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Brilliant_Rock
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"After 16 years my bf is going to buy me an anniversary ring!"
Yes, you read correctly - 16 years and we aren't married...but that's neither here nor there...
I need some help. Here is the situation - I totally understand people saying - geesh, that long and no ring - but then again, I have been in college since I graduated high school (I am 33) and tuition with books and loans that are going to be coming up soon (I expect to finish my dissertation by December this year), and we share bank accounts - I have had to buy a laptop and get a windshield ($1000) for my Land Rover, so there have been expenses, etc. I guess circumstances and timing have been off. I am a patient person though.
Sure I've openly complained about it...that's the past, here's the present (man, I sure can ramble on!).
So - I can't see spending more than $5,000, even though I would like to see a chunk of rock on my finger, so my budget would probably be no more than $5,000 period... If I could find something that made me swoon at $300, I would also take that, but I've looked and haven't run into that situation! I am a teacher and lost my job up in northern California because of a pink slip and non re-election from my principal (I still hate that woman) and will be returning to my old school district from a leave of absence this upcoming school year in which I am guaranteed some spot in southern California.
Can you please help me with some ideas????
I ABSOLUTELY LURVE PurrfectPear's Vatche Alexa setting (see attached pic - I hope you don't mind purrfectpear) and I LURVE GOG's new cushion, but I just can't see myself spending close to $2,000 for a setting, even though that is the setting I have always kept in my mind. I would like to have a quality diamond in it that is for sure, but I am not too opposed to having colored stones in it. I haven't seen the Vatche setting IRL, and would need to do that before making any decisions. And ever since I saw arjunajane's downgrade post with that beautiful diamond, I can't take my mind off of that. I'm not sure if that setting and that type of diamond would go well together. That GOG diamond looks great in a simple setting though because it is so stunning. I love warm stones too, so that kind of helps.
I seem to like square settings/stones moreso than round settings/stones. I don't like the classic solitaire ring look for my fat chubby finger. I think I like less elaborate designs. I also looked at 1001smiles' Verragio setting and thought that was beautiful too even though it is round and very sparkly. I think I like the Verragio and Vatche profiles a lot.
I guess I am flexible - if it catches my eye.
So, if you have some time to help me, that would be fabulous. I am not getting the ring RIGHT NOW - but just having my options open. My bf is the type of guy that would just walk into Tiffany's with me and get something premade, but I kind of wanted to get it assembled to my specs.
Thanks in advance!
Yes, you read correctly - 16 years and we aren't married...but that's neither here nor there...
I need some help. Here is the situation - I totally understand people saying - geesh, that long and no ring - but then again, I have been in college since I graduated high school (I am 33) and tuition with books and loans that are going to be coming up soon (I expect to finish my dissertation by December this year), and we share bank accounts - I have had to buy a laptop and get a windshield ($1000) for my Land Rover, so there have been expenses, etc. I guess circumstances and timing have been off. I am a patient person though.
So - I can't see spending more than $5,000, even though I would like to see a chunk of rock on my finger, so my budget would probably be no more than $5,000 period... If I could find something that made me swoon at $300, I would also take that, but I've looked and haven't run into that situation! I am a teacher and lost my job up in northern California because of a pink slip and non re-election from my principal (I still hate that woman) and will be returning to my old school district from a leave of absence this upcoming school year in which I am guaranteed some spot in southern California.
Can you please help me with some ideas????
I ABSOLUTELY LURVE PurrfectPear's Vatche Alexa setting (see attached pic - I hope you don't mind purrfectpear) and I LURVE GOG's new cushion, but I just can't see myself spending close to $2,000 for a setting, even though that is the setting I have always kept in my mind. I would like to have a quality diamond in it that is for sure, but I am not too opposed to having colored stones in it. I haven't seen the Vatche setting IRL, and would need to do that before making any decisions. And ever since I saw arjunajane's downgrade post with that beautiful diamond, I can't take my mind off of that. I'm not sure if that setting and that type of diamond would go well together. That GOG diamond looks great in a simple setting though because it is so stunning. I love warm stones too, so that kind of helps.
I seem to like square settings/stones moreso than round settings/stones. I don't like the classic solitaire ring look for my fat chubby finger. I think I like less elaborate designs. I also looked at 1001smiles' Verragio setting and thought that was beautiful too even though it is round and very sparkly. I think I like the Verragio and Vatche profiles a lot.
I guess I am flexible - if it catches my eye.
So, if you have some time to help me, that would be fabulous. I am not getting the ring RIGHT NOW - but just having my options open. My bf is the type of guy that would just walk into Tiffany's with me and get something premade, but I kind of wanted to get it assembled to my specs.
Thanks in advance!
16 years isn't anything to snort at, a lot of marriages now don't last that long.. so.. good for you. 
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