Yes I feel the same way, I think I would be more apt to accept help to pay for the wedding (my family will
Not) but as for the ring I'm not sure how I would feel. I'm never against an upgrade.
Did you help son/daughter pay for e-ring?
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Yes I feel the same way, I think I would be more apt to accept help to pay for the wedding (my family will
Not) but as for the ring I'm not sure how I would feel. I'm never against an upgrade.
You're not old fashioned, I totally agree! Marriage is a huge step and I say, if you can't afford a ring, you probably may want to rethink marriage! The parents of course are always welcome to offer gifts whether monetary or otherwise, but as for the ring, I think it should be the man. IMHO!
You MIL is a wise woman. She will be here to experience the joy of giving. Rather than have a estate/trust attorney pass on the good news of money coming their way.
These situations aren't black & white. Some here who have taken the money are not losers who live in their parents basements. They have a future that supports the big diamond.
If parents are giving money for a diamond, its a whole different story is the diamond given doesn't come with the lifestyle. A good part of your net worth is tied up in a diamond? Or worse, one doesn't know what they are buying & the diamond is worth a fraction of what was paid.
My parents didn't pay for my ering, and didn't offer. I agree with this. My ring was the responsibility of my DH and no one else. I'm somewhat old fashioned as I feel you should get what you can afford! I now have several and they tell a story from when we were newly engaged teenagers then, to the seasoned married adults we are now. I like knowing that l was important enough to him that he saved so he could present a beautiful token of his love to me, makes me feel more special. I think sometimes parents make it too easy for their children and they come to expect too much or have a false sense of entitlement. I feel you value what you have more when it is a result of your labor!!!
I get what you mean about getting what you can afford.. My husband and I were a little take back by my mother gifting my 19 year old an 8 ctw wedding set. Especially when everyone KNEW that relationship was going to end and end badly.
My oldest relatives gave me jewelry with the idea that if anything went wrong, I had my jewelry as insurance so to speak.
Ah sorry didn't understand at first.. No it was one of my parents wedding sets - my father passed away almost 4 years ago.
I think it depends.. my sister and her now husband's in laws paid for her ring because he was in residency for his dermatology MOES degree and he wouldnt have been able to afford it otherwise. He paid his parents back as soon as he got a job in his field and just upgraded my sister last year to a 4ct. stone. In that instance I dont see a problem with it...
On the opposite side, my dh paid for my ring in cash in full and even though people offered to help him he declined. I love my ring and he has also told me he plans on upgrading me to whatever I want in a few years even though I love the ring I have now (I am never opposed to something nicer though).
On the opposite side, my dh paid for my ring in cash in full and even though people offered to help him he declined. I love my ring and he has also told me he plans on upgrading me to whatever I want in a few years even though I love the ring I have now (I am never opposed to something nicer though).