What would be an appropriate engagement ring for you?
September 20, 2025
What would be an appropriate engagement ring for you?
37 comments
Daddy bought me 2 carats
The one I have is perfect for me. Rose gold twisted band with diamonds on it and a 1 carat pear shaped diamond.
I don’t like anything too extravagant, something delicate, designed for me would be perfect. Diamond stone or not, I think I would be happier with something designed specifically for me, instead of an expensive ring like Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancée’s (sorry, I don’t know her name!!)
Appropriate? I would’ve been cool with anything simple, small and colorful. I got 2 of those adjectives
I capped him at $1000 and told him I wanted something “weird and orange.” He worked with one of my best friends to find a gorgeous custom ring with a topaz and a vintage look. It’s perfect.
Anything that’s not breaking the bank and doesn’t look gaudy. Honestly I don’t even consider an engagement ring necessary, but if it’s happening, just something simple and meaningful. My husband gave me a ring that had belonged to his aunt.
A little off topic, but I’ve always wanted my future wedding ring to have the deep speech engraved from LotR
A new road bike.
A silver band is good enough for me. It’s about what it represents
Something dainty and with a touch of magic.
I would love to be proposed to with a “mock” ring, then fo ring shopping together. All I know for sure is that I want rose gold for the band.
i wanted a three stone yellow gold band and requested moissanite or lab diamonds to leave room in the budget for a miata.
i got everything i wanted. 🙂
2nd wedding at 64…my mother gave me a beautiful ring with 3 diamonds. I told my partner that when he was ready to ask, he could move the ring from my right to my left hand. We got sapphire and diamond ring guards! It’s perfect!
A Ring Pop
Amethyst but doesn’t have to be a huge stone
We went shopping together and we both gave our input. I picked out something that he and I both liked that was in a reasonable price range. I think it was like $3k
We chose simple silver rings as engagement rings and simple titanium rings as wedding rings. I’m so not a ring person and I don’t like gemstones.
Anything. It’s really more about what it represents.
That being said, when my now-husband mentioned rings, my mind initially went to black gold with a marquise cut rainbow stone (like mystic topaz). After researching I realized that was not really what I wanted. The black is plating that comes off quickly, and the rainbow is also a coating/plating that can come off.
I settled on a ~1ct marquise cut lab-alexandrite center with small moonstone marquise & timy moissanite round accents with a partially split band in an “art deco” style. My wedding band is curved and also has moonstone and moissanite marquise stones. Both are in platinum, because I tend to have issues with gold and sterling silver is not a “lifelong” material.
I did end up going over my $1000 limit, but most of that cost was due to the platinum metal.
Something that has a gemstone instead of cookie cutter diamond
Something that’s me. Sentimental, not to showy. The purity of the gold means more to me than a diamond. I would rather have an inscription that’s meaningful, but the ring being special for both is important.
well i want it special because i am special
Having one would be inappropriate to me. I’m not a possession to be marked for later claiming. But I’m optimistic my partner knows that I feel like that. Stages of escalation would be an expensive ring and the last escalation stage would be a real diamond ring. If they bought me a real diamond ring I probably would say no. It would be indicative of them not really knowing me and my values.
My coworker showed me her 3 carat ring the other day and I thought that was wayyyyy too much. To each their own but I like the simpler ones that don’t cost a million fucking dollars
Something that shows me he knows me. Maybe a stone from my family in a new setting?
Something unique. Matching custom decoder rings. Alexandrite ring. A collar, choker necklace or anklet instead, maybe? A simple black band is nice too
I would like something very unique. Like if my partner designed it himself, that would be perfect for me because I know it was made with me in mind.
My dream ring is the Pear Lab Grown Diamond Eternal Crown Engagement Ring in yellow gold by darry rings
I am all about those lab grown gems! I’m so happy that there are so many options these days.
And the band would have to be some sort of “silver” metal, not necessarily silver itself, but also like white gold, platinum, titanium, etc.
A plastic ring from a crackerjack box would do.
My husband didn’t give me a ring when he proposed. I did not care. The important thing was him wanting to marry me.
On our second anniversary, he gave me his mother’s engagement ring. I knew he had her ring, and I also knew how much he loved and missed his parents. He handed me his Mom’s ring, all cleaned and polished, and in a new box.
He was a bit concerned that I might think he should have splurged on something else. I was deeply moved and started to cry. The ring is a modest solitaire diamond, and a link to his Mom and Dad, who passed away many years ago. It is a direct link to the heart of my kind, gentle, and loving man.
I love this ring, but he gave me his heart first. That is what matters.
As someone who never expected to get engaged and married, I didn’t know what I wanted in a ring. But if asked back then, probably any ring that won’t leave a green mark on my finger would suffice.
