Looking for advice on buying an engagement ring
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first, congrats! i met my wife on-line, too (campus intranet, actually). geeks are we. but i let my wife pick out her own ring. well, not so much let - i asked her without having a ring first, and then we went shopping. much easier. if you want to surprise her, can you grab one of her rings and sneak it off to a jeweler ? or maybe try one of her's on yourself - find a finger where it fits, then go to the jeweler and have them measure that ? most rings are fairly sizable - they can up or down in size without weakening any of the settings and a good jeweler will probably have a ton of experience with men buying engagement rings without knowing the exact size first. i believe they even have 'dummy' rings you can use for popping the question (of the right style but with a synthetic stone), then you can take her to the jeweler for the real thing. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker
Chris Losinger wrote:
first, congrats!
Thanks, I have never felt better about anything in my life.
Chris Losinger wrote:
i met my wife on-line, too (campus intranet, actually). geeks are we.
Being a shy person who worked 80 hours a week, I came to the conclusion (after 14 years of trying) it was darn near impossible for me to find some one that I would want to spend the rest of my life with at my weekly visit to the singles bar...
Chris Losinger wrote:
but i let my wife pick out her own ring. well, not so much let - i asked her without having a ring first, and then we went shopping. much easier.
This is still a possibility but I am leaning away from it. I may have to call her best friend... Thanks for the help. John
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Congrats. May you enjoy many nights of constant bickering. :) Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Congrats.
Thanks
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
May you enjoy many nights of constant bickering.
:laugh: Much better than the nights I spent wondering if I would ever find the one... John
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
...warehouse club Costco.
That word alone would cause me to run the other way.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
The amazon.com diamon store is pretty good especially because it is a good example of an AJAX website.
I would seriously question anyone that based their diamond purchase on whether AJAX was involved or not. :rolleyes:
"The words of God are not like the oak leaf which dies and falls to the earth, but like the pine tree which stays green forever." - Native American Proverb
DavidCrow wrote:
That word alone would cause me to run the other way.
I could think of one worse word. Walmart :laugh: John
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You've known her three years, been living together for a while, and are sure she's the one etc. So why have an engagement, why don't you just go for marriage? Or is marriage not an option here? Regards, Nish
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Exactly for the reasons espeir said. And it also gives us over a year to make sure we don't change our minds. John -- modified at 17:16 Monday 23rd January, 2006
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I know the best place you can buy diamond without getting ripped off is at the warehouse club Costco. The amazon.com diamon store is pretty good (it is a good example of an AJAX website). Amazon.com diamond store[^]
Oh you are such the romantic, take me now. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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Exactly for the reasons espeir said. And it also gives us over a year to make sure we don't change our minds. John -- modified at 17:16 Monday 23rd January, 2006
John M. Drescher wrote:
Exactly for the reasons espeir said. And it also gives us over a year to make sure we don't change our minds.
Ok :-) Regards, Nish
My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Congrats.
Thanks
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
May you enjoy many nights of constant bickering.
:laugh: Much better than the nights I spent wondering if I would ever find the one... John
Don't worry, you will find the one ring... oh, you meant her. Right. :) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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I have been with my girlfriend for just over 3 years now and we have lived together since last March/April. Well, I guess I will say a few words about us before I ask for advice... We met on the internet (matchmaker.com) on the first day of 2003 and had our first date on January 11th 2003, which was a day after my birthday and two before hers. This year I turned 34 on the 10th and she has turned 37 on the 13th of January. As the days go by, it has become increasingly clear that she is the one and I am 100% sure that she feels the same way about me. I guess this has been enough babble, now to the question... I have already thought through how and where I will ask the big question. I am not even the slightest bit worried about her answer but I am extremely worried about the ring as I find myself knowing very little. I know a lot of people take their girlfriend to the jewelry store to pick out the ring but I think this totally takes out all of the surprise factor. But if I don't I have no clue what her size is. And then I am very worried that I am going to be ripped off as I know nothing about rings a slick salesman will spot this in a second. While composing this I did find a webpage http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/ring/ring.html[^] that seems to have some good advice (I have not been through the whole thing) but I still want to ask if anyone would share some of their advice... Thanks in Advance, John
I haven't had to pick out an engagement ring before but as a thought does she have a sister or mother who you can ask and trust not to tell? I also wouldn't want to have to drag my soon-to-be-fiance around the jewelery store to pick out her engagement ring. Doesn't quite have that romantic touch, too practical, rational and pragmatic. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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John M. Drescher wrote:
Exactly for the reasons espeir said. And it also gives us over a year to make sure we don't change our minds.
