Small engagement rings unite!

I just want to make it a point that I am by no means wanting to single anyone out, and everyone should feel free to post here! I am just open to discussing the stigma with "big rings vs. small rings" and sharing that beauty comes in all sizes!

I think mine is just the right size! I absolutely love it and wouldn't change it ever! I actually told FH when he started to look for rings not to go expensive I just don't see the point in spending thousands and possibly going into debt on a piece of jewelry. Yes it is an important piece of jewelry and if you can afford a big diamond then I am not judging you for getting one. I, personally, love my smaller one!

your story is so cute made me smile! It's crazy how girls get offended when they don't receive the ring they wanted, but I like your positive come back, ya your ring is small.... so what it came from the person you love the most and that's all that matters!!!

I don't have a photo at the moment, but I have a .5 carat solitaire and I absolutely love it. But people are so rude about it! When I first got engaged, some people looked at my ring and went "Oh." Or even better, "that's...cute." And their tone of voice is everything. I haven't had people really say anything nice about my ring, but on a regular basis I hear my co-workers go crazy over another girl's 2 carat center stone with diamonds all the way around the band. I think it's sad that people place so much emphasis on the size of the diamond, as if that means anything about you or your relationship.

Here's mine. I LOVE my e-ring. When we first went shopping for rings FH explained that in Brazil (he's Brazilian) both the girl and the guy get a gold band to wear on their left hand and then switch it to their right hand when they get married. I love following his tradition and I love the fact that we have matching e-rings. I wouldn't trade it for any diamond. But, when we were looking, so many people told me I NEEDED a diamond...like my engagement wouldn't be valid without one. It didn't really bother me, but made me really see how conditioned US society is into wanting a big, diamond engagement ring and in comparing e-rings.

I told my fiance way before he proposes that if he bought a huge ring I would "down grade". I have very petite hands and I love the solitary setting. So He got me a ring made in the 1900's with a beautiful solitaire setting that I can proudly wear to my work as a preschool teacher.

@samantha I think tradition is worth hundreds of diamonds.

At first it wasn't what I had envisioned but now I do love how traditional it is and am sometimes glad mine doesn't look like all of the modern rings out there that everyone has (even though I still really love those too lol)

Edited: stupid mobile didn't attach the photo

I saw that post as well. There was a girl who shared the picture on my Facebook and said she would never settle for anything under 15k! I was appalled. I wanted to comment so badly but refrained. It should be about love and not the size. My ring isn't small but it isn't huge. I was a little upset when I found out the price he spent not because of it not being a certain price but it being more then I thought we should spend. We have two children. It was defiantly something we can afford and I love it. But I didn't need a big ring. I hated that post though. Made me upset to see that people are more about the diamond then being with someone they love.

My FH said "it's not about the size, it's the meaning behind it" and that's stuck with me it was such a sweet and very real comment. I would've said yes to a Cracker Jack ring or even a "we'll buy your ring when we can afford it" promise engagement. I always feel weird about women who put "must have" a 2k Diamond or else. You don't always get what you want in life, but if get a good man who loves you and wants to spend his life with you and buys you the ring he sees you in for the rest of your life, you should be happy and thankful for that. It's ik to give your FH ideas, but don't be a spoiled brat about it yah know? This is a good post OP!

I love small rings and big rings! I work in a pretty wealthy area, so my coworkers have some stunning large rings! I love mine because FH picked it out. I don't remember exactly how much it is... somewhere around .7? I've gotten comments like "let me go get my magnifying glass" and "oh, is that the style you like?" But it doesn't bother me. It bothers FH sometimes though. After his uncle said the magnifying glass comment, he turned to me HOURS later (so it must have been bothering him) and said "you know that ring costs more than my car. I really want you to know that I tried to get you the best ring possible" But, I love it! And since my fingers are fairly small, I think it's the perfect size.

Jersey Jen are they crazy? That ring looks big to me! People are the worst and probably just jealous! The struggle with a small ring in NJ is real though lol. I think in other parts of the country my 1/2k solitaire is pretty common, but here it's big bling or you're "poor" my ring was also pretty expensive because he got a really good diamond and it's set in a platinum band, but people just look at the overall size and pass judgement

My FH asked what I wanted and my mom kept telling me I should go for at least a carat. I think that size and lager looks great on other people but I'm a pretty simple gal. I went for 3/4 and I love it. FH was worried it was too small and I told him it's absolutely perfect for me! Here it is when I tried on my wedding band that had just arrived.

ETA: My mom is wonderful and I love her but she acted rather disappointed that I didn't go "flashier." For Pete's sake. You don't have to wear it, woman!

Mines 1/2 carats and I love it. My band has 1/4 carats as wll.

I think it depends on opinion too. To me my ring isn't small. It isn't huge either, but it's a great size for my short, stubby fingers. Some people have asked if we plan to upgrade around 5 years or what our plans are for it., which is incredibly rude. People were pretty surprised too after I didn't switch to wearing my grandmothers ring after we were able to get it since "it's so much bigger than the one Jason got you". I did have a coworker ask me if he got me a halo ring to purposely try to make the center stone look bigger, or if it just happened that way. Truth of the matter is though that he picked the ring he loved and he thought I'd love. It was actually between this ring and a large amethyst ring, but he thought the stone on the amethyst was too disproportionate to the rest of my hand.

So this is my second e ring. A lot of people consider it small but I love it. It's a 1ct total. My first e ring was a total of a 1/2ct and I got comments all the time "are you going to upgrade?" "That's different" "is that what you wanted?" "It doesn't look like an engagement ring" my FH knew I wasn't in love with the first ring so we traded it in.

First e ring.

When FH proposed, it was with a huge costume ring. It was fun, but only a prop for both of us. Something to hold the place until we could afford something more us, and that wouldn't get damaged with frequent hand washing and exposure to minor cleaning chemicals. The .23/.24 heart diamond and braided band is better than I'd even hoped.

Jersey Jen I cannot believe his uncle made that comment!! WOW..

My E-ring isn't huge but isn't small. It is .75 and I love it! I was married before and when we looked at rings I wanted something totally different than before. We went to Kay's and Jared's to look. The consultant we had a Jared's was amazing and we were able to get a setting I love and they even worked with us to get a diamond we love and with a price we liked. They didn't have any diamonds that were in the price range FH was comfortable with so they looked at earrings and chose the earrings with the best diamonds and allowed FH to purchase the diamond from those earrings to set in my setting. People often ask about the quality of my diamond and to me it is perfect. It isn't certified because of how we got it but I don't see any imperfections in it.

FH and I have also been talking about how in todays society people are so competitive and I just don't like that "norm". I have a friend who will be engaged soon and she constantly asks about my ring specs. I purchased an old truck for FH for Christmas and his boss is now looking at old trucks because FH has one (he actually admitted this). We have a neighbor who each time someone in the neighborhood (new small subdivision with younger folks living here) purchases something he goes out and gets the same thing. When did we become a society of Joneses? FH and I are happy with what we have and when we can afford more we purchase. We don't have to compete and it's just sad...

ETA: I think everyones rings are beautiful! I got caught up on my soapbox

Here is my ring! It's super unique. When he gave it to me, it was nothing I would have chosen for myself and I was very surprised. He was so proud though and his reasoning for picking this one? "I know you don't wear a lot of jewelry and aren't really into flashy things. Plus, this one has a heart within a heart, and I just thought that was perfect." I'm tearing up thinking about it. It's perfect!

Also....Shout out to Mrs.C for rocking the Jams

Grr....I could tell that I accidentally clicked "post" twice as it was happening! oops.