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Do you give her the ring when you propose?

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    devvvy
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    Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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      Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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      Jon Sagara
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      I just bought the stone and gave that to her. She got to pick out the setting that she wanted afterward. So, the way it worked for me was that I bought an engagement set: the ring with the stone in it, and then an additional band to be fused to the engagment ring just prior to the wedding. Anything else you give her in addition to the ring is just gravy. :) Congrats! Jon Sagara When I grow up, I'm changing my name to Joe Kickass! My Site | My Blog | My Articles

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        Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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        Well I met my wife online last year, by the time I flew out from the UK to Tucson last November to meet her I had an engagement ring tucked in my luggage. Proposed within 12 hours :-Oand married in January & exchanged wedding bands:rose: John Hudson Mhegs Hudson on what she did when the router died: Well I tried System Restore :~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]

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          Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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          R Giskard Reventlov
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          Well, being a practical sort of fellow I told my wife-to-be that rather than wasting money on an engagement ring we'd be better off paying for the bathroom to be rebuilt and freshly decorated. Needless to say that did not go down well. Of course she got the ring and we got the new bathroom. But I digress: I asked on bended knee and then we sorted everything else out after. I knew that she'd say yes so didn't need the ring to distract her. :-) home
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            Well I met my wife online last year, by the time I flew out from the UK to Tucson last November to meet her I had an engagement ring tucked in my luggage. Proposed within 12 hours :-Oand married in January & exchanged wedding bands:rose: John Hudson Mhegs Hudson on what she did when the router died: Well I tried System Restore :~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]

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            devvvy
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            So, what's the difference between engagement ring and wedding ring? Do I need to buy two sets of rings? Norman Fung

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              So, what's the difference between engagement ring and wedding ring? Do I need to buy two sets of rings? Norman Fung

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              JohnJ
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              Well usually you give an engagement ring assuming your proposal is accepted. Then a wedding ring when you are married, some couples have 2 wedding rings (his and hers) which is what we did:-D John Hudson Mhegs Hudson on what she did when the router died: Well I tried System Restore :~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]

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                Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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                Duncan Edwards Jones
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                In what passes for my cultural heritage, when you propose you give a ring that typically has diamonds or a decorative look and for the mariage itself an additional simpler ring is given that complements the engagement ring - the two are typically worn together on the same finger. '--8<------------------------ Ex Datis: Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd

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                  Well, being a practical sort of fellow I told my wife-to-be that rather than wasting money on an engagement ring we'd be better off paying for the bathroom to be rebuilt and freshly decorated. Needless to say that did not go down well. Of course she got the ring and we got the new bathroom. But I digress: I asked on bended knee and then we sorted everything else out after. I knew that she'd say yes so didn't need the ring to distract her. :-) home
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                  hahah... why didn't you propose to buy her an x-box instead of the ring? Norman Fung

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                    Well usually you give an engagement ring assuming your proposal is accepted. Then a wedding ring when you are married, some couples have 2 wedding rings (his and hers) which is what we did:-D John Hudson Mhegs Hudson on what she did when the router died: Well I tried System Restore :~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]

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                    devvvy
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                    That's what I thought... Thinking of buying ONE "engagement ring". And a pair of wedding rings (me and her). Should "wedding ring" be more expensive? Norman Fung

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                      Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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                      Ray Kinsella
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                      I come from the same tradition as Duncan, I asked her to marry me last Friday with the Engagement ring all ready to go. Women love it when you have it ready, it saves the them alot of indecisive choosing. Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch

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                        Well I met my wife online last year, by the time I flew out from the UK to Tucson last November to meet her I had an engagement ring tucked in my luggage. Proposed within 12 hours :-Oand married in January & exchanged wedding bands:rose: John Hudson Mhegs Hudson on what she did when the router died: Well I tried System Restore :~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]

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                        Graham Bradshaw
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                        You travelled to a different country to meet her?

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                          hahah... why didn't you propose to buy her an x-box instead of the ring? Norman Fung

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                          norm wrote:

                          why didn't you propose to buy her an x-box instead of the ring?

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                            I come from the same tradition as Duncan, I asked her to marry me last Friday with the Engagement ring all ready to go. Women love it when you have it ready, it saves the them alot of indecisive choosing. Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch

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                            Weiye Chen
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                            Ray Kinsella wrote:

                            Women love it when you have it ready, it saves the them alot of indecisive choosing

                            Noted. Women = indecisive. :rolleyes:

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                              I come from the same tradition as Duncan, I asked her to marry me last Friday with the Engagement ring all ready to go. Women love it when you have it ready, it saves the them alot of indecisive choosing. Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch

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                              My wife is far too choosey about stuff like that. There was no way she was going to let me choose the engagement ring. Although she would have liked the suprise, she far prefered to come to the jewellers with me and pick out a ring. Needless to say it cost me about three times what I had in mind to pay. The wedding bands were far simpler. Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.

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                                That's what I thought... Thinking of buying ONE "engagement ring". And a pair of wedding rings (me and her). Should "wedding ring" be more expensive? Norman Fung

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                                Usually the wedding ring is something simpler, a gold or silver band say. In our case we chose a matching pair of silver celtic wedding bands - nothing flashy :) John Hudson Mhegs Hudson on what she did when the router died: Well I tried System Restore :~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]

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                                  That's what I thought... Thinking of buying ONE "engagement ring". And a pair of wedding rings (me and her). Should "wedding ring" be more expensive? Norman Fung

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                                  The engagement ring usually has a nice big diamond, whereas the wedding rings are usually less extravagant. Unless you have my to-be who's wedding ring was about the same cost-wise as her engagement. Some traditions/religions have specifics (eg, religious jews wont have any stones in a wedding band) Current blacklist svmilky - Extremely rude | FeRtoll - Rude personal emails | ironstrike1 - Rude & Obnoxious behaviour

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                                    Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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                                      Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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                                      Abu Mami
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                                      Depends on what you propose :)

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                                        Do you give her the ring when you propose? Or when you actually get married? How is this done? What do you give when you propose? Just flowers? never done this before ... :doh: Norman Fung

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                                        Ryan Binns
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                                        I didn't give one when I proposed. We both went to a few shops afterwards and found one we both really liked. It turned out that I picked it anyway, but she certainly appreciated having some say in the decision.

                                        Ryan

                                        "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                                          I didn't give one when I proposed. We both went to a few shops afterwards and found one we both really liked. It turned out that I picked it anyway, but she certainly appreciated having some say in the decision.

                                          Ryan

                                          "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                                          That's practical advise... Norman Fung

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