My boyfriend and I have been talking about getting married. The ring style and budget have been discussed. We're a young couple so spending a ridiculous amount on a ring seems out of the question. However there's also another option I haven't told him...only because of my parents. A while back, I inherited a ring from my great aunt (who I wasn't close to and didn't know very well so it holds no sentimental value). The ring itself is something only an older lady would appreciate, but the diamonds (1ct, 3/4ct, and 1/2ct) are gorgeous. I want to have the diamonds reset into something that I love and use that as my engagement ring. To me that's $3000+ saved and used when we're married. My parents both agree that he should have to buy the engagement ring, and using the ring I inherited is out of the question. My mom thinks it would be "tacky" for us to use this ring. But why not use the 3 diamonds that have been sitting in a box for the last 10 years? Help!