We originally purchased a beautiful engagement ring setting from a friend who was divorced. The plan was for FI to purchase a diamond to put in it before we got engaged. Here is the ring:
Well, his father decided that I should have his mother's (that's actually FI's grandmothers) engagement ring. Are you still following me?? ;o) So that is what he gave me when he proposed. Now the ring is lovely. It's completely my style, but it is really wide and so it would be nearly impossible to find a band to go around it. Here is my ring, actually.
So our thought was to just get me a wedding band to wear in place of the ring. I would be deathly afraid of losing his grandmothers ring anyways! His idea of a wedding band, though, is a plane band. I want to be able to wear something with a little bling on it. I'm a little torn because I told him I'm not concerned with cost. I don't need an expensive ring. I wouldn't mind one from ebay, even. In fact, I've already bid on several there to no avail.
This is really starting to stress me out now though.
The point: FI is unemployed so we can't afford much. We still have my previous engagement ring though from a previous marriage and his thought was to take out the center diamond and use it on the original setting we had bought and problem solved! I kind of don't mind. But then again, I'm not really sure how I feel about it, ya know? I mean, it's only a diamond, right? What do you ladies think? I really have no idea what to do. Would this be too weird?? Am I being silly? Please help!