Asking My Girl to Marry Me - QUESTION

[The Guard]

Sell your grandmother's ring and buy another one for your special lady.



Kidding, of course.

Grandmother's ring is fine as long as you think she'd be ok with that.

If she's not keen on that, you can always put a small downpayment down on a ring somewhere and make some fairly reasonable payments on one she really wants.

But an engagement ring, in my experience, gets flaunted for a week and then forgotten about for the most part, until she bangs it on something. My wife's engagement ring is now a necklace she doesnt wear.

I got a massive, massive discount (60%) on a hell of a ring when we got engaged because my wife knew a guy who worked at a nearby jeweler, but still ended up having to make payments on it for about a year and a half.

Best of luck.

 

[Marx]

I'd go with your grandmother's ring. Good luck man!

 

[The Spawn]

Poll?

 

[Erzengel]

But an engagement ring, in my experience, gets flaunted for a week and then forgotten about for the most part, until she bangs it on something. My wife's engagement ring is now a necklace she doesnt wear.

I've never met a girl who showed that much disregard for their engagement ring.

I always considered them a big deal, which is why I recommend lots of research and always store those little comments she makes on what she's looking for in your head.

There is no real male equivalent of an engagement ring so I can't even come up with a suitable metaphor for it. But for most women, it's something they have for the rest of their lives, so I'd make sure it's something that she wants.

 

[knowsbleed]

I want to say something incredibly pessimistic... but I won't.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

Figured I'd bump this thread to thank everyone once again for their advice and insight.

I did indeed propose on the 16th and I gave her my grandmother's ring. She said yes and absolutely loved the ring!

Thanks again guys! t:

 

[regwec]

Good. I now advise you to give her a great big kiss.

 

[Erzengel]

Congratulations.

 

[Eggyman]

I will have a drink for you tonight, mate. I was going to have one anyway but my grandmother always said, 'It's the thought that counts.'

 

[Immortalfire]

Excellent, congratulations

 

[Erzengel]

I will have a drink for you tonight, mate. I was going to have one anyway but my grandmother always said, 'It's the thought that counts.'

And I'm going to go to a nudie bar in your honor as well.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Figured I'd bump this thread to thank everyone once again for their advice and insight.

I did indeed propose on the 16th and I gave her my grandmother's ring. She said yes and absolutely loved the ring!

Thanks again guys! t:

Congrats, didn't realize the thread was old, I was going to say give her the grandmother's ring, then on a special anniversary when you're both more financially secure, buy her somewhat like the one you had in mind. My dad did something similar, not sure what ring he gave my mom, but I know it couldn't have been much since they got engaged young, but he got her an incredible ring for their 30th anniversary.

 

[Victarion]

I'm looking for an unbiased opinion, so I figured I'd ask the wise folks at SHH!

I've been with my girlfriend for seven years. We met in high school and have been together ever since. We both have very modest jobs and are slowly building up to getting a place together.

I feel like it's finally time to make it official. My question involves the ring. I don't have a lot of money, but I have just enough that I can basically afford a decent one, but it would wipe me out. I don't really care about the money, though; I'd get by. I just want to do what is both sensible and the best gesture of my love.

My mother is offering me my grandmother's engagement ring. It's very beautiful. My grandmother passed ten years ago, and I always regretted that she wasn't around to meet my girlfriend.

My question is - Should I give my girlfriend my grandmother's ring, or buy her a new one? I see the pros and cons in both. There is a lot of sentimentality attached to my grandmother's ring, and I think she would genuinely love the idea of wearing it. On the other hand, I'm sure a girl would also like a ring that she can call her own entirely.

So, I don't know what to do.

1. Cook up her favorite meal and put your Grandmother's remains in the food. She will devour your grandmother and prove she is worthy of her ring.

2. Cook up her favorite meal and sit beside her as you both eat your dinner. Have a hole in the bottom of her plate. That way when she gets to the center she sees your **** with the wedding ring around it and you can be like 'surprise baby!'

Afterward you both go to a graveyard and exhume your grandmother, set her remains on fire, and mix them into a couple of glasses of after dinner wine. Your girlfriend's favorite, of course.

 

[Marx]

Figured I'd bump this thread to thank everyone once again for their advice and insight.

I did indeed propose on the 16th and I gave her my grandmother's ring. She said yes and absolutely loved the ring!

Thanks again guys! t:

That's great man! Congratulations!