Rings can look nice under a couple hundred bucks and if you want to buy one, the symbol is still there.
I personally would be 100% okay spending big money on something that is actually worth it. When I see a really expensive product (like a ring), I just see 99% of it being profit. On the other hand, a trip together or getting them a “toy” (like you mentioned, nothing weird) would be way better.
Going back to symbols, the only one that matters is the one in your head. If someone would look at their ring and think less of it or less of their partner because it wasn’t pricey enough, I wouldn’t want to be their partner.
That being said, I get your point. If you can afford to spend 10s of thousands on yourself and then buy your partner a $30 ring, that would suck (I can understand why the reciever would think they aren’t worth anything). It wouldn’t suck if the ring was still nice looking though, but you gotta spend at least $70-100 for a nice one I think.
Over $1000 seems ridiculous to me in any situation though. Again, not an expert, but seems like a “natural” vs lab diamond debate. I see the “natural” ones as exploitative of workers and consumers.
Any disagreement you have on rings should be with your girl, not me. I dont like diamond rings and would prefer moissonite at least or having some other practice that is equally meaningful, but thats irrelevent, I just understand the place of diamond rings in society, as they are today. I dont know too many women on board with the idea of being the first woman to go through with it though, but maybe Im not looking hard enough. I understand why.
I disagree, which is okay.
Rings can look nice under a couple hundred bucks and if you want to buy one, the symbol is still there.
I personally would be 100% okay spending big money on something that is actually worth it. When I see a really expensive product (like a ring), I just see 99% of it being profit. On the other hand, a trip together or getting them a “toy” (like you mentioned, nothing weird) would be way better.
Going back to symbols, the only one that matters is the one in your head. If someone would look at their ring and think less of it or less of their partner because it wasn’t pricey enough, I wouldn’t want to be their partner.
That being said, I get your point. If you can afford to spend 10s of thousands on yourself and then buy your partner a $30 ring, that would suck (I can understand why the reciever would think they aren’t worth anything). It wouldn’t suck if the ring was still nice looking though, but you gotta spend at least $70-100 for a nice one I think.
Over $1000 seems ridiculous to me in any situation though. Again, not an expert, but seems like a “natural” vs lab diamond debate. I see the “natural” ones as exploitative of workers and consumers.
Any disagreement you have on rings should be with your girl, not me. I dont like diamond rings and would prefer moissonite at least or having some other practice that is equally meaningful, but thats irrelevent, I just understand the place of diamond rings in society, as they are today. I dont know too many women on board with the idea of being the first woman to go through with it though, but maybe Im not looking hard enough. I understand why.