How important is a good engagement ring?
Sorry folks but it reminds me of a story...
A man decided to open a business and he called it “The Husband Store”.
He rented a six story building where women could shop for a husband. The only rules are:
There are potential husbands on each floor. You can go up a floor but you cannot go back down a floor.
A woman walks in and was sent to the entrance on the first floor.
A sign reads “Welcome to the First floor – All these men have jobs.”
She looked around and then decided to go to the second floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Second Floor – Al these men have jobs and love kids.”
She looked around and then decided to go to the third floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Third Floor – Al these men have jobs, love kids and have lots of money.”
She looked around and then decided to go to the fourth floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Fourth Floor – Al these men have jobs, love kids, have lots of money and are good looking.”
She looked around and then decided to go to the fifth floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Fifth Floor – Al these men have jobs, love kids, have lots of money and are drop dead gorgeous.”
She looked around a bit and then decided to go to the sixth floor.
The door shut and locked behind her.
The sign reads” Welcome to the Sixth Floor – You are the 12,547,548 woman to visit this floor.
There are no men on this floor. It is obvious there is no pleasing you. Please exit to the right.
A man decided to open a business and he called it “The Husband Store”.
He rented a six story building where women could shop for a husband. The only rules are:
There are potential husbands on each floor. You can go up a floor but you cannot go back down a floor.
A woman walks in and was sent to the entrance on the first floor.
A sign reads “Welcome to the First floor – All these men have jobs.”
She looked around and then decided to go to the second floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Second Floor – Al these men have jobs and love kids.”
She looked around and then decided to go to the third floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Third Floor – Al these men have jobs, love kids and have lots of money.”
She looked around and then decided to go to the fourth floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Fourth Floor – Al these men have jobs, love kids, have lots of money and are good looking.”
She looked around and then decided to go to the fifth floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Fifth Floor – Al these men have jobs, love kids, have lots of money and are drop dead gorgeous.”
She looked around a bit and then decided to go to the sixth floor.
The door shut and locked behind her.
The sign reads” Welcome to the Sixth Floor – You are the 12,547,548 woman to visit this floor.
There are no men on this floor. It is obvious there is no pleasing you. Please exit to the right.
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OK...now for the rest of the story...
The man thought not to be bias he would open another business and call it “The Wife Store”.
So he rented the six story building across the street where men could shop for a wife. The only rules are:
There are potential wives on each floor. You can go up a floor but you cannot go back down a floor.
A man walks in and was sent to the entrance on the first floor.
A sign reads “Welcome to the First floor – All these women love sex.”
He looked around and then decided to go to the second floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Second Floor – Al these women love sex and have lots of money.”
He looked around a bit and then decided to go to the third floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Third Floor – All these women love sex, have a great attitude, have lots of money and are very beautiful.”
--- No man has ever gone past the third floor.
The man thought not to be bias he would open another business and call it “The Wife Store”.
So he rented the six story building across the street where men could shop for a wife. The only rules are:
There are potential wives on each floor. You can go up a floor but you cannot go back down a floor.
A man walks in and was sent to the entrance on the first floor.
A sign reads “Welcome to the First floor – All these women love sex.”
He looked around and then decided to go to the second floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Second Floor – Al these women love sex and have lots of money.”
He looked around a bit and then decided to go to the third floor.
A sign reads” Welcome to the Third Floor – All these women love sex, have a great attitude, have lots of money and are very beautiful.”
--- No man has ever gone past the third floor.
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it really shouldn't matter. the ring is just a physical reminder of the relationship. however, if you are truly ready to make a commitment to someone you should be able to dish out a nice sized investment on a ring.
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Let her pick out the ring. Tell her EXACTLY what your willing to spend/can afford. If she's not good with that drop the wedding idea and just have fun with her until another deal comes along. I did that with my wife nearly 20 years ago and the amount I was willing to spend was not much. She was good with it still wears the ring everywhere.. Shouldn't be about what your willing to spend. But you do need to do it. If she cant grasp there is a limit to what you can afford its probably better you find that out now.
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OP is a spammer, we will continue on with this thread since its turned into an interesting conversation