spottedhorse
Rough_Rock
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- May 27, 2008
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Hello All, first post here. I''m not sure if this is the right forum, but here goes!
My boyfriend and I are shopping for an engagement ring. I have medium size hands (glove size 7, ring size 4.5 or 5.5, I can''t remember which!). He likes a 1.63 carat round stone, but I wonder if it is too large. I''m a surgeon, so I''ll be taking my ring off for surgical scrubs about every other day, that doesn''t bother me, but I want to have something that I wear every day and all the time when I am able to at work. I am wondering if I would be more comfortable with a smaller stone, like 1.0 or 1.3 or so. I realize that we are talking 1-1.5 mm in diameter difference, but wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts. I usually don''t wear much jewelry, although sometimes I wear a pearl ring that measures about 6-7mm in diameter and that seems fine in size and not too flashy.
My mom had a 1/4 carat stone for 35 yrs, and my sister in laws each have 1.0 or 1.2 carats (though they''ve added side stones since). So that''s what I''m sort of used to seeing. We are looking at a solitaire for me. I don''t know if I''m the only woman who wants (or thinks she wants) a smaller stone, but thought I''d see what other people think! If anyone has any words of wisdom....I just am afraid of getting something too big or flashy.
My boyfriend and I are shopping for an engagement ring. I have medium size hands (glove size 7, ring size 4.5 or 5.5, I can''t remember which!). He likes a 1.63 carat round stone, but I wonder if it is too large. I''m a surgeon, so I''ll be taking my ring off for surgical scrubs about every other day, that doesn''t bother me, but I want to have something that I wear every day and all the time when I am able to at work. I am wondering if I would be more comfortable with a smaller stone, like 1.0 or 1.3 or so. I realize that we are talking 1-1.5 mm in diameter difference, but wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts. I usually don''t wear much jewelry, although sometimes I wear a pearl ring that measures about 6-7mm in diameter and that seems fine in size and not too flashy.
My mom had a 1/4 carat stone for 35 yrs, and my sister in laws each have 1.0 or 1.2 carats (though they''ve added side stones since). So that''s what I''m sort of used to seeing. We are looking at a solitaire for me. I don''t know if I''m the only woman who wants (or thinks she wants) a smaller stone, but thought I''d see what other people think! If anyone has any words of wisdom....I just am afraid of getting something too big or flashy.