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   Reply by [Deleted User] · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   I used an inherited ring for my engagement and wedding ring. it's gorgeous. I wish I could change the color of the band from yellow gold to rose gold, but it has grown on me and I decided I don't want to change it for now. my H was going to buy an engagement ring because he felt he was supposed to pay for my ring, but I…

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   Discussion by emilylauren1993 · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   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…

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   Reply by Blue & White · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   I wear my great grandma's engagement ring as a right hand ring. I have since high school when I inherited it. She had excellent taste. I would have been fine with a proposal and a ring hand swap, but H (at the time BF) is super traditional and wanted the ring to be a new symbol of our commitment to each other. So now I…

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   Reply by cu97tiger · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   My grandmother gave me a ring when I was 16 that included her engagement diamonds, plus some other diamonds. DH used the center diamond for my e-ring. It wasn't tacky. Now I get to get a new (slightly bigger) diamond for my grandmother's ring and continue to wear it. Everybody wins.

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   Reply by phira · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   What I find really funny is that to me ... practical is often romantic. A lot of people give me weird looks because J and I bought rings together, picked a day we'd be engaged, and didn't have any kind of proposal. I paid for 50% of my engagement ring because I didn't think J should have to spend outside his comfort zone…

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   Reply by phira · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   Agree with both @bethsmiles and @swazzle. - You can still tell your boyfriend about this option. Honestly, he might not be up for it anyway; I know that engagement rings and proposals are some of the few wedding-related decisions that men are expected to be involved in, and he might have a strong opinion on what stone or…

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   Reply by Swazzle · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   Ditto @bethsmiles. If you inherited it, it's your ring to do with as you please. Your parents don't really have a say. That said, if they're really against you resetting it and using it as an engagement ring maybe you should listen to their concerns and try to understand where they're coming from. Why does your mom think…

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   Reply by blabla89 · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   I think setting your great aunt's diamonds in a ring that you like is a lovely idea. The ring is yours and you are absolutely free to do with it as you like. However, if your parents were close to your great aunt then they may feel some sentimental attachment to the ring that you don't. Again, you're free to do whatever…

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   Reply by emilylauren1993 · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

   I'm 21 and will be graduating college this December with job options lined up, and he is 23 and has a job in finance. We're old enough to get married and be financially stable by the time we get married. My parents and I are close so that's why I've involved them so much. As for asking their permission for the ring,…

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    Reply by thejucheidea · May 2014 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Not Engaged Yet

    My engagement ring is my Grandma's. Well, the diamonds and design are -- we got it re-set in white gold because I don't like yellow gold. Here's a before and after: And husband spent like $650 on my ring instead of like $3500-$4000. Considering our honeymoon was less than $5000 for two weeks in Norway, Sweden and Iceland,…