Non diamond e-ring? No e-ring at all?

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#16
I love rings, but I don't wear ring on daily based. I have not wear any ring for the past 3months. My DH does not wear any ring at all, not even a wedding band. He only puts it on when we both go somewhere.

Maybe a thin plain band for wedding ceremony?
 
#18
I would tottaly go for a non diamond ring ...I do not like diamond rings that much either (Only if they diamond is pretty small I like it) But I am not a jewelry person anyways...
 
#19
I have heard of an engagement bicycle.
I am totally traditional and love my wedding ring and the symbolism of it (itis a plain gold band) actually more than my engagement ring or any other jewelry (and I am real jewelry gal) but hey, you are not me and that's fine. It is convenient in a society to have some sort of marker as to who is married (and off-bounds) and who is not married and thus available, whether it is a ring or a red dot on the forehead or whether is that unmarried girls have loose hair and married women tied up hair--but that's not a reason you HAVE to do whatever, if it makes you miserable. I have unfortunately been hit on by men too many times (when wearing an obvious wedding ring) to think that wedding jewelry is actually a real protection in any way. So, so long as you are taking your vows and you and your future husband know that you are going to be faithful to each other regardless, forget about the ring(s).
Since you are on this forum, maybe you would like an engagement handbag?
best of luck to you in any case and congrats!
 
#20
it's really up to you. i feel our ideas about marriage has modernized so much that if it's not traditional in any way, it'll still be fine. PERHAPS you might get a lot of questions if you don't have an ering, but at the end of the day, do what's comfortable for you. good luck.
 
#21
Some friends of ours didn't want "rings" so they got tattoos of each others names on their ring fingers :p It's actually kinda cute! I wish I had a pic!
 
#23
One of my old roommates from college said she'd rather have a condo than a ring. Having a ring won't make you any more committed to each other, so why force something that doesn't feel right to you?

I've been engaged three times - first time we reset his late mother's diamond. I gave it back when I left him. Second time I picked out the ring of my dreams and didn't marry him. (One of my friends observed that the only time I seemed excited about the whole thing was when I got the ring and that that wasn't like me, I'm really not very materialistic). When we broke up, he told me to keep the ring. The diamond was reset into a necklace. The third time was to a non-American and we decided to get married and within a month we were husband and wife. I never got a ring. We had two kids and a divorce. My sister has been married to her husband (her second) for over 20 years and she never had a ring. So.....from where I sit, the whole thing is pretty meaningless. Unless YOU put meaning into it.
 
#25
Thanks! I like the idea of a condo instead of a ring. We are not planning on having a wedding, my Mom has agreed to give us the cost of a wedding for a down payment on a home/condo and so we have considered just putting the ring money towards that as well. BF insists, however, on getting me something that I can always keep to signify the day he proposes. He wants to get me a gemstone ring but I tried on some rings I inherited last night and I just don't think I can wear a ring period!!

The love bracelet is a nice idea as well but it doesn't really fit my style.
 
#28
If you don't like wearing rings... don't force it! I read that you don't wear bracelets either.. what about a necklace? Maybe a locket with some engravings and pictures of the 2 of you?
Otherwise..... hmmm.... what about a nice piece of furniture for your new home? Dressing table? :)
 
#29
When my ex-fiance (yes, sad but best for both of us) proposed, he knew I was not a girl who was into engagement rings. So he bought a very beautiful painting by an artist I really admire (before she became really popular) and hung that on the wall of our flat before he proposed. (For context, I said yes, but it didn't work out for a lot of reasons).

I completely understand not wanting an engagement ring. It's great that you and your bf are really open about it and understand each other - you'll come up with something that works for the two of you. I like the idea of a gift of jewellery between lovers, but I don't think it has to be an engagement ring.
 
#30
Alessia70, here in Belgium, we do have engagement rings, with diamonds.
But it is true that we don't do the giant diamonds, we even think they're a bit tacky.
An engagement gift is nice, but it doesn't have to be a ring. I would have liked a nice pair of earrings instead.
 
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