Don't Like Your Engagement Ring?

I will admit that I didn't love it at first because of the band, which seems a bit narrow and dainty to me and was too large for my finger. It just spun around and I was terrified that it would fall off. We got it sized and now that it fits and I have gotten used to the band, I love it! He too went quality over anything larger. When we went to get the ring sized, we look at some of the ones there and the larger diamonds were noticeably cloudier, whereas mine is so clear and sparkly. He picked it out on his own with no input at all from me...and it was a complete surprise!

I did not care for the original one my FH picked out and we exchanged it.

I wasn't a fan of my first ring, it was too big for my finger but FH was so proud of himself for picking it out that I did try to love it. I did tell him though and after our daughter was born he bought me a emerald engagement ring which is his and our daughter's birthstone, plus green is my favorite color. I love my new ring.

My FH's sister and I are best friends and have known each other 20 years and I've spent a lot of time around their family and my FH when he wasn't! My FH's taste in any kind of a gift meant for a women is TERRIBLE! Out of high school FH had an on/off relationship over a few years with someone. Twice they were engaged and the second time he took the first ring and had a new ring designed. It was U G L Y!!! it made no sense what so ever. When we became engaged I made sure to throw out there that a ring was something we both needed to shop for. It's simple, I love it, and there will never be an upgrade. It's the ring he placed on my finger.....with help! LOL.

My FH wouldn't let me have a say in the ring. He picked out something j would have never chosen on my own and I love it more because that makes it special and from his heart.

A year before getting engaged fh bought Mr a ring, totally not my style but I loved it and showed it off cause it was from fh. Man oh live was I ever happy when a stone feel out after wearing it one day. I told fh how I felt and he was ok since it's something I have to wear and he is not into fashion. I knew he would need help with the engagement ring. So I ended up picking it out. Fh is helping pick out the wedding bands though.

I love my ring and I even helped pick it out. It's a 1/2 carat princess cut and it's so sparkly I just love it. But when I showed it to a friend for the first time she asked if I liked it and thought it was big enough. Ever since then I have moments where I wish it was bigger. But I love it regardless of the size and still can't stop looking at it! It symbolizes our love and that we are making a commitment to be together forever.

I love mine but then again I did pick it out minus the added karat he gave new!

FH and I went ring looking together ONCE. And we found out we had completely different opinions on them....I loved the three stone rings with an infinity band and he liked the solitaire with the solid band. In the end he picked my ring out on his own, which is kinda a compromise of our styles. At first I thought it was really pretty but wasn't OMG IN LOVE with it. Now I am. I love how unique the it is and all the compliments I get on it! :-)

FH put ring shopping into the propsal to make sure I got one I liked. It was fun getting to pick it together

I love it because we picked it out together. I do think it's possible to not like the ring. It is going to be on my hand every day for decades. I want to like it. I don't like yellow gold, so that has nothing to do with price or carat weight. I also do not like solitaries, though I could probably grow to like them. We looked at SO many rings at so many stores and there was only one style I liked. Again, it had nothing to do with size or cost (though it does add to the beauty) but it is the style I like and I wouldn't love it as much as I love this one.

I LOVE my ring. FH knows what I like. I never showed him any rings and he did it all on his own. He did a great job! It's the most beautiful ring ever IMO of course lol

My fiance did an AMAZING job picking out a ring for me. I love everything about it. Especially the fact that he never took me once to go looking for rings and I didnt have any idea what he would pick out. I didnt even know he shopped at all. The whole thing was a surprise. It was the best feeling in the world. And truthfully, I am so happy to marry my best friend, the ring is just a materialistic item.

I was engaged once before I met H. We had been together for 3 years when he proposed with a ring I didn't love. But that's because he didn't listen to me. He had asked questions which hinted toward him purchasing a ring and I made sure to tell him I wasn't a fan of yellow gold and preferred white gold. He didn't care. He was so tight with his money (I can't even begin to explain the extent of this) and it turns out that my ring was a bargain from Zales for a couple of reasons.

First, he bought it online without even really looking at it. It had a huge black inclusion toward the base of the diamond. He didn't even bother to try to have it made to my size... it was grossly huge on me. And of course... it was yellow gold. Thinking about it now even makes me mad. Mad at myself for staying with him so long when he clearly was not the one.

I love my current wedding set. H and I looked at rings together. He wanted to know what I liked so he could get me something I would be proud to wear. It is white gold. He had me get my finger sized so it would be perfect. He researched all of the diamond specs and made sure to get the best color and clarity he could with the budget he had. The fact that he cared about the ring I would wear for the rest of my life means that he cares about me. I wouldn't change a thing about it.

I love my ring! I stare at it all the time. The only thing he asked me to do was send him pictures of rings that I liked and he had it custom made! When he proposed I didn't even notice the ring I just kept staring at him dumbfounded so, the ring is a simply a symbol of your commitment to each other. I have no plans on updating this ring cause I don't see the point.

I think even if I didn't like my ring, it would grow on me because he picked it out. Maybe it'd be different if I told him I hated yellow gold and black diamonds and that's exactly what he got or something.

AshleyandDaniel I feel the same way about mine. Lets just say I'm not in love with mine. And if I wear something ... anything, I am the type that has to love it. I feel he sacrificed quality for size. It is 2 K and scquare, I think they call it brilliant cut? I don't know because all that isn't important to me/size cut brilliance. I was just so happy that he wants to be with me for the rest of our lives. But bottom line is I do have to wear this everyday of my life now, I want to love it. I never did tell him ... my best friend and MOH knows though. I figure I will get to pick my wedding ring and be in love with that. And by the way ... I HAVE actually grown to fondly like my e ring, I find myself staring down at it often when it shines (which is rarely, UGH - bcause the shape, it shines less someone told me (square), because he picked it out. I would have preferred perhaps a round stone, maybe some diamonds on the band and have a smaller diamond in the middle. But, hey ... oh well. I do secretly bug out and hope that it doesn't mean we aren't meant for each other just because he picked out the wrong ring. Byt that is just silly. There are so many other compatible features to our relationship. I do feel bad about it sometime/sometime I'm over it.

When I first saw my ring, my heart dropped just a tiny bit. I had a momentary lapse where I was disappointed, NOT because of the size, or possible monetary value, it was actually over something silly. The centre stone sits on a tall setting, so that it is raised considerably above the band... and originally I had wanted something that sat lower, almost flush with my hand. I don't know why that small detail bugged me, or why I don't really like the tall settings, but the moment of disappointment was a flash, no more then a minute. After that I was too happy to care, and the more I stared at the ring, the more I thought about how happy and excited I was, the more I fell in love with the ring.

I would never/have never been disappointed in the "size" or supposed "value" of the ring. I never had any high expectations, and in fact I told FW that I did not want her spending an absurd amount of money on a ring, nor did I ever want anything GAUDY. (no offence to any ladies with flashy rings, it's just not my thing).

I love my ring! I really wanted rose gold, but every rose gold ring he saw came with a coloured diamond or it wasn't me. FH didn't want to wait to get it switched out, (he really wanted to propose) so he picked the ring that he loved and knew would be right for me, and told me after he proposed I could switch the diamond out if I wanted. I absolutely love my ring its vintage looking, it's rose gold with a cathedral setting, diamonds on the band and a halo around the centre stone.

FH and I had my ring designed by a family jeweler back in Ohio, and when they were sending pictures, I didn't like it - mostly because it didn't look like the pictures I had sent as samples. But once we got it in person, it looked amazing and I still can't stop looking at it on my finger. I was never a fancy jewelry girl and now I've got this gorgeous bling on my hand!