"oh how dainty"...what someone who is not crazy about me said after seeing my ring

I've always thought dainty to mean delicate but I guess it depends on what kind of context she used it in. If there was something in her tone then I would probably be offended.

Well if it's 10k it's obviously not small...so she probably didn't mean it that way

Regardless of what the ring actually cost, as long as you are happy with it that is all that matters. She is probably just jealous and should be ignored.

I've always taken dainty to mean delicate and beautiful. Either way, everyone has different tastes. Who cares if she might not like your ring? As long as you like it, it shouldn't be a big deal. Don't let it bother you.

Thanks ladies...I only took it in offense because she had made some comments earlier about my wedding.

Yeah, dainty to me means, delicate.

Delicate and fragile.

I think dainty typically implies delicate, not small. I had someone tell me that they were glad my ring was smaller - it wouldn't be that big of a deal if it was stolen. Um...I PICKED OUT my ring. It's the size I wanted it to be. And it WOULD be a big deal if I lost my engagement ring for any reason!

Wowjunkie are you serious? Now see thats something I'd take offense to. I consider dainty to be something delicate, beautiful and should be handled with care. Funny this comes up as I just had this conversation with a co-worker this morning about wedding rings. Sure enough this "broad" called me gauhdy(however you spell it) because my engagement ring is 2.5 karats and Im getting a totally different ring for my wedding. I basically told her that size didnt matter to me, I found the ring I liked and it happend to be this size, shape, color etc. My FH picked out my new one and I have no idea what its going to look like. I trust that he knows my style and what I like so thats all that will matter is that it came from him. I'd suggest you brush it off and like I say "consider the source"!! Once I do that I usually feel a lot better and a lot less concerned about what the next chick says.

Trust me, I did. This chick was jealous that I was engaged and is otherwise a very sweet woman. I was pretty dumbfounded when she said that, though! Like "Um, it's my engagement ring - explain how that isn't a big deal!"

I know some people don't think before they talk. She might be jealous. Sometimes words do mean different things to different people. In any case try not to worry about her. I'm sure your ring is beautiful!

I think dainty means delicate. If she said it with a tone than I can understand why you would be annoyed. And I cant believe someone said that to you wowjunkie that is ridiculous

Dainty dainty dainty... if you say it 10 times fast it doesnt even sound like a word :]

I so agree with what Dawn said, IMO, the cost of a ring does not make a ring, a ring is what it is because of how YOU feel about it, big or small, what it means to you is the most important thing, my ring is not big, that is because I personally do not like big, my ring is not fancy, and that is because I am not a 'fancy' type of person, I love pretty things, but as far as jewelry goes, I guess you could call me conservative, lol. All in all, again, the most important factor about buying/receiving a ring is that YOU like it

"dainty" is something i'd think of an estate style ring.....like, a really tiny band, with alot of intricate detail and diamonds, or a braided band with a huge stone....IMHO cost is nothing....i won't lie, right now my e-ring was only $25 on inspiredsilver..i'm not a "true" diamond kind of person...i wear it more for show....i bought a silver ring with white and black cz's to match, but they don't sit right....so i think i'm just going to get a titanium band like fh's when we buy his

I would use dainty to describe mine... We chose it together and thats what I wanted, something delicate and feminine b/c I have small hands. Has nothing to do w/ my stone.... Don't take it too hardly perhaps she was tryign to give a compliment and it just didn't come out right! All that matters is you love it! Dainty, delicate, ornate, chunky or otherwise, it is YOUR ring and don't let anyone diminish the way you feel!

Exactly! Cost, size nor color should not matter as long as you like it, if someone should make a remark that you think is not nice or justifiable, just remark back, 'Well it's a good thing it's on my finger and not yours!' and smile and walk away

If it makes you feel better..... literally minutes after I got engaged my FSIL was trying to tell me how I could get an upgrade to increase the diamond size on my ring. At first I was so ecstatic I didn't even realize what she was saying.. late on I was like REALLY?!! (and just an fyi I have had random people that I stand next to in the mall, etc tell me how beautiful my ring is)

I agree with PP that she might not have even meant it in a negative way, but only you know the tone in which she said it... try not to let it ruin your day. She's just jealous anyways

On the other side of the coin... my wife refuses to wear her ring because it's too big for her... she doesn't want to catch the stone on everything I wish I'd have bought a "smaller" ring.

Awwww Tyrone, hey! Maybe get a smaller one for an anniversary present