Spinoff to how many carats....

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Posted by Nina

All I have to say is ....to each their own.

I am part of the 'if you got it flaunt it' group.

But I also believe you can flaunt, but flaunt with couth and elegance. Not with pompousness and obnoxiousness(is that even a word)

The smile on your face, the happiness in your heart, is what makes you sparkle, not the diamond.

But the diamond does help!

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When this post originally started, I stated 3, and that was that. No flaunting. But when asked, I was all over it. I have the smile, and the happiness, and it was waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy before my diamond.

NO, not at all. i actually told Sean not to buy me one, the money could be better used for something else.

But... I have to admit I'm glad he did get me one... I love it!

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Posted by werock0709

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Posted by Nina

All I have to say is ....to each their own.

I am part of the 'if you got it flaunt it' group.

But I also believe you can flaunt, but flaunt with couth and elegance. Not with pompousness and obnoxiousness(is that even a word)

The smile on your face, the happiness in your heart, is what makes you sparkle, not the diamond.

But the diamond does help!

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When this post originally started, I stated 3, and that was that. No flaunting. But when asked, I was all over it. I have the smile, and the happiness, and it was waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy before my diamond.

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This wasn't directed at anyone in particular..just giving my opinion on 'flaunting'.

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Posted by STBMrsDaniRella

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Posted by Nina

All I have to say is ....to each their own.

I am part of the 'if you got it flaunt it' group.

But I also believe you can flaunt, but flaunt with couth and elegance. Not with pompousness and obnoxiousness(is that even a word)

The smile on your face, the happiness in your heart, is what makes you sparkle, not the diamond.

But the diamond does help!

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and it's nice to have something that he worked his arse off for

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Agreed....it reminds me of the hardships we had to go through while he was at war....how hard we've worked to come this far.

And if all he could afford was a brass ring, it would still make me happy and remind me of all he worked for.

After all....I was engaged and said yes far before any ring was presented.

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Posted by Nina

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Posted by STBMrsDaniRella


and it's nice to have something that he worked his arse off for

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Agreed....it reminds me of the hardships we had to go through while he was at war....how hard we've worked to come this far.

And if all he could afford was a brass ring, it would still make me happy and remind me of all he worked for.

After all....I was engaged and said yes far before any ring was presented.

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Yeah me too... I waited about 7-8 months for mine and I took the chance that it could have never come or something really bad could have popped up and I would have had to just get a plain band or something. It reminds me also that for those 7-8 months we did NOTHING lol no dinners, no dancing nights out in the city, nada!! lol so it was a lot of work and sacrifice

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Posted by kam0813

i didn't even need a ring...and honestly i dunno how many carats or what the cut is on mine and i don't care...for me its not about the ring because i'm not marrying the ring...i'm marrying the amazing man who gave it to me

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I dont know what mine is either!! I love it!!

I love my ring! Mostly because we designed it!!
so it has meaning to us!

i would have said YES to a .00008 carat ring

but i was pleasantly surprised when i saw mine, and i DO tend to umm fix my hair with that hand more often in public . .

It didn't matter AT ALL to me... and I told him that many times before

it did matter a little to FH

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Posted by prettyprincess07

I love my E-Ring and think all the rings posted by the ladies on the site are beautiful not just because of the carats adorned on the ring. But the stories behind them as well. There is nothing wrong with being proud of the symbol of love your FH or you and your FH chose. There is nothing wrong with people asking questions and admiring your ring. The problem comes when your run into people who use the size of their carat to identify or prove the love of their FH. It's a ring with/without your FH loves you and when you look at it or show it to people the first thing that pops into your head shouldnt be MY GOD THOSE ??? CARATS really shine dont they? JMO-

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well said

my ring isn't the biggest or the smallest, but I LOVE my ring and what it says!! also, im proud of the fact that matt was able to save and pay for it and not have some huge loan out on a ring we couldn't afford.

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Posted by NinaChris07

It didn't matter AT ALL to me... and I told him that many times before

it did matter a little to FH

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i agree. i think sometimes it matters more to them bc they feel like their love is judged by the size of the ring.
How many times I have heard a guy say , 'But I can't afford the ring she really deserves..'
that makes me so sad Especially when I know the girl would marry him not matter what.