My husband proposed with a pair of earrings so we could go shopping for a ring together because he knew how important it was for me to choose my own ring.
Did you go e-ring shopping together?
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We went shopping together, sort of because we had to... I was married before, and didn't know what I was going to do with my old ring. Once my current fiance and I started talking about marriage, I called the store that sold the first ring and asked if they had any program to buy it back or exchange it. Long story short, they ended up offering 3 times the amount in store credit that they would pay in cash, so we to the store together, since I had to bring in the old ring. We both ended up falling in love with a rare, gorgeous radiant cut yellow diamond ring, so we knew it was meant to be that we ended up at that store! Plus, I ended up with a "better" ring, because DF was already prepared to spend a certain amount, plus he had the store credit. It wasn't the most surprising or romantic way to obtain an engagement ring, but it worked out perfectly for us
i voted yes but thats not strictly true ... i had dropped many hints on the fact that i really wanted a princess cut so he proposed to me with a princess stone (larger than i thought id get but not large by TPF standards 
Anyways, once i got over the shock and amazement we went to a jeweler and had it set (lucida inspired) ... i think that it was the best way to do it (def cheaper to buy via a diamond trader and not from a B&M place) but the best bit is that he actually really liked the princess cut out of all of them too so i feel like he picked it.
Anyways, once i got over the shock and amazement we went to a jeweler and had it set (lucida inspired) ... i think that it was the best way to do it (def cheaper to buy via a diamond trader and not from a B&M place) but the best bit is that he actually really liked the princess cut out of all of them too so i feel like he picked it.
I clicked yes but I really picked the diamond out all by myself. I first told my darling fiance that I want to pick out my ring, he argued that it took out the romance part of the proposal. I have to agree it does. We looked at bunch of stores in Greece (where we both live) and I decided I could get a better price with one the pricescope vendors in New York (where I am from) so I flew into New York and picked out my ring and than I when I came back to Greece I gave my darling fiance the ring and he proposed on our three year anniversary in Mykonos which is the first Island we to that weekend three years ago. I really thought he was going to propose when we to Italy two months before but he didn't.
Yes - there's NO WAY I would have let DH pick out something that I'm wearing daily on his own! Even with a single style, there are too many variations if you want to want better clarity and sacrifice some color, etc... that I would not be comfortable having him decide.
yes-it was fun to do it together. we both learned a lot and decided on a ring that reflected our personalities
Yep. I knew a lot more about diamonds and am generally the more straight forward talkative person in our relationship. He greatest fear was that he would choose the wrong ring so he wanted me to be apart of the process. It was quite the experience and a lot of fun!
Same here! I adore my ring and there's something so romantic about him picking it!
My DF sure did a great job picking it out!
DH proposed to me with a ring purchased off a vending machine so that we can shop for a diamond together.
My husband and I never looked at rings together, or even talked about rings, before he proposed. The proposal came way out of left field, so it was a complete surprise. I like the idea of the man picking out the ring by himself. Why would I want to pick out my own engagement ring? I love my ring, and I don't ever plan to replace it or upgrade.