This sounds terrible but if you ladies can share your experiences too, that would be great.

DB bought my engagement ring. It's being sent from the States so I'm in that "oh my goodness, the question is coming" state. I'm ecstatic!!! I just feel bad because he's like, "I don't know if you'll think the diamonds are big and pretty enough." And he says, "i don't know if you'll like it..."

That makes me sad because I got sick of searching for my "perfect" ring. I just liked so many of them and I kept sending him these options that were completely different from one another. I told him, "I give up, you pick." That's what he did. But when he says things like that, I can't help but think "oh no, what if I don't like it?!" Then again, I tell myself that I think I will love it.

I can't afford much more than $200 for his wedding band because I'm jobless at the moment. And I feel terrible about that too! It shouldn't matter how much it costs! But I can't get the thought out of my head that $200 is too cheap. :gaah I just want to get him something I know he'll like, and just be happy that I was able to get him something. Hell, I was even thinking of getting him an engagement band and a wedding band. He'd be pleasantly shocked if I presented him with an engagement ring of his own. I know he'd think that is really cool...but I want my engagement ring first. :teehee

Share your ring stories/woes/etc...

It's not about the price of the ring or the size of the diamonds! And I really mean that. It's about what the ring represents. I think a lot of guys are nervous about picking out engagement rings, and I'm sure you will love whatever he got you. My engagement ring is a diamond that has been passed down in my husband's family since his great-grandmother. He was afraid I wouldn't want a "used" ring, and insisted on getting me another one but I wouldn't let him. I LOOOOVE my ring more than anything he could have bought me in the store.

For $200 you should be able to find a great wedding band! Men's wedding rings aren't too expensive.

In the upcoming months of wedding planning you're going to have enough to stress about; don't add this to the list! :hugehug

I paid under $200 for DHs band. He doesn't care, he got exactly what he wanted!

I dont have an engagement ring. My best friend for her first marriage bought her own engagement and both hers and her ex-husbands wedding bands from her own money.

I wouldn't feel so bad if it's not one that you liked. He probably spent alot of time trying to pick out something he thought you would like. It's the thought behind it that really matters. That he loves you enough to spend the rest of his life with you, to spend all that time picking out a ring should be the key ingredient in this.

Who knows, it may be one of the ones that you picked! :D

As far as his ring goes, he's a guy. Not many guys are really that worried about how their wedding band looks. If he is, I'm sure you have enough time between now and your wedding to save enough money to buy the one he would like :)

DF and I chose Tungsten for our rings because they're less expensive, more durable than gold, platinum or any other metal. Plus they're unique :) We're even skipping the engraving because of how hard this metal is, the regular scratch engraving would break the engravers tools and anyone who is certified to engrave tungsten charges buttloads of money.

Either way, know that he loves you and did his best in picking something from his heart that he thought you would like :)

I paid under $200 for DF's band! You should be able to find a great one! Goodluck sweetie and congrats!! :hugs

DH had already in his head to propose to me when we first met. He had bought a ring at the PX right before he flew to California. Ofcourse he didn't propose yet because he wanted to feel us out. And then we had gone to Zales to look at wedding and engagement rings and I was telling him what I like if I ever get proposed.(I had no idea he was planning to ask me to marry him after 3 months of knowing each other online) Anyways he realize that he had gotten the wrong type of ring so he had to postphone the proposal and went back later to get another ring from Zales. After the proposal, he told me about the first ring and when I saw it I told him I would have love it anyways because it was from him eventhough it was not my knd of ring...It comes from the heart when you accept the proposal and the ring can always be changed, but the fact that he chose you to share his life is far better than anything in this world..well next to having a child together...kwim

I know exactly what all of you ladies mean. :) He keeps saying he wished he saved my promise ring as my wedding ring/engagement ring because the design is so close to my custom design I did when my ex was trying to get me to marry him (without a ring or ceremony no less). I told him no, that this is my promise ring and will always be that in my eyes. It doesn't matter that I don't like prong setting for the accent diamonds and that I prefer pave...so I hope that I will feel that way about my engagement ring too. Besides, I think I'm just lucky that he wants to marry me. The fact that he has said "what if you don't like it" on more than a couple of occasions had me starting to care about whether or not I do like it... :shrug

I just want him to hurry and ask!! I know he'll have that ring in hand by the end of this week...and those of you that guessed 4th of July might be the proposal day.. I told you that he works...well he has the day off. So, you never know! :) I totally just thread-jacked my own distress thread. :giggle

Lol...good luck Torie...

