OT: Engagement Rings

[NotCranky]

We didn’t do any engagement ring. I had been going dutch on all dates or going without for years in advance of meeting my wife. I guess that was a good preparation for not meeting too many gold diggers. Made it natural that my soul mate would be offended by the diamond engagement ring thing for all the reasons discussed including by the OP. She has a modern sense of gender justice.

We bought cheap bands. I like my band because it shows people what I am doing with my life. It also helps women deal with my animal magnetism. I had the ring charged to suppress the attraction field. I had my face rearranged to be asymmetrical too. Anthropologists believe that sturdy and symmetrical features indicate good genetics and attract females in estrus, which I would unnaturally wish to avoid in a modern civilized society.

My wife works with lots of people from many walks of life and education levels and didn’t want to deal with the confusion of her having children and not having a ring indicating she was approved to do so. I put a tattoo on her neck that says “touch at the risk of disembowelment”. This is in case guys don’t honor that the ring means she is my property.

[LAAFTERHOURS]

My mrs wanted an antique/ unique ring. My father had some very old platinum rings from his grandmother and luckily they could only fit a rock about 1 carat. My wife hardly wears it anymore, instead she buys nice Cubics from Macys that seem to astonish people more than the antique. Not one person in two years has figured out that the rocks on her finger arent real, not one..

[LAAFTERHOURS]

My mrs wanted an antique/ unique ring. My father had some very old platinum rings from his grandmother and luckily they could only fit a rock about 1 carat. My wife hardly wears it anymore, instead she buys nice Cubics from Macys that seem to astonish people more than the antique. Not one person in two years has figured out that the rocks on her finger arent real, not one..

[LAAFTERHOURS]

My mrs wanted an antique/ unique ring. My father had some very old platinum rings from his grandmother and luckily they could only fit a rock about 1 carat. My wife hardly wears it anymore, instead she buys nice Cubics from Macys that seem to astonish people more than the antique. Not one person in two years has figured out that the rocks on her finger arent real, not one..

[LAAFTERHOURS]

My mrs wanted an antique/ unique ring. My father had some very old platinum rings from his grandmother and luckily they could only fit a rock about 1 carat. My wife hardly wears it anymore, instead she buys nice Cubics from Macys that seem to astonish people more than the antique. Not one person in two years has figured out that the rocks on her finger arent real, not one..

[LAAFTERHOURS]

My mrs wanted an antique/ unique ring. My father had some very old platinum rings from his grandmother and luckily they could only fit a rock about 1 carat. My wife hardly wears it anymore, instead she buys nice Cubics from Macys that seem to astonish people more than the antique. Not one person in two years has figured out that the rocks on her finger arent real, not one..

[davelj]

[quote=CBad][quote=davelj][quote=CBad][quote=davelj]

Dave, what are you expecting from this thread?

Clearly you don’t know your target audience.[/quote]

I’m expecting answers of all kinds, which is exactly what I’m getting. You’re assuming that I’m looking for some particular set of answers when you suggest that I “don’t know my target audience.” All I did was ask a couple of questions. That you read something into this that isn’t there says more about you than it does about me.[/quote]

Where are you getting answers of all kinds? Did I miss a post where there was a married woman who said she wouldn’t have married her husband without an E ring? Was there a single woman who said she wouldn’t marry a guy without an E ring? These were the questions you asked.[/quote]

I’m seeing answers of all kinds regarding how the engagement ring issue was handled. Go back and re-read the posts. No, there’s not a single woman who has said here that she wouldn’t marry a guy without an engagement ring – despite this site’s anonymity, it would be naive to expect that level of honesty from many folks (if, in fact, that’s how they feel). And, as has been pointed out, this site is affected by adverse selection in this particular regard. So, all in all, the responses have been interesting, but they don’t surprise me too much.

Here are some interesting engagement ring-related statistics:

70% of women did not want their partners to propose until they had saved enough money to buy the ring of their dreams.

28% of women would turn down a proposal if the ring wasn’t to their taste.

Much more at this link:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=518272

[davelj]

[quote=CBad][quote=davelj][quote=CBad][quote=davelj]

Dave, what are you expecting from this thread?