An emerald, and some sort of nature theme. Like the band looks like a vine or something. Or a geeky theme. Like Star Wars or Legend of Zelda. I’ve seen some jewelry makers that do Zelda themed rings that have nature elements. So something like that. I don’t care about diamonds, they’ve never been appealing to me. But green is my favorite color.
Im traditional
I want him to spend a penny on my ring.
I used to believe in 3 month salary. But id rather use the 2 months on wedding and honeymoon and 1 month on the ring.
1 month salary is not a lot to ask for all the tjings I will be doing for him for the rest of our lives.
I love gemstones and wouldnt be caught in fake/man made ones. And definitely 1 whole carat min. Non negotiable.
I dont want no 0.999
If you’re wondering, im single and I think thats how it’ll end lol
My ex couldn’t even bother to send me a box of chocolates on my bday or an effing card
Will I have one? Since when? First I need to find my partner, where are you? I don’t even wear a bracelet or a watch, so I don’t know if rings would really suit me
We spent $34.99 on a lab created sapphire ring surrounded with rhinestones. It’s small and perfect for me.
Tbh I really do not care, I’d actually rather not even have one lol. Give me a dollar store mood ring as a symbol for the act or proposing or marriage, that would be more than enough for me lol.
I hate wearing rings. I have hand eczema that frequently affect my pinky/ring/middle/index fingers on both my hands, so I likely would rarely bother to wear it lol.
I grew up in poverty, and my parents never wore their wedding rings because my dad worked a labour job where it could cause problems and my mom had allergic reactions to hers, neither of them cared and I never saw either of them wear their rings and they’re still happily married and in love, so I never saw the point of wedding rings, let alone engagement rings lol.
They symbolize nothing important to me. Love and marriage is love and marriage, and engagement and wedding rings do absolutely nothing to reflect real love or happiness.
If I *did* get a ring that wasn’t from the dollar store, I’d rather it be something made by a local artisan to support local artists instead of something generic from mall jewelry store lol.
Not yellow gold, not big or flashy, and not diamonds. Other than those, it doesn’t matter really. I’m a simple woman😂
Knowing what I want lol
When we got married, we were very young and my husband remembered I had mentioned that I saw a ring with a rose design, and found one for me for around $300. I loved it and found it so special that he remembered what I had expressed to him while dating. More recently, he decided to surprise me (now that he has a better job) and we got to go ring shopping for an upgraded piece that we designed together. This newer piece is closer to 4k, and I love it too! Both times, he knew me so well and made me feel like the luckiest person.
37 comments
Daddy bought me 2 carats
The one I have is perfect for me. Rose gold twisted band with diamonds on it and a 1 carat pear shaped diamond.
I don’t like anything too extravagant, something delicate, designed for me would be perfect. Diamond stone or not, I think I would be happier with something designed specifically for me, instead of an expensive ring like Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancée’s (sorry, I don’t know her name!!)
Appropriate? I would’ve been cool with anything simple, small and colorful. I got 2 of those adjectives
I capped him at $1000 and told him I wanted something “weird and orange.” He worked with one of my best friends to find a gorgeous custom ring with a topaz and a vintage look. It’s perfect.
Anything that’s not breaking the bank and doesn’t look gaudy. Honestly I don’t even consider an engagement ring necessary, but if it’s happening, just something simple and meaningful. My husband gave me a ring that had belonged to his aunt.
A little off topic, but I’ve always wanted my future wedding ring to have the deep speech engraved from LotR
A new road bike.
A silver band is good enough for me. It’s about what it represents
Something dainty and with a touch of magic.
I would love to be proposed to with a “mock” ring, then fo ring shopping together. All I know for sure is that I want rose gold for the band.
i wanted a three stone yellow gold band and requested moissanite or lab diamonds to leave room in the budget for a miata.
i got everything i wanted. 🙂
2nd wedding at 64…my mother gave me a beautiful ring with 3 diamonds. I told my partner that when he was ready to ask, he could move the ring from my right to my left hand. We got sapphire and diamond ring guards! It’s perfect!
A Ring Pop
Amethyst but doesn’t have to be a huge stone
We went shopping together and we both gave our input. I picked out something that he and I both liked that was in a reasonable price range. I think it was like $3k
We chose simple silver rings as engagement rings and simple titanium rings as wedding rings. I’m so not a ring person and I don’t like gemstones.
Anything. It’s really more about what it represents.
That being said, when my now-husband mentioned rings, my mind initially went to black gold with a marquise cut rainbow stone (like mystic topaz). After researching I realized that was not really what I wanted. The black is plating that comes off quickly, and the rainbow is also a coating/plating that can come off.
I settled on a ~1ct marquise cut lab-alexandrite center with small moonstone marquise & timy moissanite round accents with a partially split band in an “art deco” style. My wedding band is curved and also has moonstone and moissanite marquise stones. Both are in platinum, because I tend to have issues with gold and sterling silver is not a “lifelong” material.
