I''m 26, about to turn 27 in November (ahh!). I was born, raised and still live in Southern California (Orange County). My bf and I have been dating for almost two years (we''ll hit the 2 year mark in January) and the proposal is imminent!
Date: 10/28/2009 5:39:48 PM
Author: vc10um
Hey there, blueberry!!! Welcome to PS!I read up on your e-ring thread in RT, and I just have to say that I''m glad your BF sent the BN ring back. I think it''s good of him to be doing his research and be open to looking online, but maybe the two of you need to head to some B&Ms together so you can try on some rings together. Rings look CRAZY different in person, and on your fingers!!! Let him get an idea of what you like, and (possibly more importantly) what you don''t, and THEN he can go off and pick a ring to surprise you. That way he gets to pick you HIS diamond, HIS setting...HIS ring for YOU...and have it be something you''ll love and cherish.
Best of luck to you!!!
BBD, I''m glad you''re warming up to RBs but it''s possible that you just didn''t get to see exactly what you wanted in a radiant (aka rectangular rather than squarish). I personally wanted a rectangular cushion when I started looking and the squarish ones kinda turned me off from cushions when I first tried them on. (I love square cushions on others, but just not on me). I''m going to post some pictures of radiants for you on this thread from other PSers and see what you think. Also, another PSer on this forum FSU1227 has a radiant and I absolutely LOVE LOVE her ring! I''m pretty sure Lilyfoot can attest as to how pretty it is even though it''s not "us" it''s definitely perfect for FSU1227 (we got to see each other''s rings when we had a GTG a few weeks agoDate: 10/30/2009 7:58:48 PM
Author: blueberrydot
Actually I did get a chance to look at some rings - my sister went to her jewelers to go get her rings cleaned and I tagged along so we could look at stones and settings together! It was my first time ever going to look at rings, and it was all very surreal and exciting
I asked to see some radiant cuts, and was actually disappointed by them. They were actually very pretty and lovely but the radiants that I have looked at and mooned over online have all been rectangular, and so I thought that all radiants were somewhat rectangular. However, all the ones that they showed me were square, and to be honest, a square radiant looks a LOT like a round on its face! Apparently I would have to actually hunt down a radiant that has the proportions I prefer, and it all sounds so complicated and time consuming, especially I''ve been doing some research on radiants and I guess you really have to know what you''re looking for/talking about when it comes to these stones, and I''m feeling a little overwhelmed!
I think I might just abandon the idea of getting a radiant as my e-ring. Neither my boyfriend or I really have the time to devote to a nationwide search for the perfect radiant, and it''s really so much easier and simpler to find a quality RB. Perhaps if I ever upgrade I might think about getting a radiant again, but for now, I''m warming to the idea of having an RB. I really DO like them a lot, but I just never figured I''d be an RB kind of gal when my time came. But things change! When leggings came into style, I swore that I''d never fall into that trap. Now I own about five pairs and wear them all the timehaha!
Date: 10/31/2009 3:18:49 AM
Author: blueberrydot
Oh holy shnikes, Lucky! You just singlehandedly resurrected my adoration for radiants. AAHHH!Right when I was warming up to RBs! I just showed my boyfriend that gorgeous picture of Batana''s radiant and he actually really liked it (up until now he still thought radiants were unappealing). Thanks for the pictures and threads - perhaps I will be on my way to getting a radiant after all! Ay yi yi...
I''ll try to keep you ladies updated on any developments
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