess it all depends on how superficial your chick is.
I had a boyfriend who gave me a ring once and I didn't care how fancy it was.
If I knew the guy was rich, I might expect a slightly fancier ring, but actually I like simple things, so personally it doesn't matter. A lot of women though expect you to spend your life savings on a piece of jewelry for them.

We've talked and we're doing a cheapo outdoor wedding with only close friends and family involved.
We aren't doing Wedding Rings because we both agree it's dumb

>falling for jewish tricks
if she gets upset at you buying a $200 engagement ring over a $15k one then she loves your money, not you sweety

Go for it. 3 - 4 months of salary is absolutely nothing compared to the intense anal drilling you'll experience in the divorce court.

>Am I really supposed to spend 3 or 4 months of my salary on a ring
No. It shouldn't even be a month's salary. That's a myth from women's media which is solely about making women feel shitty about what they have.
Don't buy a cheap one by any means, but you shouldn't make a poor financial decision, if your girlfriend tells you she isn't happy with the amount you spent on an engagement ring then she probably wasn't someone you want to spend your life with.

Buy family car or hooliday in exotic island instead or overpriced piece of rock.

Pic related. It is time to kill diamond industry.
>pro tip
Nobody can tell difference between zircon + fake gold and the real thing.

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No. That's literally just an advertising campaign.

this.
Except the Jewish part. The idea that men need to spend a fortune on wedding rings was literally propaganda from diamond companies like DeBeers. That's where the 3 month thing comes from, the people who sell diamonds told you that.
Don't get a really cheap crappy one but if she loves you and not your money then she doesn't need a fancy expensive ring.

Americans.

Save your money for a nice honey moon or a down payment on a house. My man gave me his mom's old ring and I didn't care at all. I was happy he didn't waste money of a shiny rock. Unless it's something she's really dreamed about having an expensive ring of get the 1g one and save your money to do fun things with her or help set up your married life together

When is the divorce gonna be? Sounds like shes gonna be pretty comfy if you can afford to blow 15k on a ring.

Buy a moissanite ring.

If my boyfriend bought me a 15k ring I'd freak out. I'd be happy with just a 200 dollar ring jesus christ what the fuck.

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If you're working class it's fine.

15k is more than my fucking car man.

I went to a few jewelers and they all recommended I spend 10 to 15k

Of course they recommend that, they want your money.

A 5k engagement ring is even way too much. It's not supposed to be coated in diamonds on all sides. The wedding band? Sure. Go nuts. But the engagement ring need only be a solitaire in a nice setting and band. A higher engagement band price means a bigger diamond. At a certain point, a huge solitary diamond looks ridiculous on a single band.

Buy something that still looks sleek and attractive, then the two of you can choose wedding bands to enhance it. That's when girls make their rings huge and gaudy. Not for the initial ask.

Think of it as a shit test. If your “gift” isnt good enough, call off the whole thing.

She is marrying you, not your bank account.

My brother in law gave my sister a replica of this ring as engagement ring, but my sister is nerdy so that was probably a better choice than any fancy standard rings.

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A grand is perfectly reasonable. If any more were spent on me I'd think it was irresponsible and unnecessary. Having said that, only you know your gf and how she would likely feel about it - the rest of us can only speculate

t. female

>We aren't doing Wedding Rings because we both agree it's dumb
Yet you're going ro doing engagement rings?
Uhh...

>I went to a few businesses and they all recommended that I spend more money at their business
no fucking way, well I guess they must be right then you better listen!

Go to a pawn shop and buy a ring

Women are dumb, they wouldn't be able to tell a $500 ring from a $5,000 ring. Spend the extra money on something useful.

Guys calling other guys sweety

>classic

Of course, being hungry for months is a much better human trait than conscious spending of resources.
Hell, spending more money on an useless ring should cause the opposite effect. It should make your girl want to abandon you, because you clearly have no sense of priority and would be awful at keeping your future children safe and well cared for.
Of course, she won't think this way, but good lord I wish we lived in a different society. When I ever get to this point in my relationship, I sure as fuck am not spending 15k on a fucking ring that has no real reason to cost so much. I'd much rather buy us a car and say "look, since we're getting married, I figured this would come in handy".

This. The three month thing is more about resembling commitment. You can overturn that rule by purchasing something genuinely heartfelt.

>commitment
seeing as how women are usually the ones filing for divorce and taking half our stuff, shouldn't they be the ones demonstrating commitment?

unless she's Jewish I really don't think she will care that much or even be able tell how expensive it is plus who the hell keeps the price tag on the ring? She doesn't have to know how much you spent and why should she? It's the symbolism that has meaning not the price tag.

I call others sweaty, am I special?