I did end up going over my $1000 limit, but most of that cost was due to the platinum metal.
Something that has a gemstone instead of cookie cutter diamond
Something that’s me. Sentimental, not to showy. The purity of the gold means more to me than a diamond. I would rather have an inscription that’s meaningful, but the ring being special for both is important.
well i want it special because i am special
Having one would be inappropriate to me. I’m not a possession to be marked for later claiming. But I’m optimistic my partner knows that I feel like that. Stages of escalation would be an expensive ring and the last escalation stage would be a real diamond ring. If they bought me a real diamond ring I probably would say no. It would be indicative of them not really knowing me and my values.
My coworker showed me her 3 carat ring the other day and I thought that was wayyyyy too much. To each their own but I like the simpler ones that don’t cost a million fucking dollars
Something that shows me he knows me. Maybe a stone from my family in a new setting?
Something unique. Matching custom decoder rings. Alexandrite ring. A collar, choker necklace or anklet instead, maybe? A simple black band is nice too
I would like something very unique. Like if my partner designed it himself, that would be perfect for me because I know it was made with me in mind.
My dream ring is the Pear Lab Grown Diamond Eternal Crown Engagement Ring in yellow gold by darry rings
I am all about those lab grown gems! I’m so happy that there are so many options these days.
And the band would have to be some sort of “silver” metal, not necessarily silver itself, but also like white gold, platinum, titanium, etc.
A plastic ring from a crackerjack box would do.
My husband didn’t give me a ring when he proposed. I did not care. The important thing was him wanting to marry me.
On our second anniversary, he gave me his mother’s engagement ring. I knew he had her ring, and I also knew how much he loved and missed his parents. He handed me his Mom’s ring, all cleaned and polished, and in a new box.
He was a bit concerned that I might think he should have splurged on something else. I was deeply moved and started to cry. The ring is a modest solitaire diamond, and a link to his Mom and Dad, who passed away many years ago. It is a direct link to the heart of my kind, gentle, and loving man.
I love this ring, but he gave me his heart first. That is what matters.
As someone who never expected to get engaged and married, I didn’t know what I wanted in a ring. But if asked back then, probably any ring that won’t leave a green mark on my finger would suffice.
An emerald, and some sort of nature theme. Like the band looks like a vine or something. Or a geeky theme. Like Star Wars or Legend of Zelda. I’ve seen some jewelry makers that do Zelda themed rings that have nature elements. So something like that. I don’t care about diamonds, they’ve never been appealing to me. But green is my favorite color.
Im traditional
I want him to spend a penny on my ring.
I used to believe in 3 month salary. But id rather use the 2 months on wedding and honeymoon and 1 month on the ring.
1 month salary is not a lot to ask for all the tjings I will be doing for him for the rest of our lives.
I love gemstones and wouldnt be caught in fake/man made ones. And definitely 1 whole carat min. Non negotiable.
I dont want no 0.999
If you’re wondering, im single and I think thats how it’ll end lol
My ex couldn’t even bother to send me a box of chocolates on my bday or an effing card
Will I have one? Since when? First I need to find my partner, where are you? I don’t even wear a bracelet or a watch, so I don’t know if rings would really suit me
We spent $34.99 on a lab created sapphire ring surrounded with rhinestones. It’s small and perfect for me.
Tbh I really do not care, I’d actually rather not even have one lol. Give me a dollar store mood ring as a symbol for the act or proposing or marriage, that would be more than enough for me lol.
I hate wearing rings. I have hand eczema that frequently affect my pinky/ring/middle/index fingers on both my hands, so I likely would rarely bother to wear it lol.
I grew up in poverty, and my parents never wore their wedding rings because my dad worked a labour job where it could cause problems and my mom had allergic reactions to hers, neither of them cared and I never saw either of them wear their rings and they’re still happily married and in love, so I never saw the point of wedding rings, let alone engagement rings lol.
They symbolize nothing important to me. Love and marriage is love and marriage, and engagement and wedding rings do absolutely nothing to reflect real love or happiness.
If I *did* get a ring that wasn’t from the dollar store, I’d rather it be something made by a local artisan to support local artists instead of something generic from mall jewelry store lol.
Not yellow gold, not big or flashy, and not diamonds. Other than those, it doesn’t matter really. I’m a simple woman😂
Knowing what I want lol
When we got married, we were very young and my husband remembered I had mentioned that I saw a ring with a rose design, and found one for me for around $300. I loved it and found it so special that he remembered what I had expressed to him while dating. More recently, he decided to surprise me (now that he has a better job) and we got to go ring shopping for an upgraded piece that we designed together. This newer piece is closer to 4k, and I love it too! Both times, he knew me so well and made me feel like the luckiest person.