Shopping for an Engagment Ring?

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[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:
I would do it together. My wife and I went together, and she picked out 3 rings that she liked from a couple of stores. I got to choose the final ring, and I went and purchased it when she was not with me. I then surprised her, not really, but she did not know when I was getting it, or when she would get the ring.

Now that I am older and have a bigger budget I hope to buy her a really expensive ring, maybe from tiffany’s, in the next year or two and this one will be all me.[/quote]

Pretty solid advice. Kind of the same plan we had, i’ll go modest this time around if she let’s me bling her out later on.
[/quote]

You guys have set a budget. Stay within it. Try to get 50% off any list price, but settle for 40% off. Have fun.[/quote]

Yeah, trying to treat it like buying a real estate property :smiley: get it for well under the market value. Some tips I have found so far are to shoot for cut over color and look for slightly under or over a landmark carat, like .95 or .55 and that alone can save you like 20%. [/quote]

My wife has small fingers so a 1 carat diamond was huge so we went with a .67. I then looked for color and clarity. I tried to get a clarity that I could not see the any visable flaws with the naked eye. Also get flaws that are relatively clear. Do not get ones that are still carbon (black). Those show up to the naked eye much easier. Make sure the prongs are white gold or platinum because it makes a less color stone look like a better color stone. Yellow gold makes the stone look more yellow.[/quote]

To me it always appeared that round cut hides flaws better than princess or some of the other popular cuts also. Also ask about the white gold and yellow because if she has a bunch of jewelry that yellow gold then you don’t want to go with white. Unless you are prepared to start helping her redo her jewelry collection. ha

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

He is just jelly that you are getting married and all he can get are hookers, and bad ones at that.
[/quote]

I fuck bad hookers?[/quote]

If you pay for dinner and a movie first it is basiscally legalized prostitution no? [/quote]

No, because she might welsh out of the deal…

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[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

He is just jelly that you are getting married and all he can get are hookers, and bad ones at that.
[/quote]

I fuck bad hookers?[/quote]

Just giving you a hard time.
[/quote]

Ze Jokez on you, because it is totally legal here and we are surrounded by former EE countries.

Bad hookers half a very short expiration date around here.

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down…

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits.

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[quote]bpick86 wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:
I would do it together. My wife and I went together, and she picked out 3 rings that she liked from a couple of stores. I got to choose the final ring, and I went and purchased it when she was not with me. I then surprised her, not really, but she did not know when I was getting it, or when she would get the ring.

Now that I am older and have a bigger budget I hope to buy her a really expensive ring, maybe from tiffany’s, in the next year or two and this one will be all me.[/quote]

Pretty solid advice. Kind of the same plan we had, i’ll go modest this time around if she let’s me bling her out later on.
[/quote]

You guys have set a budget. Stay within it. Try to get 50% off any list price, but settle for 40% off. Have fun.[/quote]

Yeah, trying to treat it like buying a real estate property :smiley: get it for well under the market value. Some tips I have found so far are to shoot for cut over color and look for slightly under or over a landmark carat, like .95 or .55 and that alone can save you like 20%. [/quote]

My wife has small fingers so a 1 carat diamond was huge so we went with a .67. I then looked for color and clarity. I tried to get a clarity that I could not see the any visable flaws with the naked eye. Also get flaws that are relatively clear. Do not get ones that are still carbon (black). Those show up to the naked eye much easier. Make sure the prongs are white gold or platinum because it makes a less color stone look like a better color stone. Yellow gold makes the stone look more yellow.[/quote]

To me it always appeared that round cut hides flaws better than princess or some of the other popular cuts also. Also ask about the white gold and yellow because if she has a bunch of jewelry that yellow gold then you don’t want to go with white. Unless you are prepared to start helping her redo her jewelry collection. ha[/quote]

I was just talking about the prongs.

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits. [/quote]

Boom

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[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]bpick86 wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:
I would do it together. My wife and I went together, and she picked out 3 rings that she liked from a couple of stores. I got to choose the final ring, and I went and purchased it when she was not with me. I then surprised her, not really, but she did not know when I was getting it, or when she would get the ring.

