How long after marriage did you wait to upgrade?

[kenny]

Date: 4/8/2010 8:51:47 PM
Author: Shannon72781

Date: 4/8/2010 8:45:30 PM
Author: Kaleigh
Haha, Kenny HSS!!!! You coined a new one with this, LOL!!!!
I waited 15 years. It was a huge surprise and am just as thrilled with it today as I was back then. My husband was so cute in doing that, he really got as much of a kick out of it as I did.

I can see why you''re thrilled, your ring is beautiful!!

Huh?

Who would be thrilled with HSS?

 

[Laila619]

I upgraded after just 10 months of marriage. Yikes!

 

[HVVS]

Date: 4/8/2010 8:37:36 PM
Author: kenny


Watch out for HSS.

HSS??? No way! Mine (now ex) went from 210# to over 325# and over size 56 pants, as of last sighting. Super sized is NOT an upgrade.

I'm still looking for that husband upgrade, for sure. lol

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 4/8/2010 9:00:23 PM
Author: kenny

Date: 4/8/2010 8:51:47 PM
Author: Shannon72781

Date: 4/8/2010 8:45:30 PM
Author: Kaleigh
Haha, Kenny HSS!!!! You coined a new one with this, LOL!!!!
I waited 15 years. It was a huge surprise and am just as thrilled with it today as I was back then. My husband was so cute in doing that, he really got as much of a kick out of it as I did.

I can see why you''re thrilled, your ring is beautiful!!

Huh?

Who would be thrilled with HSS?

BWahaha!!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 4/8/2010 9:33:42 PM
Author: HVVS

Date: 4/8/2010 8:37:36 PM
Author: kenny


Watch out for HSS.

HSS??? No way! Mine (now ex) went from 210# to over 325# and over size 56 pants, as of last sighting. Super sized is NOT an upgrade.

I''m still looking for that husband upgrade, for sure. lol

Yes, I think HGS is the much more likely issue... husband GROWTH syndrome!

Wait... maybe that isn''t so bad after all

 

[PinkTower]

Upgraded last summer for our 29th anniversary.
I went from a 1.1 carat RB diamond to a 2.65 cushion ruby.
I was ready for a change and haven''t even taken the diamond out again to look at it.

 

[butterfly 17]

I did not get an engagement ring when I got married. I waited 10 years to get my first diamond from him.

 

[PumpkinPie]

I don''t have an engagement ring.. but I would like someday to upgrade my shared prong wedding bands.. we''ve been married almost 2 years - probably not for another 5 years I would guess (but there will likely be babies in that time, and I''ve already had my husband agree (enthusiastically even) that there will be sparklies to celebrate

 

[Amethyste]

I didn''t really have an engagement ring either... I was getting close to make my very huge purchase after saving for over 20+years.
The hubby didn''t really have anything to say... He didn''t have to plunk the cash into it after all lol.

 

[Amethyste]

Date: 4/8/2010 9:46:31 PM
Author: Pink Tower
Upgraded last summer for our 29th anniversary.

I went from a 1.1 carat RB diamond to a 2.65 cushion ruby.

I was ready for a change and haven''t even taken the diamond out again to look at it.

I just went to your profile and located your gorgeous ruby ring... Wow, what a beauty!!!

 

[Dancing Fire]

best time to do an upgrade is "before the marriage"

 

[Catmom]

We upgraded at 15 years and then again at 27 years[late 25th anniversary present].

 

[oldminer]

When I originally read the poll I was afraid you were asking for advice about getting rid of husband number 1 and upgrading to husband number 2. I am really glad I mis-read the poll. You scared me!

I see people buying a diamond today and already envisioning up an upgrade within a few years time. It all depends on how your money and your fortune goes. Surely, it isn''t necessary, but it definitely makes the wearer feel that they have been important in the marraige. I say, if you can afford it, go for it! You only get one chance, so live life to the fullest and don''t go through any guilt if you have met your responsibilities to others.

 

[Shannon72781]

Date: 4/9/2010 2:23:38 PM
Author: oldminer
When I originally read the poll I was afraid you were asking for advice about getting rid of husband number 1 and upgrading to husband number 2. I am really glad I mis-read the poll. You scared me!

