a personal question about your e-rings.

Started with the fact that when i showed my mother my ring she didn't say anything, when i showed my dad he said it was too small and when i showed my FSIL she said "thats it?!"

i love my ring and it's not like the ring is what makes my relationship the wonderful bond that it is, it just hurts my feelings because it means a lot to me. someone called it cute once too. it's not cute. it's beautiful. am i crazy??? lol

Ok so i just realized that my cont didn't really start with a sentence that made sense. it was supposed to say "i'm guessing it started"

I used to look at my FH's cousins who have 2ct rings and feel "shy" about showing off mine, but It's not about the size of the ring itself, but about the amount of love that it represents, think of it that way

You don't need a rock to tell people how much you love each other, they'll see it by looking at you two

Don't let it get to you....it's a symbol of his love for you and it's special to YOU and that's what matters..I had someone say "that's the biggest fakest thing I've ever seen" when they saw my ring. I brush it off because I look at it and I know that my FS took his time and care to pick a ring that I would love and that he could reasonably afford...screw what other ppl think

Im not a fan of huge rings, simply because I'm not a jewelry kind of girl. My ring is only 1/5 carat.. thats my set. The e ring I am currently wearing is like 1/4 I think but I am about to lose a stone and they can't replace it unless I paid $100 and thats how much he got the ring for in 2008, so we bought me a new set that I had been looking at for some time and it was only $145.

Silhouette, i would have slapped a b***! haha jk. I'm guessing they said that because they were probably just jealous. my friend had a .83 brilliant before her princess cut and her fiance's sister was telling her that people were going to think it was fake. I told her not to worry about it because she's the one with the gorgeous e-ring!

Honey, if you're happy with your right, that's all that matters. I honestly don't remember how many carrats my ring is, but I know it's under 1. Firstly, my e-ring isn't your typical e-ring. It looks more like a promise ring, but I picked it out. I love my ring. It's going to look a little wierd with a wedding band, but who cares? I'm not big on jewelry, so myabe that's it, but I don't care. My ring cost under $500, but that's not something that bothers me. Like I said, I picked it out. Regardless of whether or not I knew we didn't have much, I love my ring. & besides, pictures always make diamonds look huge, look at mine...

I picked out my own e-ring. My fiance wanted to get a bigger stone but I did not like anything we looked at at any store!! I have small hands and thin fingers and anything bigger looked bad on me (to me). I would not and do not give a second's thought to what anyone thinks of my e-ring. It is exactly what I wanted and the most amazing man in the world gave it to me. No one in the world can take away my happiness no matter what their opinion.

Size doesnt matter !!! i have a 1 ct center stone with 3 rows of pavee set diamonds and although i LOVE it and got to pick it out, it sits too hi and constantly scratches me. i hate sleeping in it too cuz i dont want to tear my sheets !!! i wouldnt change it for the world, but it was a symbol of love from him and the bond the two of you share is all that matters !!! AND rings arent cute !!! they are pretty, beautiful, georgous... etc !!! you are right !!!

My center stone is about the same, but I am now married and have two diamond bands.. it looks really nice. We chose a smaller, but better diamond, and I was the one who imposed a price limit. I just don't think it is worth worrying about what other people have. Someone is ALWAYS going to have bigger/ better. It is just a symbol anyway.

& my ring is not that big, lol! Like Hilda said, it's not about how many carrats your ring is, it's about the love that presents it. Would you have rather you're FH go into debt to buy you a ring? Don't let it phase you, because if you do, your FH may start feeling bad because he wasn't able to afford a ring big enough for your liking. It's not about money or carrats hun, it's all about love & happiness.

STB that is GORGEOUS!!!!!

Jaime I almost did... the funny thing is that my stones are CZ (which nobody but you ladies and my FS Knows), I don't give a damn lol. I Love my ring!

Another thing to remember is that just because someone has a BIG diamond does not mean it is a nice diamond. Your smaller diamond may shine a lot more, be a better cut, and be a better color than another diamond that is 1.5 carats. I personally would rather have a sparkly one that a big one!

STB i think your ring is gorgeous. i really like when people shy away from the typical styles. i want a wedding band that pretty much doesn't match my ring at all. haha. we got my e-ring for $200.00. that part doesn't really bother me cuz it was one hell of a deal. i was just really afraid that other people wouldn't see it the way i did. FH should have never told his sister that. I love her dearly, but she doesn't really understand why it would hurt my feelings for her to make fun of how much it cost, where we got it (pawn shop!) and how big it is.

Btw, I like CZ. it's sparkly and no one can ever tell the difference anyway! lol

I tell my FH almost every day how much i love my ring. i would never want to hurt his feelings because he's done more than enough to be the mr. right that i was looking for

My ring is impressive...but it sooooooooooo doesn't matter...you've got mail.

I agree with eberyone else. Just because it isn't as big as other people's rings, doesn't mean you should be embarrassed or shy to show it off. I'm sure you Fiance put a lot of love and thought into it and that's what makes it special! Someone's rings will always be bigger or better, but it's about the love that you two share that makes the ring that much more special! :-)

My FH picked out my e-ring himself and surprised me with it on Christmas. Its not a real big ring bc I didn't want a big flashy ring I love rings and have one for every finger and all of them are very conservative. When I showed people my ring they said the same thing and I was mad because they didn't see the enjoyment that I had bc I had just gotten the ring. Here is a pic of the ring its not real good but my phone is the only way I can take pics at the moment.

Thanks so much you guys. i really appreciate hearing your opinions. especially from ladies with the bigger diamonds. it really helps to know that no one (here anyways lol) is going to look at a picture of my ring and go "ummm...can you even call that a diamond?" haha i know thats a little bit of an exaggeration.

I just don't understand why people cant stop to think "hey, maybe that ring means a lot to that person and maybe if i say something about how i think it's too small it could POSSIBLY hurt their feelings" jeesh. I would never ever insult someone's ring. maybe you have to have been there and done that to understand...i dunno. that's the one thing i love sooo much about my friend with the giant princess cut. she constantly asks to look at my ring and acts like it's as amazing as i think it is. plus when i told her that it wasn't even half a carat she was like "really??? it looks way bigger"

such a nice girl. lol.