Now that I am older and have a bigger budget I hope to buy her a really expensive ring, maybe from tiffany’s, in the next year or two and this one will be all me.[/quote]

Pretty solid advice. Kind of the same plan we had, i’ll go modest this time around if she let’s me bling her out later on.
[/quote]

You guys have set a budget. Stay within it. Try to get 50% off any list price, but settle for 40% off. Have fun.[/quote]

Yeah, trying to treat it like buying a real estate property :smiley: get it for well under the market value. Some tips I have found so far are to shoot for cut over color and look for slightly under or over a landmark carat, like .95 or .55 and that alone can save you like 20%. [/quote]

My wife has small fingers so a 1 carat diamond was huge so we went with a .67. I then looked for color and clarity. I tried to get a clarity that I could not see the any visable flaws with the naked eye. Also get flaws that are relatively clear. Do not get ones that are still carbon (black). Those show up to the naked eye much easier. Make sure the prongs are white gold or platinum because it makes a less color stone look like a better color stone. Yellow gold makes the stone look more yellow.[/quote]

To me it always appeared that round cut hides flaws better than princess or some of the other popular cuts also. Also ask about the white gold and yellow because if she has a bunch of jewelry that yellow gold then you don’t want to go with white. Unless you are prepared to start helping her redo her jewelry collection. ha[/quote]

I was just talking about the prongs.
[/quote]

Sorry missed that when I read it first time.

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits. [/quote]

Boom[/quote]

So, Brazilian was indeed code for great ass.

I was afraid it would just mean a bikini wax.

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits. [/quote]

Boom[/quote]

So, Brazilian was indeed code for great ass.

I was afraid it would just mean a bikini wax.

[/quote]

And they fuck like it is sport.

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits. [/quote]

Boom[/quote]

So, Brazilian was indeed code for great ass.

I was afraid it would just mean a bikini wax.

[/quote]

And they fuck like it is sport. [/quote]

They all do.

A wedding ring takes care of that.

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[quote]bpick86 wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]bpick86 wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:
I would do it together. My wife and I went together, and she picked out 3 rings that she liked from a couple of stores. I got to choose the final ring, and I went and purchased it when she was not with me. I then surprised her, not really, but she did not know when I was getting it, or when she would get the ring.

Now that I am older and have a bigger budget I hope to buy her a really expensive ring, maybe from tiffany’s, in the next year or two and this one will be all me.[/quote]

Pretty solid advice. Kind of the same plan we had, i’ll go modest this time around if she let’s me bling her out later on.
[/quote]

You guys have set a budget. Stay within it. Try to get 50% off any list price, but settle for 40% off. Have fun.[/quote]

Yeah, trying to treat it like buying a real estate property :smiley: get it for well under the market value. Some tips I have found so far are to shoot for cut over color and look for slightly under or over a landmark carat, like .95 or .55 and that alone can save you like 20%. [/quote]

My wife has small fingers so a 1 carat diamond was huge so we went with a .67. I then looked for color and clarity. I tried to get a clarity that I could not see the any visable flaws with the naked eye. Also get flaws that are relatively clear. Do not get ones that are still carbon (black). Those show up to the naked eye much easier. Make sure the prongs are white gold or platinum because it makes a less color stone look like a better color stone. Yellow gold makes the stone look more yellow.[/quote]

To me it always appeared that round cut hides flaws better than princess or some of the other popular cuts also. Also ask about the white gold and yellow because if she has a bunch of jewelry that yellow gold then you don’t want to go with white. Unless you are prepared to start helping her redo her jewelry collection. ha[/quote]

I was just talking about the prongs.
[/quote]

Sorry missed that when I read it first time. [/quote]

No worries. I have misread a ton of stuff today. I need some sleep.

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits. [/quote]

Boom[/quote]

So, Brazilian was indeed code for great ass.

I was afraid it would just mean a bikini wax.

[/quote]

And they fuck like it is sport. [/quote]

They all do.

A wedding ring takes care of that. [/quote]

Not going to even get into that with you. Just know that you are not the only person with experience with women. My career may have been short lived, but it was like Barry Sanders. Might have been the best to play natural talent in the game, but we will never know just how great it could have been, and although I left alot still on the table, i got out before injury or dimished quality of life.

EDIT- in case you didnt realize Im just razzing you. Generally love you as a poster, you provide me with many a giggle.

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits. [/quote]

Boom[/quote]

So, Brazilian was indeed code for great ass.

I was afraid it would just mean a bikini wax.

[/quote]

And they fuck like it is sport. [/quote]

They all do.

