Can you help me help a friend get an engagement ring? (long)
DH's good friend is thinking of looking at engagement rings. This is such a big deal to hear this. When DH told me I got a bit of a queazy feeling of excitement in my stomach!
This couple has been dating 7 1/2 years, always have been a perfect match for each other, and they are two great, hardworking people. DH's friend has been forced to live on his own since 11th grade. His family basically abandoned him because they had too many of their own issues. Well, DH's friend has been able to pull through, always had his own apt. and car, kept any and all the jobs he's ever needed, and even put himself through college all the while. Now he and his girlfriend live together and are just about able to make ends meet. Needless to say, DH's friend never had much of a savings. Also, he was never ready for marriage b/c he didn't want things to go bad and for a marriage to end. I guess he's seen the worst of worst and didn't want anything but a successful marriage. His girlfriend had been nagging him for a while but stopped and recently they came to a good understanding of where each other was coming from.
Well, now that he understands her and feels she understands him, he's ready to get married! He figures he can get together $5,000 (which is a good amount of money) for an engagement ring. Her parents plan to cover the entire wedding. He wants to get her a beautiful ring and, from what she's told me, she likes edwardian style.
So, can anyone recommend a place where DH's friend can get a ring? Some place where his money might go a bit farther? THANKS!
This couple has been dating 7 1/2 years, always have been a perfect match for each other, and they are two great, hardworking people. DH's friend has been forced to live on his own since 11th grade. His family basically abandoned him because they had too many of their own issues. Well, DH's friend has been able to pull through, always had his own apt. and car, kept any and all the jobs he's ever needed, and even put himself through college all the while. Now he and his girlfriend live together and are just about able to make ends meet. Needless to say, DH's friend never had much of a savings. Also, he was never ready for marriage b/c he didn't want things to go bad and for a marriage to end. I guess he's seen the worst of worst and didn't want anything but a successful marriage. His girlfriend had been nagging him for a while but stopped and recently they came to a good understanding of where each other was coming from.
Well, now that he understands her and feels she understands him, he's ready to get married! He figures he can get together $5,000 (which is a good amount of money) for an engagement ring. Her parents plan to cover the entire wedding. He wants to get her a beautiful ring and, from what she's told me, she likes edwardian style.
So, can anyone recommend a place where DH's friend can get a ring? Some place where his money might go a bit farther? THANKS!