David has said the same things to me! He and my mom went shopping for my ring and he got soooooooooooo stressed. He kept telling me, "I want you to be blown away. This ring represents are love and it has to be perfect. I want you to love it." Sooo sweet of him! I kept telling him that I know I'm going to love what he got and it will be perfect, just to trust his instincts.

He bought a ring but I don't have it yet and I'm dying with anticipation. :D Hopefully soon!

Both of us will love our rings and just be super stoked. The anticipation before we get it can be nerve-racking though!

You could get him a titanium ring. They arent very expensive but extremely durable.

http://www.titaniumrings.com/

This is where I got my husbands ring. They do engraving if you want it, the customer service is fantastic if you have any questions. I love the quality and DH hates rings but when I gave him this one he loved it. I have recommended this site to other girls on here too.
It doesnt matter how much anything costs or how big it matters that it came from the heart. :)

Dh said that to me, but when it comes down to it, I feel special that he was able to buy me a ring at all. It turns out that I was allergic to my ring, but I still have that ring and instead of thinking how much I dislike marque cuts or the fact that I can barely see the stone I think about how special I am that I have a man who loves me so much that he would buy me SOMETHING!

:sweetheart Thanks ladies :) I'm feeling better about this! :lol I know I'll love what he gets but I just can't help thinking "ahhh! What if its yucky looking?!" I think its just my nerves knowing its coming soon.......

It's not about the price of the ring or the size of the diamonds! And I really mean that. It's about what the ring represents. I think a lot of guys are nervous about picking out engagement rings, and I'm sure you will love whatever he got you. My engagement ring is a diamond that has been passed down in my husband's family since his great-grandmother. He was afraid I wouldn't want a "used" ring, and insisted on getting me another one but I wouldn't let him. I LOOOOVE my ring more than anything he could have bought me in the store.

For $200 you should be able to find a great wedding band! Men's wedding rings aren't too expensive.

In the upcoming months of wedding planning you're going to have enough to stress about; don't add this to the list! :hugehug

Michelle, you took the words right out of my mouth. I'm sure he will love whatever you give him because it's coming from you - his sweet bride.

my dh's band was just over 300, so i'm sure you'll be able to find something at 200. most guys just want something plain anyway. sometimes i wish we had gotten a plainer band because ours had a finish on it that has faded.

anyway, with my engagement ring, when i first saw it i was of course ecstatic to be engaged but truth be told, i didn't love the ring because it was completely different from anything i had showed to him. and i felt terrible for it. but the style grew on me and now i wouldn't give it up for the world. mostly because i know that no one else has my ring.

I guess I personally don't get the stress over rings. It's a symbol. That's all. I'm sure you'll like it.

I ended up buying my engagement ring because my fiance couldn't afford it :( Your boyfriend is probably just saying those things because he's chosen it - but if you've given him ideas of what you'd like, he's probably chosen something on there. Some people don't even have engagement rings, wedding bands only (and they're not expensive). Try and not worry - as someone said already there's plenty of stress in organizing a wedding, don't worry about what sort of engagement ring you're going to get. Look forward to hearing of the proposal and seeing pics - good luck!

DH's wedding band was $99 and he absolutely loves it.

here is the link to it http://www.titaniumkay.com/BOMANI-Tungsten-Carbide-Carbon-Fiber-Ring-P103534.html


they had some really neat options at this place and we liked a number of them, but this was his favorite

Check overstock.com

I got DH's ring there and it's tungsten and it only cost $26! It was on clearance. They have awesome stuff on there!

