Is my engagement ring tacky??

I am so sorry people are saying those things! It's completely unnecessary! Your ring is beautiful and no one's opinion matters other than your own. Let them roll off girl!

What the heck? why would anyone just say it's tacky that's so rude. your ring is pretty, ignore the hater comments

If you love your ring, that's what matters.

My ring is pretty small by engagement ring standards - it's a 1/2 carat gray diamond flanked by smaller sapphires on the side and set in 10k rose gold. I almost never wear jewelry and use my hands a lot at work so a big ring would have been super awkward for me and I prefer dainty pieces to showy ones. I LOVE my ring - I feel like its the perfect size and love stones with inclusions and character. My FH picked it out from a jeweler I follow on Instagram, and made sure it was made with ethical materials and recycled metals because he knows how important sustainability is to me. If I had picked out my very own ring I probably wouldn't have picked this exact one but it's the ring my husband chose for me, to ask me to be his forever person and it means so much to me. Everyone who knows me says it's so perfect for me. My mom showed a photo to some people she knows and they criticized both the size and color of the diamond saying "that's not an engagement ring." Frankly I have no idea why my mom even told me this, but it just reaffirms that that some of the people my mom associates with are superficial and shallow and I'm really glad I don't live in the area where I grew up anymore because in general people there are just like that and its the very antithesis of who I am.

Do not let other people tell you how to feel about your ring. It's totally okay if its a bit different than what you would have picked for yourself, but your fiance purchased it with absolute love and the best intentions. Men generally don't think about jewelry the same way we do, and they're fed all these ridiculous messages like spend two months salary and then see media coverage celebrity rings that probably weigh a full pound and the like. If you don't tell them otherwise, they don't necessarily know that bigger and more expensive isn't better. I flat out told my husband if he spent two months salary on a ring I would be so mad because he makes good money and be livid with him for spending money in that way. But if I didn't tell him that prior to our engagement, I don't know what he would have done. I bet your FH got you that ring because he loves you and thinks you deserve the absolute best!

Oh and those comments don't deserve a response at all. If you do feel the need to say something to them, you could politely say "Wow criticizing someone's engagement ring is really rude and says a lot about you as a person, and not good things!" and then walk away. You do not need to justify your ring to anyone!

I am shocked people would make such comments. Your ring is perfectly sized for your hand. You should silently thank them because at least you know who not to bother inviting to the wedding.