Anyone get crap for the size of their engagement ring?

My FH spent $0 on my ring, it has a tiny opal stone and no diamonds and is not made of any fancy materials. But I love it and fall more in love with it every single time I look at it! I definitely don't think my FH loves me or appreciates me any less because he didn't spend a ton of money on a ring. And I don't care if other people don't like it - he didn't propose to them!

Some people think mine is too big and gaudy but I love it!

I was at work and two clients were leaving, one granted my hand and said" ohh beautiful ring" and tapped the other woman to look. She looks asks says, " Yea I like the little ones" I just smiled as they left, then laughed with my co- worker about it. I love my ring! Its perfect for me, who cares what anyone else thinks! Unfortunately the world if full of shallow people, don't let them make you feel bad!

When I first got engaged a colleague (who was recently married) wanted to see my ring and when she saw it she said, "Oh mine's bigger, my fiancé love me more!"

WTTTTFFFFFFF ... also my ring is perfect and beautiful.

I'm also on the other side of the spectrum. My ring was my grandmothers (and her mothers before her) and is a larger carat ring. I've been shamed for having it both here and IRL. Someone once said to me "nice ice skating rink" about my ring which made me very uncomfortable since FH and I are simple people and the only reasons I have this are that it was cheaper to reuse and re set vs buying a new ring and that it has sentimental value.

Try to ignore the comments. These people should be congratulating you too and wishing you a happy engagement. Not judging your FH's love for you by the size of the ring you received.

My FH proposed to me with a $100 origami ring when we were in Hangzhou, China. He has always known that I wanted to wear my great grandmothers 40th anniversary ring, so that is what I am wearing now. We plan to buy bands this month for our wedding in April, but I suggested that we should hold off on the engagement ring until after the wedding (maybe for a 1 year anniversary present). Since our engagement we have moved into our new home and we have been planning a DW, so an engagement ring has been the least of my priorities.

All that matters is that you both love each other and are happy!

Top ring was my Great grandmothers & the bottom was given to me by my FMIL (FFIL's is identical and was given to FH).

My e-ring doesn't have any stones and is fairly non-traditional (to the point that I was worried my mom would say something unkind). My mom loved it, but FMIL ended up going behind my back to FH to complain about how a wife deserves diamonds....-headdesk- I LOVE it because its totally him, and that's what I wanted in my ring.

My original ering it wasn't about the size but for some reason some people asked where he got it. I honestly answered "Kohls" because I don't care about where he got it from, it wasn't about that. Then their faces changed and they were like "oh he couldn't afford a real ring?".

That ring ended up being stolen, and when FH got me a new ring he (on his own, there was a ring we both liked that was more similar to my original ring) picked a ring of a totally different style. NOW the comments are about how big it is, how you shouldn't go bankrupt for a ring (presumptuous of them to assume we broke the bank for it), asking if his family has money, etc. You really can't win with people. All that matters is the meaning!

People are so rude. And it doesn't matter if they are being rude about your ring being huge, or rude about your ring being tiny! They are just rude!!!

I have pretty much stopped wearing my ring most of the time, or wear a fake one, because of all the comments I got about my ring. Seriously. It just depends where I am going that day whether I wear it or not.

My husband is a doctor, and his family owns a large local jewelry place. So he not only got the family discount, but he had a larger budget. My ring is larger, is practically flawless, and is stunning. He did such a great job!!! Its literally the most beautiful ring I have ever seen. But it does make me very uncomfortable when people comment on it. We aren't flashy people, and he just wanted me to have something really nice.

Ignore people. People suck.

A friend of mine told me that I would find out who my materialist friends were when I started getting comments on my ring. "Things" are more important than "people" to those kinds of folks. Really though, I think it's a jealousy thing. Its the girl version of the boys high school locker room measuring their d!ck$. My opinion anyways.

The ring size thing is the girls version of the high school boys locker room where their measuring the size of their d!cks. My opinion anyways. A friend told me I'd learn who my materialist friends were when I started getting comments. "Things" are more important than "people" to those kind of folks. I'm the type of chick that tries to buy fair trade everything, so when I got a 1.5 carrot diamond engagement ring people We're surprised. I felt compelled to explain to a few ppl that it was a lab-made diamond. But that got old fast and I stopped explaining bc the only person who's opinion really matters is my own. I know the diamond fits my values and that's what's important.

It is none of their business as long as you are happy. My ring is an amethyst stone and I LOVE it because it is who I am.

My ring is not big at all but i love it because he chose it for me. The only thing that matters is how you feel about him, no ring can change that. Don't let anyone make you feel bad, it's not worth the energy. Enjoy your happiness with your FH.

My ring is not big and fancy, but l love it because he chose it for me. If you love the ring, it should not matter what anyone else thinks, it's not worth the effort what people think or say. It's you and him for the rest of your life, they should just be happy that you found that person. No ring can say that.

WTH- how rude. I don't remember getting any flak from anyone, just comments on how unique my ring is. I either don't hang out with those kinds of people or I do but they know me well enough to know the non-traditional ring I got was the exact one I wanted. This piece with a lab-made sapphire and moisannite in the two leaves off the main stone: https://www.krikawa.com/jewelry/body-of-work/details.aspx?style=210