If you've upgraded your e-ring...

Hallowedding Posted: Apr 13, 2005 01:58 PM

If you've upgraded your e-ring...

My sister wants to upgrade her engagement ring and is planning on trading in her current diamond to put as payment towards a new one. (Yes, *she* is paying for it and not her husband.) I think she'll regret it - she's had that diamond for over 25 years! I'd be very attached to it (I'm already attached to mine and I've only had it for 3 months!) so I would like to ask all the girls that have upgraded their rings by using their original ring as partial payment: have you ever regretted it?

Mrs. dleeny Posted: Apr 13, 2005 02:00 PM

Re: If you've upgraded your e-ring...

Posted by meishie

My sister wants to upgrade her engagement ring and is planning on trading in her current diamond to put as payment towards a new one. (Yes, *she* is paying for it and not her husband.) I think she'll regret it - she's had that diamond for over 25 years! I'd be very attached to it (I'm already attached to mine and I've only had it for 3 months!) so I would like to ask all the girls that have upgraded their rings by using their original ring as partial payment: have you ever regretted it?

OMG! I could never do that! I am also attached to mine and have only had it for 2 months. I would rather buy a whole new one (like a 3 stone ring) than replace the diamond that my FH bought me.

JMO

AnniesSS Posted: Apr 13, 2005 02:05 PM

Re: If you've upgraded your e-ring...

Posted by dleeny

Posted by meishie

My sister wants to upgrade her engagement ring and is planning on trading in her current diamond to put as payment towards a new one. (Yes, *she* is paying for it and not her husband.) I think she'll regret it - she's had that diamond for over 25 years! I'd be very attached to it (I'm already attached to mine and I've only had it for 3 months!) so I would like to ask all the girls that have upgraded their rings by using their original ring as partial payment: have you ever regretted it?

OMG! I could never do that! I am also attached to mine and have only had it for 2 months. I would rather buy a whole new one (like a 3 stone ring) than replace the diamond that my FH bought me.

JMO

I agree completely.

WedHead Posted: Apr 13, 2005 02:06 PM

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I'd never do that either. After 25 years, what's the point in that anyway? If she wants a nicer ring, she should get herself an anniversary band /eternity band to wear on the other hand or something like that.

Hallowedding Posted: Apr 13, 2005 02:12 PM

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I think she's just thinking of trading it in because she needs the extra money to put towards the new one. She doesn't exactly have a sentimental marriage (to put it nicely).

I personally would make it into a pendant or something so I could still have it on my body somehow if I wanted to wear a new/bigger diamond as an 'engagement' ring. Well, maybe not, I think I'd just wait until I had the money to get a new one all together, but I wouldn't even do that, so... But, I digress.

My question though, is not if you would do it, but if you *did* do it, do you regret it?

dita531 Posted: Apr 13, 2005 04:10 PM

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I went from a solitaire to a band with sidestones. I don't think i could ever change the center stone though. I even kept my solitaire band! I'm going to put an ameythyst in it and wear it on my right hand.

suebride Posted: Apr 13, 2005 04:17 PM

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i have heard of a lot of people who have done this...i don't know if i could do it but if she really wants a bigger stone then she should go for it...