Ok :-) Regards, Nish
My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET
I am not at all sure how divorce rates are in your area [EDIT]I did not know you moved to Canada[/EDIT], but currently slightly more than 50% of marriages in the US end in divorce. That alone makes one have to be very cautious... John -- modified at 17:51 Monday 23rd January, 2006
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I haven't had to pick out an engagement ring before but as a thought does she have a sister or mother who you can ask and trust not to tell? I also wouldn't want to have to drag my soon-to-be-fiance around the jewelery store to pick out her engagement ring. Doesn't quite have that romantic touch, too practical, rational and pragmatic. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
This is possible. But I am not sure it would work. I believe her mom is the best bet with realitives but she lives 100 miles away from me... I'm thinking about my girlfriend's best friend but I have never met her although I have talked to her several times on the phone. John -- modified at 18:08 Monday 23rd January, 2006
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Don't worry, you will find the one ring... oh, you meant her. Right. :) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
Yes... John
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I am not at all sure how divorce rates are in your area [EDIT]I did not know you moved to Canada[/EDIT], but currently slightly more than 50% of marriages in the US end in divorce. That alone makes one have to be very cautious... John -- modified at 17:51 Monday 23rd January, 2006
Well, he did NOT ask for advice on a prenuptial agreement ... yet ... :~ People that start writing code immediately are programmers (or hackers), people that ask questions first are Software Engineers - Graham Shanks
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Don't worry, you will find the one ring... oh, you meant her. Right. :) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
...and in the darkness bind them... :~ People that start writing code immediately are programmers (or hackers), people that ask questions first are Software Engineers - Graham Shanks
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I have been with my girlfriend for just over 3 years now and we have lived together since last March/April. Well, I guess I will say a few words about us before I ask for advice... We met on the internet (matchmaker.com) on the first day of 2003 and had our first date on January 11th 2003, which was a day after my birthday and two before hers. This year I turned 34 on the 10th and she has turned 37 on the 13th of January. As the days go by, it has become increasingly clear that she is the one and I am 100% sure that she feels the same way about me. I guess this has been enough babble, now to the question... I have already thought through how and where I will ask the big question. I am not even the slightest bit worried about her answer but I am extremely worried about the ring as I find myself knowing very little. I know a lot of people take their girlfriend to the jewelry store to pick out the ring but I think this totally takes out all of the surprise factor. But if I don't I have no clue what her size is. And then I am very worried that I am going to be ripped off as I know nothing about rings a slick salesman will spot this in a second. While composing this I did find a webpage http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/ring/ring.html[^] that seems to have some good advice (I have not been through the whole thing) but I still want to ask if anyone would share some of their advice... Thanks in Advance, John
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I am not at all sure how divorce rates are in your area [EDIT]I did not know you moved to Canada[/EDIT], but currently slightly more than 50% of marriages in the US end in divorce. That alone makes one have to be very cautious... John -- modified at 17:51 Monday 23rd January, 2006
John M. Drescher wrote:
I am not at all sure how divorce rates are in your area
Divorce rates are going up in India. I went through one too, btw. First marriage was in 2001, divorce was in 2004. I am on my 2nd marriage right now - this one's forever though - till one of us dies! Regards, Nish
My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET
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I am not at all sure how divorce rates are in your area [EDIT]I did not know you moved to Canada[/EDIT], but currently slightly more than 50% of marriages in the US end in divorce. That alone makes one have to be very cautious... John -- modified at 17:51 Monday 23rd January, 2006
John M. Drescher wrote:
I did not know you moved to Canada
Got married to Smitha (she's a CPian too) and moved to Toronto on Sep/1/05 :-) Didn't get as much snow as Chris promised, but it's kinda okay. Hopefully, we'll have a nasty snow storm or two soon! Regards, Nish
My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET
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Well, he did NOT ask for advice on a prenuptial agreement ... yet ... :~ People that start writing code immediately are programmers (or hackers), people that ask questions first are Software Engineers - Graham Shanks
She definitly has more money than me... John
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John M. Drescher wrote:
I did not know you moved to Canada
Got married to Smitha (she's a CPian too) and moved to Toronto on Sep/1/05 :-) Didn't get as much snow as Chris promised, but it's kinda okay. Hopefully, we'll have a nasty snow storm or two soon! Regards, Nish
My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET
Cool, congratulations on that... John
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I just bought a diamond from http://www.gemologicalservices.com/[^]. Got a very good deal on a GIA certified 1.01 carat E clarity, SI1 with good and very good everything else. I highly recommend them.
Thanks. John
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John M. Drescher wrote:
I did not know you moved to Canada
Got married to Smitha (she's a CPian too) and moved to Toronto on Sep/1/05 :-) Didn't get as much snow as Chris promised, but it's kinda okay. Hopefully, we'll have a nasty snow storm or two soon! Regards, Nish
My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Hopefully, we'll have a nasty snow storm or two soon!
There is still 3 to 4 months of winter weather before spring takes over... John -- modified at 18:37 Monday 23rd January, 2006