Hello everyone,
What can I say. I met this lovely lady my senior year of high school and now going into my 3rd year of grad school I''ve decided the time is right to pop the question. I have a limited budget (grad school should lead to great job security but who''s ever heard of a rich grad student?) so I''m looking for a ring between 1,500 to 2,000 but that''s somewhat flexible if it will make a significant difference. I sort of feel bad bothering ya''ll but seeing the number of hopelessly confused guys you''ve helped in the past..
I think I''ve succeeded in narrowing down things at least some. I want a simple white band (either solitary or three stone). I''ve pretty much settled on the round (though oval or coushin may be ok) and I don''t neeed H&A or anything (I don''t even really think Betty would like that). I''m comfortable getting an I or J so long as they have a good cut and decent clarity. In my head I understand that pretty much anything that isn''t gaudy will be well received but of course in my heart I want to give my lady love the best. Oh yea and I stole one of her rings that I think is the right size and traced it on some paper so while I don''t have the exact ring size yet I should have that taken care of.
So all that brings me to a couple of questions:
1) I know that I should get a white band instead of a gold one, but the difference between white gold and platinum isn''t really all that clear. I figure I''ll get platinum, but do they look that different? Is the gold less durable and are they equally easy to resize? Any thoughts/suggestions on the pros/cons of one over the other?
2) It seems like preset rings are cheaper. The obvious con is that you probably can''t inspect the diamond as closely, and I guess I''m wondering if that''s the reason why most places/people seem to buy the diamond and the ring seperately. And I guess the question is would I be foolish (perhaps that''s too strong a word.. ill-advised) to look at the preset rings?
I''m sure I''ll have tons more questions, and I''ll try to keep the asking of questions already answered to a minimum but I greatly appreciate your help.
What can I say. I met this lovely lady my senior year of high school and now going into my 3rd year of grad school I''ve decided the time is right to pop the question. I have a limited budget (grad school should lead to great job security but who''s ever heard of a rich grad student?) so I''m looking for a ring between 1,500 to 2,000 but that''s somewhat flexible if it will make a significant difference. I sort of feel bad bothering ya''ll but seeing the number of hopelessly confused guys you''ve helped in the past..
I think I''ve succeeded in narrowing down things at least some. I want a simple white band (either solitary or three stone). I''ve pretty much settled on the round (though oval or coushin may be ok) and I don''t neeed H&A or anything (I don''t even really think Betty would like that). I''m comfortable getting an I or J so long as they have a good cut and decent clarity. In my head I understand that pretty much anything that isn''t gaudy will be well received but of course in my heart I want to give my lady love the best. Oh yea and I stole one of her rings that I think is the right size and traced it on some paper so while I don''t have the exact ring size yet I should have that taken care of.
So all that brings me to a couple of questions:
1) I know that I should get a white band instead of a gold one, but the difference between white gold and platinum isn''t really all that clear. I figure I''ll get platinum, but do they look that different? Is the gold less durable and are they equally easy to resize? Any thoughts/suggestions on the pros/cons of one over the other?
2) It seems like preset rings are cheaper. The obvious con is that you probably can''t inspect the diamond as closely, and I guess I''m wondering if that''s the reason why most places/people seem to buy the diamond and the ring seperately. And I guess the question is would I be foolish (perhaps that''s too strong a word.. ill-advised) to look at the preset rings?
I''m sure I''ll have tons more questions, and I''ll try to keep the asking of questions already answered to a minimum but I greatly appreciate your help.
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