Anyone NOT like their engagement ring ?

I picked mine out, so all is well. lol

I'm pretty picky and my FH knows that, yet jumped the gun. The setting doesn't really match the wedding bands we were looking at, so we're keeping the diamond but getting a new setting next month.

Between the one FH picked and the one I showed him that I "loved" I'm more in love with the one he picked. It expresses both of us, he picked it out, and looked for what I liked in a ring.

I almost got one I didn't like! Poor honey went through three rings! The first one he ordered , when the ring came in a prong broke and the stone fell out. Company was so shitty about it he sent it back. A friend of his owns a jewelry store and she was going to Nashville to visit with a friend of hers that has estate jewelry. FH had her send photos and picked 10 for her to bring back and look at. I knew none of this until I finally confronted him that he seemed super upset and I had no idea what was up. Turns out the overly expensive one he chose, could not easily be sized. And it was also Platinum comma so he'd gotten quotes to do the sizing and it was really expensive. He said he was also second guessing his choice. I asked to see it and while it was a beautiful ring it was not at all what I would like. I felt really bad and was super nervous to tell him but honestly it was a relief to him.

I pointed FH to eragem, and some beautiful (less expensive) rings that I would love. We narrowed it down to two and he did NOT get my favorite which I was actually so glad about once he got it. My first e ring was a round brilliant in a halo and he chose a princess cut more art deco in a halo. I'm glad it's very different from my first!

FH and I looked at a ton of rings online and he took me with him ring shopping. The rings he picked out were always huge and ornate and I wanted something more simple and modern. In the end we designed my ring together but I didn't get to see it until he proposed. The center stone was much larger than we had discussed but I'm not complaining

I was so afraid of this!!!! Like 6 months before he proposed he asked for my opinion on some rings to get an idea of what I liked. They were literally the ugliest engagement rings I had ever seen.

I had told him exactly what I wanted but he didn't think what I wanted was enough bling. I was afraid he was going to get me some over the top decked out ring when all I wanted was a princess solitaire ring.

I had no idea what I wanted and FH designed it all! It couldn't be more perfect. He knows me well!

I didn't pick it out. He asked what qualities I want in my ring. I said I wanted sparkly and shiny from a distance. He bought me a solitaire ring when I wanted more design.

I love my ring.

My friends now husband proposed to her twice. The first time they had both just gotten off of their midnight shifts, he works at the steel mill and she is a respiratory therapist. He was a greasy dirty mess and she had gotten thrown up on before she came home from her shift. When she got home, he was on one knee in their living room with a ring. She starting laughing and told him no and that now was not the time because she had vomit all over her. About 6 months later he tried again while they were at a local apple orchard and she said yes.

I love mine! It was the first one I looked at. Every time we looked at rings, FH would bring me back to look at the one that became mine. Same thing happened with my wedding dress and I just love that.

I didn't like mine- he sent it back- and then he gave it to me for Christmas because I told him I was sad to send it back since it was a gift.

I love my black diamond set we picked out- but I do love my original e-ring- I wear it a lot actually.

either get used to it- or tell him you don't like it.

FH and I picked out my ring together! Thankfully lol. The ones he had picked on his own weren't really my style.

@JoRocka....Oooh I love black diamond!

Mine is custom made and I told my fiance what I wanted, and I love it. It's a split spank cushion cut diamond with diamonds on the band.

Originally I wanted a triple split shank but it was impossible to find one without a halo, and I don't like halos. The jeweler told us the reason we couldn't find one without a halo because it would look bad unless we went above 4 karats. I didn't believe that so he did a rendering of the ring and sent it to my FH for approval. Thank God he showed me the rendering because I didn't like it at all. We started from scratch and designed a ring I absolutely love.

I'm curious to see how I feel about the wedding band with my ring because I didn't love it when I tried it on at the jeweler's. It's a diamond eternity band but my engagement ring is a little curved so they won't be perfectly nestled together. I wanted something to curve with my engagement ring but the jeweler said it would look uneven unless I got a band on the other side too. We decided to trust his opinion this time.

Once FH and I started talking about getting engaged, I was SUPER obnoxious and made a private pinterest board filled with ring inspiration. And then I sent it to him....

He didn't mind and it proved to be helpful. His sweet grandmother suddenly got ill and desperately wanted us to get married. When her health was declining, he knew he wanted to show her that we were moving in that direction. He made the decision to propose on a Thursday, spent all day Friday ring shopping and ended up going to 7 different stores until he found the ring he felt was perfect. We were engaged Friday night and spent the evening sharing it with his grandmother! It was so special for us and we will hold onto those memories of her for life.

But the moral of this story, sharing ideas with him helped when he was in a pinch to find the right ring. And I am obsessed with it!!

I just noticed that both your posts are about you not liking things.

I'm not a fan of mine. I struggled with how (and if) I was going to tell him. Then I thought to myself, that goes against our promise to each other that no matter what, we would communicate everything and anything to each other, no matter the consequences.

Well, to my relief he wasn't upset or offended. What he was upset about was that I considered not telling him, and that I waited so long to do so. Right before the design process, I sent him links of 5-7 styles of what I wanted, and the jeweler turned his nose up at them. I guess being this guy was doing FH a favor, he was afraid to speak up. This is why you don't go with friendors.

Anyway, we're working on a new design now.

Mine isn't in any way traditional. It's more of an Art Deco gold band with sapphires. Not really my style usually. But FH asked me to show him a few rings I liked on Etsy for ideas and this one caught my eye. On a whim I put it in there thinking these were just inspiration, and next thing I knew it was mine.

It took a while to get over the "oh that's an unusual Ering" comments from people trying to imply it's not as nice or that it's not 'expensive enough' but I love it now, it fits me well.

I was worried FH would pick something I hated, so I made a wishlist and emailed it to him.

I love mine, buts it's more over-the-top than I wanted. The fact he picked it thinking of me and had it designed just makes me love it so much more.