I won DH's ring on Bidz for $14 :lol
he loves it

ExDF's wedding band is a reallllly nice tungsten carbide ring that i got for only 85 bucks..120 with the insurance stuff...heyy i can give you that one even!! hahaha :P :P I'm sure he'd love anything you got him..guys rings are usually cheaper anyways so, i think he'll just be happy being married to you :D

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My problem was I was beginning to wonder if he was ever gonna pop the question,lol.

i think my hubby's ring was a little over $200...kay's has a great collection of men's rings.

i think youll love it.. cause its from him and you love him so it shouldnt matter the size or price..

Remember that it's about marrying this person, not the ring :)

Oh, and I agree with the suggestions of getting a Tungsten ring. I got my DF one as an engagement ring and he LOVES it. It's really modern looking and it was only about $200.

Dh's wedding band was $45 bucks from James Avery so don't feel bad about spending less than $200

The ring doesn't matter. It doesn't.

My ring was like 300 or 400 dollars.. but I told him I'd wear the SAME EXACT LOOKING ring from claires just as happily.

All that matters is that he LOVES you and WANTS to marry you.

The ring stands for a promise... a commitment... love. All you need to care about is that he has THAT. not how big or expensive the ring is.

and if you hate how it looks (and I highly doubt you will) that is okay too. You two can always come to an agreement about it.

haha...if you think $200 dollars is cheap...then Im just plain out poor! Dh's ring was $90 at walmart! He loves it. Its a plain ol gold band ...thats what he wanted. He tells me all the time now that hes deployed "I never take my ring off..." or "I've not taken my ring off since I left"...he loves it. I don't think your DF will care what kinda ring he has. Its symbolic of your love. The ring doesn't make your marriage...its the thought that counts!

haha...if you think $200 dollars is cheap...then Im just plain out poor! Dh's ring was $90 at walmart! He loves it. Its a plain ol gold band ...thats what he wanted. He tells me all the time now that hes deployed "I never take my ring off..." or "I've not taken my ring off since I left"...he loves it. I don't think your DF will care what kinda ring he has. Its symbolic of your love. The ring doesn't make your marriage...its the thought that counts!

ha.. my husbands was like FIFTY dollars from walmart!
It didn't make sense to get an expensive nice one... not when A) we could get a plain ole bad for cheap and B) he will just end up ruining it once he is deployed.

I don't remember what we spent for his ring. I do know it was a waste of money though. Because of his job when we got married and then when he rejoined the Navy he wasn't able to wear it at work. He could wear it up here but we have no idea where it is now. If I had it to do all over again we would have used that money to get some more stuff for our DD since she was on the way.

He does have a tattoo with my name and the kids' initials (well, he still has to have the boys' initials done but there are already spaces in the tattoo for them) on his arm.

Good Luck hun. Just remember, the ring is coming from you and it is a symbol of your love together. He'll love anything you pick out.

I bought DH a tungsten carbide ring that he loves for under $50

Dh's ring is just a plain white gold band that was a little over a hundred bucks...AND he bought it HIMSELF the day we got married. haha. I had no money and we were engaged for like two weeks. He picked out my engagement ring all by himself and I love it. It's just a simple solitaire princess cut. I think if I would have tried to go searching for one I wanted I wouldn't have been able to decide just like you couldn't. :lol I'm so indecisive. I'm sure you'll love it! :)

At least yours is proposing... DB keeps talking about getting married before he leaves in may, and has been talking about getting engaged, and even took me and my best friend to look at rings.... and he still hasn't asked.

DH and I bought our wedding bands as a set (DH paid for both, I had no money) and they only cost us $380 together.
I don't think the price matters anyway

My husbands wedding band was $125
And its exactly what he wanted.

It doesnt have to be expensive to be nice.