Why you should engagement ring shop together
There are movies where the man shops for the engagement ring on his own and picks the perfect ring to present to his bride-to-be and she loves it. Then there is real life when you shop for an engagement ring and do not know if she is going to like it, particularly if you shop on your own without her. An engagement ring is a large purchase, meant to last a life time. Therefore, you should shop for the engagement ring together.
Many people are resistant to this idea. However, there are many virtues to shopping together including that you know she will like the ring and will say yes when you ask her “the question.”
Before shopping for an engagement ring together, it is important to talk about getting married. If you simply spring the shopping trip on your soon-to-be fiancée, you might still get turned down. However, if you talk about getting married first and then go shopping together, you are assured that she will say yes to your proposal.
Shopping together can be done in many ways. The most obvious way is to go to the jewelry store, online or in-person, together and look at rings. Be clear about what your budget for a ring is and do not look at rings priced above what you can afford. If you do this task together, you are assured that the purchased ring will be one she likes. Additionally, you know she will say yes so that you didn’t spend all the money on a ring only to be turned down. This is one of the easiest ways to pick the perfect ring. However, make sure you have spoken of marriage before you spring the shopping trip on her, otherwise you might get turned down at this point.
If you are opposed to the idea of actually going to the shop together, you can still ask her enough questions to pick the perfect ring. Start with what type of diamond she wants: princess cut, round, square, oval or some other shape. Then ask what type of metal she wants: gold, white gold or platinum. You can then ask if she wants a solitaire, or a solitaire set on a band with other diamonds or some other type of setting. Most women have an idea of what they want, and when asked will give you very direct answers. This is a way to “shop” together without actually going to the store. If you take this approach you will know what she wants in an engagement ring and be able to pick out the right ring for her.
You can pick whatever way of shopping for an engagement ring that works for your relationship. Whichever way you choose, it will provide the assurance that she will have the engagement ring she wants, and that she will say yes.
If you don’t want to shop with her, you have other alternatives to buying a ring. You can buy just the diamond and get it set later, or you can use her friends as sources of information.
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