I see people buying a diamond today and already envisioning up an upgrade within a few years time. It all depends on how your money and your fortune goes. Surely, it isn''t necessary, but it definitely makes the wearer feel that they have been important in the marraige. I say, if you can afford it, go for it! You only get one chance, so live life to the fullest and don''t go through any guilt if you have met your responsibilities to others.

LOL! Yes, after reading the title of the poll I suppose it was a bit misleading

However, I guess that means my mind had no intention of upgrading the husband, only the diamond, LOL!!

 

[luv2sparkle]

What a funny thread! Kenny you crack me up!

I upgraded the first time at 5 years. We were 20 years old when we got married. We offically announced our engagement, and hubby intended to get me a ring. Well, six months later I still didn''t have one. The problem
was I had told all my friends I was getting one, so they asked me continually. Finally, when one of them asked if D*** was to cheap to get me a ring, I very sweetly told him, no ring no marriage. Truly I just felt
hurt and last on the priority list. During this time he was making good money and spending a lot on himself. So we went shopping in L.A. and I picked out the cheapest one just to get the darn thing over with.
It was a total of 250.00

I never liked that ring. It had bezel set stones along the shank and one side was set higher than the other. Five years and two kids later when I told him how I felt about it, he couldn''t buy me one fast enough. I
wore that ring, which I still love for 20 + years. The stone has a big dark feather in it, that bugs me, but I didn''t see it for a long time. So the last two years I have upgraded twice. Once to a 1.7 and my
final upgrade to a 2.57. 30 years this July. Wheew!

 

[marcy]

DH proposed with a .15 ct center diamond with .11 ctw channel set diamonds. The wedding band was a ring guard with .06 ct. I loved my ring a lot. About 12 years after we were married I tried on a 1/3 ctw anniversary band and bought it and put it with my rings. About 4 years laters I bought a 1/2 ct RHR heart solitaire and had it mounted in a YG cathedral setting. I quickly had a case of DSS and decided to wear it as my wedding ring. I bought a 1/2 carat anniversary band with it but was soon disappointed in the diamond''s performance. I returned the anniversary band and had the ring remounted in a WG tiffany mount and bought a ring guard for it and wore it as a RHR. We went to a nearby large city for our anniversary a month later and I bought an AGSO .53 RB and had it mounted in a matching wring and ering that had PC stones. About a year later I decided I really missed my anniversary band. I bought a 1/2 ct anniversary band and got a semi bezel set diamond mounting for my ering. I am pretty content with it for now anyway. I looked at a 3/4 ct center diamond awhile ago and thought it was a little too much on my finger. I think the only thing I would upgrade now is the band.

BTW, I have since had my heart diamond remounted in a sapphire / diamond semi mount and wear it quite a bit.

 

[curiousmind]

I was thinking about an upgrade (ok, the ring) at our 10-year anniversary, but I couldn''t really decide on what to get, so I ended up not getting a new ring, but a pair of diamond stud earrings instead. DH proposed in his late 20''s, and he spent all his savings on the E-ring, which is a 1.36ct E VVS1 Tiffany 6-prong setting. Till this day, I still think it''s so beautiful and I''m very emotionally attached to it. The stone needs to be noticeably bigger and better performance than my old one for me to consider an upgrade, and that can be cost prohibitive. Hopefully, by our 20-year anniversary, we will have a lot more money in our bank account and I won''t feel guilty about the big upgrade!

 

[Rhea]

Recently celebrated 4 years married. No plans to upgrade, DH doesn''t like the idea.

I keep adding things instead. I have a few wedding bands I love, a couple of antique and vintage rings, and a new pair of earrings. My engagement ring is an estate or vintage piece, about .47 center stone. Eventually the setting, already in poor condition, will give out and we''ll have to make a decision if we want to just keep it as is and store it (his vote) or re-set it maybe using it as a side stone for a 3-stone (my vote).

 

[elle_chris]

I received my first "e-ring" 2 years into my marriage. My second "e-ring" two years after that.
The second stone wasn''t really an upgrade. We decided to change because of a very visible inclusion that was driving me nuts.

As long as I stay away from "show me the bling/ring", i have no urge to upgrade.

 

[gardengloves]

The seventh anniversary was my upgrade.

It just seemed to celebrate our life together and how far we had come from when we meet for both of us.

We had both come out of divorces, rebuilt our lives from scratch, and put it all back together much better than it had ever been, so we needed to celebrate.