<p>The ring I originally liked best was an emerald cut diamond with six princess cut side stones, three a side, sort of stepping down from the center stone, and it had tiny round diamonds laid into the side. But when I finally saw it in the store, it felt too busy… I’d never considered a solitaire but felt it had a lot more “wow” factor than more complicated rings.</p>
<p>I like the halo rings but one thing I’ve considered is that I definitely want to be able to wear my wedding band by itself for occasions that my engagement ring might be cumbersome, and I don’t want to have to have the wedding band bent all funny to fit up against the engagement ring. My mom has a very unique marquis ring and her wedding band did have to be bent slightly to accommodate, but looking at it by itself you couldn’t really tell that’s why it’s shaped that way, it just looks like the style. Some of those halo rings are very big, I think if I had a ring like that I’d use it as my wedding ring, too.</p>
<p>I asked S how their proposal came about. “We came to the conclusion that we were a really good fit together and that it made logical sense to get married.” I think that means there wasn’t a formal proposal, but rather an agreement on that’s what should happen.</p>
<p>DH proposed to me at a Chinese restaurant in Cambridge, MA after I had spent the day looking at technical writing programs in Boston and not liking them. “Well, we could get married…” and he gave me seventeen reasons why it made financial sense to do so. </p>
<p>The romance gene is somewhat suppressed among the makes in this family (except for S2).</p>
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<p>My engagement ring was a marquis cut, too, and our jeweler actually cut a small v-shape into my wedding band and then soldered them together.</p>
<p>I wish that I could wear just my wedding band because I can’t tell you how many times that dang marquis diamond has nicked a baby boy during a diaper change.</p>
<p>counting down, seems that worked for you ( the logical approach, minus all the sentimentality, tho I’m sure your future husband was feeling the relationship, just expressing the practical aspects.</p>
<p>Coming up with seventeen reasons it makes financial sense seems awfully sentimental to me. ;)</p>
<p>RR,
You are SO right. I think he was trying to be so convincing, CD would not be able to come up with any reason to say no.</p>
<p>So, you are living with your g/f, in a house you own, so have you proposed? What is your strategy? (Perfectly OK to tell me to back off.)</p>
<p>Yeah, seventeen sounds like a lot of reasons to say “yes.” For a lot of guys that many reasons is a pretty romantic thing. It means they’ve thought about this for a long time. Good luck coming up with a seventeen item long con list. ;)</p>
<p>Did anyone here marry someone they didn’t kind of know they would marry from almost the first date?</p>
<p>I think it’s just up to the person. He would probably know best. I will want a small princess cut diamond.</p>
<p>bookworm, living happily together in the house. We’ve discussed it a number of times in the past, but generally wind up coming up with more reasons in the No column versus the Yes (most of them financial). I imagine things will shift when/if kids enter the equation. I think the fact we bought a house well below our means which either of us could comfortably finance on our own makes it less beneficial to marry.</p>
<p>When it does happen I don’t think either of us are going for a big diamond, though. I’m kinda partial to the lab-created ones (met the guy that started the company, crazy Russian dude) or a more colorful gem. Thankfully she’s not a big jewelry person, either.</p>
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(Before Di, I might add.)</p>
<p>Aw thanks, guys. My mom grew up in England and I very distinctly remember where I was when I heard about Princess Di’s passing. My mom cried for days. I could definitely do worse than following in her footsteps. </p>
<p>I have gotten a few “princess” cracks now that I share my name with royalty. Spose this won’t help 
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<p>And psh. “Poor guys”. My partner is a kept man and he knows it. A memorable proposal isn’t too much to ask when he doesn’t even have the pressure of picking out or entirely paying for the ring haha. </p>
<p>No worries, I’m sticking with my sapphire. I’m not overly sentimental with jewelery, not even engagement rings, so if my tastes change later in life, so can the ring :)</p>
<p>Yall, forgive me. I am so excited and cannot really “talk” to anyone IRL because of the surprise factor, but it’s happening TOMORROW for my DD. I truly don’t think she will be expecting it and for sure she will not be expecting the surprise gathering of family afterwards (complete with cake, champagne and strawberries and decorations and such), and FOR SURE not expecting her very best friend to be there (DD’s Soon-to-be fiance’ is flying her down for the occasion). I love my future son-in-law for taking care to involve our family and for really caring that my DD has a wonderful evening/weekend to remember. Later on in the weekend his immediate family are embarking together on a Disney cruise and they are including my DD!! She is beyond excited about that…and having the engagement “official” will just make it all the better.</p>
<p>So forgive the brief thread hijack. But at least it’s kind of related.</p>
<p>I’m so excited for you, cmm! Ahhhhh! :D</p>
<p>Happy people make me happy!</p>
<p>On a slightly related note, my partner surprised me today with a cubic zirconia anniversary ring. The cz (and ring!) looks beautiful. I will definitely be getting this along with sapphire.</p>
<p>That sounds amazing, Romani! And the sapphire sounds gorgeous as well. </p>
<p>I will let everyone know how things go tomorrow. :)</p>
<p>Church, so sorry if I’m mixing you up with someone, but is this the Harry Potter engagement?</p>
<p>CHRCH,
The engagement sounds amazing!</p>
<p>I am wearing my "Princess DI"ring, oval sapphire surrounded by diamonds, with small sapphires going around band. Just a pretty ring, not a formal engagement ring. No wonder my son (formerly known as the worm), went straight to a sapphire with diamonds on side but fiance wants all diamonds. It should be her way.</p>
<p>40 years ago, I remember when my cousin got married. His bride had a ruby engagement ring, with wedding band with small rubies set into it. I always like the colored stones. </p>
<p>RacinReaver, sounds like you two are doing well. I hope we old-timers are giving you ideas.</p>
<p>Racin Reaver,
DH was good friends with a adherent of the number 17, and this linkage was all over the Bx Sci Math Bulletin in 1979. Not surprisingly, when S1, nearly 30 years later, wanted to attend a math program, yellow pigs and 17 figured prominently. :D</p>
<p>There was no over-the-top, bended knee proposal. Simply a continuation of the conversation we’d been having for about six months. For better or worse, I knew about his love of logic long ago.</p>
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<p>No, not that I know of. 
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<p>But that sounds like fun!</p>
<p>Whoops sorry :o</p>
<p>I’m sure it will be wonderful :)</p>
<p>Congrats to all newly engaged and engaged-to-be!</p>
<p>Romani, go for a sapphire - I approve, since it is my favorite stone (I should have been born in September instead of that ruby month :)).</p>
<p>I peeked at our credit card statement - the mystery box content was quite pricey, and someone has been doing some research on platinum… Hmmmm :)</p>