A wedding ring takes care of that. [/quote]

Not going to even get into that with you. Just know that you are not the only person with experience with women. My career may have been short lived, but it was like Barry Sanders. Might have been the best to play natural talent in the game, but we will never know just how great it could have been, and although I left alot still on the table, i got out before injury or dimished quality of life.

EDIT- in case you didnt realize Im just razzing you. Generally love you as a poster, you provide me with many a giggle. [/quote]

Ya, no worries, but, marriage, I dont know man…

But, if she is Brazilian and loaded…

I might be tempted…

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits. [/quote]

Boom[/quote]

So, Brazilian was indeed code for great ass.

I was afraid it would just mean a bikini wax.

[/quote]

And they fuck like it is sport. [/quote]

They all do.

A wedding ring takes care of that. [/quote]

Not going to even get into that with you. Just know that you are not the only person with experience with women. My career may have been short lived, but it was like Barry Sanders. Might have been the best to play natural talent in the game, but we will never know just how great it could have been, and although I left alot still on the table, i got out before injury or dimished quality of life.

EDIT- in case you didnt realize Im just razzing you. Generally love you as a poster, you provide me with many a giggle. [/quote]

Ya, no worries, but, marriage, I dont know man…

But, if she is Brazilian and loaded…

I might be tempted…

[/quote]

Trust me when I say we are very much the same in thought.

Now everything I said previous…add this…I got her first at 18 with her V-Card. She hasnt had a chance for guys like you to ruin her emotionally :wink:

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:
How the hell do I do this? [/quote]

You dont?

[/quote]

Maybe I should have put up a disclaimer for keeping out the misogyny. [/quote]

There can be no disclaimer.

Once you have torn down the ultimate taboo, what could your disclaimer accomplish?

Also, prenub.

[/quote]

She is loaded…
[/quote]

“Doesnt hurt that she is young, smart, a bikini competitor and Brazillian” AND loaded…

Congratulations…

I am assuming “Brazilian” is code for great ass…[/quote]

When you put it like that… not really sure what took me so long to lock it down… [/quote]

Dont make me hate you.

I have my limits. [/quote]

Boom[/quote]

So, Brazilian was indeed code for great ass.

I was afraid it would just mean a bikini wax.

[/quote]

And they fuck like it is sport. [/quote]

They all do.

A wedding ring takes care of that. [/quote]

Not going to even get into that with you. Just know that you are not the only person with experience with women. My career may have been short lived, but it was like Barry Sanders. Might have been the best to play natural talent in the game, but we will never know just how great it could have been, and although I left alot still on the table, i got out before injury or dimished quality of life.

EDIT- in case you didnt realize Im just razzing you. Generally love you as a poster, you provide me with many a giggle. [/quote]

Ya, no worries, but, marriage, I dont know man…

But, if she is Brazilian and loaded…

I might be tempted…

[/quote]

Trust me when I say we are very much the same in thought.

Now everything I said previous…add this…I got her first at 18 with her V-Card. She hasnt had a chance for guys like you to ruin her emotionally :wink: [/quote]

So you are the biggest and best she’s ever had. That’s why virgins are so great. They aren’t experienced enough to know any better. I like being married. Life is much less stressful. I didn’t like being single really though. It was alright but having a steady partner suited me much better.

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I stole one of my wife’s rings to get the size right, then designed a ring myself and had it made. Complete surprise and muchos browny points.

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A quick note about white gold vs platinum. White gold is especially white at first because it is rhodium plated. The finish can wear over time and take on a slightly yellow/golden tone when compared to platinum which is a true white metal.

In order to maintain that bright white finish, you might have to have your jeweler redo the rhodium plating down the road. It’s not supposed to be an expensive fix, and I don’t know how long it takes for the wear to show (and I’m sure some people are never do anything about it) but it is something to be aware of.

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[quote]buckeye girl wrote:
A quick note about white gold vs platinum. White gold is especially white at first because it is rhodium plated. The finish can wear over time and take on a slightly yellow/golden tone when compared to platinum which is a true white metal.

In order to maintain that bright white finish, you might have to have your jeweler redo the rhodium plating down the road. It’s not supposed to be an expensive fix, and I don’t know how long it takes for the wear to show (and I’m sure some people are never do anything about it) but it is something to be aware of. [/quote]

I heard this as well. Thanks!