be cautious - propose with the diamond in a simple setting to be exchanged for one she picks later
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shortgeek
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Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 597 Location: DC
My Brother's Proposal Posted: 08-12-07 07:20am
My brother told me last night that he is
planning on proposing to his girlfriend,
but he is undecided on what to do about
the ring. Apparently, they've had all the
conversations and she knows he is going to
propose and he knows she will say yes. He
wants the proposal to be a big public
statement, like a proposal in the middle
of a baseball game.
Unfortunately, he also wants to make sure
that she will have the exact ring she
wants to wear for the rest of her life.
He doesn't want to go ring shopping with
her before the proposal, and wants advice
on whether he can do a big public proposal
without a ring. He doesn't want her to be
dissappointed with the proposal because
there wasn't a ring, but he also doesn't
want her to be dissappointed with the
ring.
My dh and I went shopping together to pick
out my ring. We ended up getting
something that was a bit different than
what either one of us individually would
have selected, but it is the perfect ring.
It was informative, too, because a lot of
rings were uncomfortable or weren't a good
look for my hands.
My brother told me that I am more
practical than his fiance to be and he
doesn't know whether she will appreciate
the opportunity to pick out her own
engagement ring more than she would
appreciate having a ring at the proposal.
Any thoughts or advice for my brother?
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 08-12-07 10:37am
I picked proposing with the actual ring.
As a girl, it's nice to see that ring that
you have waited so long for. It will be ok
as long as your brother asks about the
exchange policy at the store. We got our
rings at Zales and there was a time frame
in which you could return things. I don't
remember exactly what it was though.
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Posted: 08-12-07 10:47am
I choose to propose with the ring, only
because if my dh would have proposed w/o a
ring, I would have been upset about it.
He used my mothers diamond that was passed
down in her family for my ring. It was a
simple oval solitaire. My wedding band is
a wrap that added the side diamonds that I
originally wanted my engagement ring to
have. I think all girls dream of the day
they will get their ring, so I really
think he should have a ring. I wouldn't
have wanted to pick my own ring out, but
we did pick our bands out together. If he
goes with something simple, then she can
either add onto it with the wedding band,
or it can be set in something else.
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musikmaker
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Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 1757 Location: Chicago, US
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Posted: 08-12-07 10:52am
Oops, I voted without a ring whenever I
meant with a ring
