My husband and I have been married for 8 years and got engaged very young and had a house. My diamond is a 1.03 carat and before we got engaged I always told him I wanted a 2 carat. Obviously with other commitments and being young and starting work it's hard to spend such a large amount on a ring. On top we paid for our whole wedding.
I have mentioned to my husband and I feel I have offended him by asking for a 2 carat or more. Obviously cost of diamonds are more and we also have more expenses now with kids.
I guess my question is how do you ladies approach the subject without being so rude to say I want an upgrade because the one you got me wasn't quite big enough?
My husband is a very romantic kind of guy so I probably could see one coming and don't know it. Just last month he surprised me with a YG love which was out of the ordinary.
How do you ladies do it? How do you convince your DH we need an upgrade!
I think it depends on your husband and your plans to do with the original stone. My engagement ring is 1.02 points. My hubby saw me reading this thread and said, "You better not ask to trade in your ring!" He was very offended by the even thought of me trading up my stone. (I got my ring at Tiffany's, and they do have a great trade in policy). He supports my love for jewelry, but our engagement ring means something to him.
My response was as follows: "You mean I would give up my stone. Honey, a woman should never give up a diamond. She just gets a bigger right hand ring." He laughed.
Personally, at this stage I do not want a larger diamond, but if I did I would ask to save for a large right hand ring. This way you keep the original stone and the sentiment as well as get the size you really want.