Clearly you don’t know your target audience.[/quote]

I’m expecting answers of all kinds, which is exactly what I’m getting. You’re assuming that I’m looking for some particular set of answers when you suggest that I “don’t know my target audience.” All I did was ask a couple of questions. That you read something into this that isn’t there says more about you than it does about me.[/quote]

Where are you getting answers of all kinds? Did I miss a post where there was a married woman who said she wouldn’t have married her husband without an E ring? Was there a single woman who said she wouldn’t marry a guy without an E ring? These were the questions you asked.[/quote]

I’m seeing answers of all kinds regarding how the engagement ring issue was handled. Go back and re-read the posts. No, there’s not a single woman who has said here that she wouldn’t marry a guy without an engagement ring – despite this site’s anonymity, it would be naive to expect that level of honesty from many folks (if, in fact, that’s how they feel). And, as has been pointed out, this site is affected by adverse selection in this particular regard. So, all in all, the responses have been interesting, but they don’t surprise me too much.

Here are some interesting engagement ring-related statistics:

70% of women did not want their partners to propose until they had saved enough money to buy the ring of their dreams.

28% of women would turn down a proposal if the ring wasn’t to their taste.

Much more at this link:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=518272

[davelj]

[quote=CBad][quote=davelj][quote=CBad][quote=davelj]

Dave, what are you expecting from this thread?

Clearly you don’t know your target audience.[/quote]

I’m expecting answers of all kinds, which is exactly what I’m getting. You’re assuming that I’m looking for some particular set of answers when you suggest that I “don’t know my target audience.” All I did was ask a couple of questions. That you read something into this that isn’t there says more about you than it does about me.[/quote]

Where are you getting answers of all kinds? Did I miss a post where there was a married woman who said she wouldn’t have married her husband without an E ring? Was there a single woman who said she wouldn’t marry a guy without an E ring? These were the questions you asked.[/quote]

I’m seeing answers of all kinds regarding how the engagement ring issue was handled. Go back and re-read the posts. No, there’s not a single woman who has said here that she wouldn’t marry a guy without an engagement ring – despite this site’s anonymity, it would be naive to expect that level of honesty from many folks (if, in fact, that’s how they feel). And, as has been pointed out, this site is affected by adverse selection in this particular regard. So, all in all, the responses have been interesting, but they don’t surprise me too much.

Here are some interesting engagement ring-related statistics:

70% of women did not want their partners to propose until they had saved enough money to buy the ring of their dreams.

28% of women would turn down a proposal if the ring wasn’t to their taste.

Much more at this link:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=518272

[davelj]

[quote=CBad][quote=davelj][quote=CBad][quote=davelj]

Dave, what are you expecting from this thread?

Clearly you don’t know your target audience.[/quote]

I’m expecting answers of all kinds, which is exactly what I’m getting. You’re assuming that I’m looking for some particular set of answers when you suggest that I “don’t know my target audience.” All I did was ask a couple of questions. That you read something into this that isn’t there says more about you than it does about me.[/quote]

Where are you getting answers of all kinds? Did I miss a post where there was a married woman who said she wouldn’t have married her husband without an E ring? Was there a single woman who said she wouldn’t marry a guy without an E ring? These were the questions you asked.[/quote]

I’m seeing answers of all kinds regarding how the engagement ring issue was handled. Go back and re-read the posts. No, there’s not a single woman who has said here that she wouldn’t marry a guy without an engagement ring – despite this site’s anonymity, it would be naive to expect that level of honesty from many folks (if, in fact, that’s how they feel). And, as has been pointed out, this site is affected by adverse selection in this particular regard. So, all in all, the responses have been interesting, but they don’t surprise me too much.

Here are some interesting engagement ring-related statistics:

70% of women did not want their partners to propose until they had saved enough money to buy the ring of their dreams.

28% of women would turn down a proposal if the ring wasn’t to their taste.

Much more at this link:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=518272

[davelj]

[quote=CBad][quote=davelj][quote=CBad][quote=davelj]

Dave, what are you expecting from this thread?

Clearly you don’t know your target audience.[/quote]

I’m expecting answers of all kinds, which is exactly what I’m getting. You’re assuming that I’m looking for some particular set of answers when you suggest that I “don’t know my target audience.” All I did was ask a couple of questions. That you read something into this that isn’t there says more about you than it does about me.[/quote]

Where are you getting answers of all kinds? Did I miss a post where there was a married woman who said she wouldn’t have married her husband without an E ring? Was there a single woman who said she wouldn’t marry a guy without an E ring? These were the questions you asked.[/quote]

I’m seeing answers of all kinds regarding how the engagement ring issue was handled. Go back and re-read the posts. No, there’s not a single woman who has said here that she wouldn’t marry a guy without an engagement ring – despite this site’s anonymity, it would be naive to expect that level of honesty from many folks (if, in fact, that’s how they feel). And, as has been pointed out, this site is affected by adverse selection in this particular regard. So, all in all, the responses have been interesting, but they don’t surprise me too much.

