Ok so my boyfriend and I have been looking at rings together for a few months now.I gave him ideas and he pretty much has designed a hybrid of some of the pictures I've shown him. He does well salary wise and wanted to get me the setting I wanted, but with an apx 1.5 C round center stone. I've told him that it isn't at all necessary to go that big or spend that much since we are trying to buy a house and get married.
However, his mother and father have told us just recently that she has her engagement ring and 10 year anniversary rings that she was planning on giving to her sons as engagement rings (She's upgrading to something much larger). She has very different taste than me (I like simple and elegant, she likes big and flashy). My boyfriend is concerned and we are torn between me having my own ring or just taking her stones and/or just the center stone (which is still just above a carat and is completely perfect w/ only 1 very minimal flaw). I told him I'd be happy with whatever he chose to do, it's the meaning of the ring. I also told him that if she passes it down to me, then we can keep the tradition going as well if he chose.
So....opinions please!! Heirloom or original ring that was chosen??