Rude remarks about my e-ring...

I can't believe people are so rude about such a sentimental piece.

Don't make excuses for it, just say that you love it and move on. Or, call them out on being rude.

"Thanks for that. It's my ring and I love it."

"Don't worry, you can always upgrade" - you should've said something like "Yeah, same goes for your gf/bf"

Tell them to fuck off.

People can be so materialistic, it's absolutely disgusting. the only important thing is that the two of you love each other and have each other. The size of a ring is completely meaningless!! It's the symbolism it stands for -- your love and commitment to each other. People can be such idiots.

People can be so rude! My response would be, "What do you mean? This is exactly what I wanted."

That happened to me one time! I ask to see her ring..... She got quite I HATE, RUDE, Jealous B words!!! F them!!

My ring is a very simple, modest sapphire. To this day, I get people asking why I don't have a honking diamond.

"Your husband is a lawyer, couldn't he have bought you something better?"

"My husband is a good man who knows my taste, and got me exactly what I asked for."

Lather, rinse, repeat. Really, people are stupid. If you let yourself get upset over dumb comments about your ring, you're going to lose your mind after the wedding when those same knuckle-draggers ask you about babies.

I've had similar "that's a sweet little thing" comments. I don't care. I love my ring and it's perfect for me. You don't have to make excuses for anything, they should be making excuses for their lack of social etiquette and why they're so obnoxious!

I got those comments too and they get to me.

I try to brush it off but it still eats at me.

But I love my ring. My FH went and picked it out himself and I couldn't be happier

@Shannon...I'm 45. FH is 50. I SO hope they ask about babies!! LOL

I have gotten similar comments because I don't have a diamond. And lots of strange looks, but I WANTED a emerald and he did a great job picking it out and I love it!

Not to sound 13 but haters gonna hate

Thank you everyone!! Like I said, normally I can just let it roll. But for some reason it has really gotten to me in the last couple of days. Must be hormones. Or an allergy to stupid and rude.

"Thanks, but I don't need a large diamond to make myself feel good about my relationship" and walk away smiling to yourself.

People are stupid.

You don't have to make any excuses for anything! I don't understand why people think it's acceptable to be rude. A friend of mine announced her engagement, and had 3 people ask her if she was pregnant and had to get married. Some people just aren't happy unless they're trying to make others feel inadequate...don't let them in your head...they aren't worth it.

I agree with DanieGee, you should say it's what you wanted. I was discussing what I told my FH what I wanted in a ring with my best friend about two months before I got engaged (little did I know, FH was actually out of town buying my ring that had everything I told him I wanted on it. He did GOOD!). She has small simple gold rings with a single diamond in the engagement ring, but it is SO HER, and I am much more flashy in my wardrobe and personality. She looked down at her ring and said "You know I never thought I'd want a ring like this, but once Josh (her husband) put it on me, I couldn't imagine anything else I'd want more." I realized I may have made her feel self conscious because they did have money struggles at the time, but I told her "You're ring is very you, I can't see you with a flashy ring. Everything about your wedding was you and it was great!" I think if you say what she said, they'll probably feel really crappy about what they said if they didn't mean it like that.

It's what you wanted so it doesn't matter what people think...next time tell them to buy your next one since they don't like so much and if not then keep their comments to themselves

Who in their right mind says anything other than, "it's beautiful"? Really, has society degraded to the point that people get some inner thrill by hurting another human being this way? They know exactly how special an engagement ring is (whether it's a diamond, a colored gem, a semi-precious stone, or a CZ), and they know what that ring exemplifies. I'm not sure you could hurt a woman's feelings more, unless you took a passive/aggressive swipe at her children.

I hate these comments. I've gotten them and then people get these sorry looks when I tell them the ring belonged to FH's grandmother who wore the ring for over 50 years.

Fuck em. I know, nice talk for a minister, but seriously, who says stuff like that??

Just reply:

"If you mean cute as in, perfection, then yes it's very cute!"

"Why would I upgrade?"

"This isn't a starter ring, it is my ring and I love it."

or if you want to be sassy you can just say "aww thanks! I could say the same about yours." then flash them a smile.

It's a shame that people think "the bigger, the better" I don't think I could ever do a big ring...my hands are too small and it would just look silly on me. I also don't see the practicality in spending x amount of dollars on a small stone.

I've had my fair share of comments about my ring since it's an amethyst. "What, he couldn't afford a diamond?" is probably my favorite one. It bothered me the first couple times someone made a comment, but now I just let it go. I received the exact ring I wanted from my best friend, and that's all that matters to me in the end.