Anyone NOT like their engagement ring ?

Ha. Yes. I hated the original one since he bought it online. He settled on a temporary ring for now since he can't get me the ring I want. I'm still not happy. The bands are so thin and not what I want for myself. This ring thing has made me quite upset. The only saving grace is that he will upgrade in a few years.

My fh had asked once for me to show him a few pics of what I was drawn to. He was surprised I wanted dainty, he would have gone for something way too big for my boney hands.

He shopped for mine himself. He didn't get anything close to the pictures I showed him, and I'm glad. My ering is so pretty and so me. I still get butterflies every time I look at it.

I love my ring, but it used to frustrate me a bit! I've always wanted a vintage ring, from sometime around the 1920s-30s. My great grandma's wedding set was handed down to me when I turned 18, and I've always loved it. I had mentioned at one point that since I want to continue to wear that ring, he could use that and upgrade the diamond. Well, he bought me my vintage ring... and it looks so similar to my greats ring. I also have a anniversary ring from my other grandma that looks very similar, so now I just laugh that I have one from my mom's side, my dad's side, and my own! Bottom is mine middle is great grandma's, top is grandmas.

Mine is a vintage art deco ring accented with rubies. I picked it out, lol.....and I love it.

But personally, I don't think the actual ring is the point. It's what it means. That's the point.

@BecomingMrsOz My ring situation sounds kind of like yours. My ring was originally FMIL's from her marriage to FFIL. They divorced when FH was a teen. She kept the ring and gave it to FH a few years ago for "someone special." FH told me when he proposed that he knows it's not the most beautiful ring but it means a lot to him and that we can change the sapphire in the center to a diamond if I want. I absolutely love it just the way it is and that without this ring, there never would have been FH.

My FH picked mine out and did a damn good job. It's not something I would have picked for myself but it's a gorgeous ring and I love it.

I picked out my own ring, so no. I love mine

I didn't love mine at first. It was what I asked for, but there were a few details that I wished he would have asked me about. I never tried on rings before and he and I never went to look together.

It's growing on me. Mainly because I know how much effort he took to find the perfect ring for me and how much cash saved to buy it for me so we wouldn't have debt going into our marriage. He got me a beautiful flawless diamond that he searched 2 continents to find. The fact that he spent so much time and effort to get it for me makes it so special to me.

@FutureMrsG: I am glad your ring is "growing on you." You're braver than I am. I just couldn't wear a ring that I didn't love.

@Nancy Yea, I am beginning to love it now (it has taken almost a year). I was going to suggest changing it at first but the way his face lit up when he was telling me about it and how he seemed bothered when we went to look for a band and I was eyeing other rings lets me know that he would be devastated if I said that I didn't love it. It really is a beautiful ring, I just wish it had a bit more character to match my personality.

We went looking at rings about 6 years ago when I was pregnant with our first. Put a deposit on a loose diamond I loved. Months and months go by and he lets it slip that he didn't feel the diamond was big enough and bought the engagement band I liked instead. So for four years he had this band stashed in the attic waiting to find the right diamond. We finally found a diamond we both loved almost two years ago. I picked it up from the jewelry store and was wearing it for a week... I had to give it back to him so he could actually propose. I feel like he would have done just fine had he not had my input... since we basically picked the same things anyway.

I picked mine out because I knew I wouldn't like it. FH and I played a little game before we got engaged where I would show him a picture of a ring and he'd tell me if I would like it. Yeah...fail. HaHa! I thought it best we go together. Plus we already shared a bank account so a big spend would have been hard to keep a surprise.

He got me a solitaire and I'm changing to a fancier setting later on but I love it either way

My FH asked subtly what I wanted over a few months, then he designed exactly what I wanted. I loved it and it is exactly what I wanted, but was still a surprise.

No, I love mine. My FH took me to a jeweler on Valentines day last year, so I got to design my own ering. I love it even more because we both gave our input on the design. It's super sparkly and exactly what I wanted.

Before he proposed, FH had asked me about rings size and the type of ring I wanted. I just told him nothing fancy, I wanted something simple and shiny. I honestly wasn't to concerned with what he'd choose. But I loved the ring he chose, sparkly and I have yet to see someone with a similar ring as mine.

If you don't like your ring, I would suggest being up front with him and suggesting to get it replaced or just get a whole new set for the wedding.

My FH picked mine and I love it. I only told him I hate the princess cut. He got me a halo setting and it's beautiful. I can't imagine having my FH propose to me and then think about how much I hate the ring...

I may have more of an unpopular opinion, but I feel like the engagement ring has nothing to do with what the bride wants. I look as it as a gift and a symbol of the grooms devotion. I answered his questions about some things that I like in rings, but ultimately I enjoyed that it was my sweetheart who put in months worth of work and went to countless jewelers looking for the ring that he felt would show how much he loves me. I found that going in with that mind set, I will never look at my ring as a ring, but I will forever look at it as my FHs love.

I love mine. We went to a jewelry store to figure out my ring size. We looked at different styles there and agreed that simple solitaire looked the best. He picked out a really beautiful one and proposed 2 weeks later.

I told my FH that the only style I didn't want was princess cut. The day he proposed to me, he had a princess cut diamond ring. I didn't say anything to him because he really liked it. When I put the ring on I completely fell in love it with. He actually did a great job.