Here are some interesting engagement ring-related statistics:

70% of women did not want their partners to propose until they had saved enough money to buy the ring of their dreams.

28% of women would turn down a proposal if the ring wasn’t to their taste.

Much more at this link:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=518272

[UCGal]

[quote=Russell]We didn’t do any engagement ring. I had been going dutch on all dates or going without for years in advance of meeting my wife. I guess that was a good preparation for not meeting too many gold diggers. Made it natural that my soul mate would be offended by the diamond engagement ring thing for all the reasons discussed including by the OP. She has a modern sense of gender justice.

We bought cheap bands. I like my band because it shows people what I am doing with my life. It also helps women deal with my animal magnetism. I had the ring charged to suppress the attraction field. I had my face rearranged to be asymmetrical too. Anthropologists believe that sturdy and symmetrical features indicate good genetics and attract females in estrus, which I would unnaturally wish to avoid in a modern civilized society.

My wife works with lots of people from many walks of life and education levels and didn’t want to deal with the confusion of her having children and not having a ring indicating she was approved to do so. I put a tattoo on her neck that says “touch at the risk of disembowelment”. This is in case guys don’t honor that the ring means she is my property.[/quote]

LMAO!

[UCGal]

[quote=Russell]We didn’t do any engagement ring. I had been going dutch on all dates or going without for years in advance of meeting my wife. I guess that was a good preparation for not meeting too many gold diggers. Made it natural that my soul mate would be offended by the diamond engagement ring thing for all the reasons discussed including by the OP. She has a modern sense of gender justice.

We bought cheap bands. I like my band because it shows people what I am doing with my life. It also helps women deal with my animal magnetism. I had the ring charged to suppress the attraction field. I had my face rearranged to be asymmetrical too. Anthropologists believe that sturdy and symmetrical features indicate good genetics and attract females in estrus, which I would unnaturally wish to avoid in a modern civilized society.

My wife works with lots of people from many walks of life and education levels and didn’t want to deal with the confusion of her having children and not having a ring indicating she was approved to do so. I put a tattoo on her neck that says “touch at the risk of disembowelment”. This is in case guys don’t honor that the ring means she is my property.[/quote]

LMAO!

[UCGal]

[quote=Russell]We didn’t do any engagement ring. I had been going dutch on all dates or going without for years in advance of meeting my wife. I guess that was a good preparation for not meeting too many gold diggers. Made it natural that my soul mate would be offended by the diamond engagement ring thing for all the reasons discussed including by the OP. She has a modern sense of gender justice.

We bought cheap bands. I like my band because it shows people what I am doing with my life. It also helps women deal with my animal magnetism. I had the ring charged to suppress the attraction field. I had my face rearranged to be asymmetrical too. Anthropologists believe that sturdy and symmetrical features indicate good genetics and attract females in estrus, which I would unnaturally wish to avoid in a modern civilized society.

My wife works with lots of people from many walks of life and education levels and didn’t want to deal with the confusion of her having children and not having a ring indicating she was approved to do so. I put a tattoo on her neck that says “touch at the risk of disembowelment”. This is in case guys don’t honor that the ring means she is my property.[/quote]

LMAO!

[UCGal]

[quote=Russell]We didn’t do any engagement ring. I had been going dutch on all dates or going without for years in advance of meeting my wife. I guess that was a good preparation for not meeting too many gold diggers. Made it natural that my soul mate would be offended by the diamond engagement ring thing for all the reasons discussed including by the OP. She has a modern sense of gender justice.

We bought cheap bands. I like my band because it shows people what I am doing with my life. It also helps women deal with my animal magnetism. I had the ring charged to suppress the attraction field. I had my face rearranged to be asymmetrical too. Anthropologists believe that sturdy and symmetrical features indicate good genetics and attract females in estrus, which I would unnaturally wish to avoid in a modern civilized society.

My wife works with lots of people from many walks of life and education levels and didn’t want to deal with the confusion of her having children and not having a ring indicating she was approved to do so. I put a tattoo on her neck that says “touch at the risk of disembowelment”. This is in case guys don’t honor that the ring means she is my property.[/quote]

LMAO!

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