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Worf posted:id want something you could hook chains into Those are called cuffs.
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Feb 9, 2024 21:45
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Don't make a real public engagement most people don't like those.
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Szechwan posted:*Non-joke answer incoming* If you have a good natural history museum in your area, OP, one with a decent mineral and gem exhibit, you can get pretty good intel on jewelry preferences. Watching antiques roadshow together also works, but you don't get a fun date out of it. A lot of people are saying the ring shouldn't be a surprise. I prefer looking at it as you should know if she wants to be surprised. If you can't figure out a way to accomplish it, just be direct. Or you can superglue a pebble to a piece of galvanized steel wire.
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Pushy expensive mall jewelry stores that bombard you with advertisements romanticizing the outdated notion of surprising your partner with a ring only you may choose and they have to accept as both a gift and commitment is real dumb. That’s some straight up Boomer poo poo. Know your partner, be comfortable and open with each other’s tastes, and take them with you as others have said. Or, you can wait until Spirit Halloween rolls around again and buy a bag of 100 plastic spider rings. Your partner still gets a ring, and you have 99 more spares in case the ring gets lost. That’s a loving win right there. Hollismason posted:Don't make a real public engagement most people don't like those. Public proposals are skeevy as gently caress. My anxiety would probably kill me being put on the spot like that.
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Also, jewelry doesn’t have to come strictly from a jewelry store or retailer. Gem shows and renaissance fairs have some kickass handmade jewelry, and if your partner’s just not into gold and diamonds and such, those are great places to start.
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Feb 9, 2024 22:09
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You Are A Werewolf posted:renaissance fairs Yes, great way for her to say no with confidence.
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if you and your partner are nerds who enjoy ren fairs together then what's the problem? 
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Feb 9, 2024 22:21
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renfairs are kicking rad you dork
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Make sure partner wants to get married. Then make sure partner wants to marry you. Work out how much you can afford to spend. Look at your partner's jewellery and see what stuff they already own. Think about your partner's taste: are they flashy, reserved, colourful, plain, what. Bing bong simple. I bought a simple stone from a diamond merchant, had it simply set by a jeweler, and my wife still likes it, despite working in bespoke jewellery and working daily with really interesting pieces.
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Feb 9, 2024 22:28
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This is a good time to start accumulating wives. What are they going to do, divorce you? You can just get another one.
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Feb 9, 2024 22:32
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no ring. 2/10
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Stone selection criteria Shape - personal preference Size - budget determined Cut - importance is determined by the shape you pick. More angles/cuts, more important it is Color - get a G, F, or E graded stone. No need to pay extra for D Clarity - least important. SI2 is generally acceptable (lowest grade). No need to go above VS1
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Flowers for QAnon posted:Stone selection criteria I do love that with diamonds nobody but an expert with a lense can tell the difference. It's shiny and clear they all look like that if they're on the sales floor.
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eSports Chaebol posted:if you put a bunch of coal into an instapot and turn it all the way up for a real long time you might get a crude diamond i put a chuck of coal in our hot water heater closet when i was little. i was going to be rich 
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Feb 9, 2024 23:00
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implant an infinity stone in her forehead. are you married yet? c'mon op
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You can do the whole surprise proposal with a cheap temporary ring, which could be anywhere from $1 on aliexpress to $100 if that’s cheap for you. That takes care of the whole surprise, little box to open, fancy thing to wear for a little while. Then you can go shopping together and find something she really likes. There are a lot of factors, including some you might not even be aware of, like you might know she likes rose gold but not know she hates it when things snag on rings, so she only wants inset.
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i like nice words
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Get her a cheap temporary ring, tell her that it’s a cheap temporary ring and that you can go together to pick out the real one. For me, turned out she wanted a moissanite ring, less expensive and more sparkly than diamond.
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You Are A Werewolf posted:
And if she says no, you still have 99 more chances!
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Flowers for QAnon posted:Stone selection criteria You’ve got that backwards, you’re paying extra so you can give them the D
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Proposed with a wood ring from etsy while we were traveling that was the wrong size. Got her something she actually designed and wanted when we got back. Add another to the moissoniate
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My wife and I were at a jewelry store and she found something that she liked. I surprised her by calling someone over and buying it. Don't buy a mystery ring, OP.
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Just realized thanks to this thread that the social impulse of a surprise proposal is probably also a marketing tool to convince rubes like the OP to blindly fork over months of salary in exchange for whatever crap the jeweler needs to move.
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My partner and I don’t even wear our rings, haven’t for 10 years. Neither of us really like wearing jewelry
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boggles my marbles people are out here spending 30k on a ring. i guess its your money but thats like a down payment on a house. at least it used to be.
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Lord Decimus Barnacle posted:My partner and I don’t even wear our rings, haven’t for 10 years. Neither of us really like wearing jewelry so what do you do with your fingers? Just waggle them around. Only a baby would think that is funny
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flubber nuts posted:boggles my marbles people are out here spending 30k on a ring. i guess its your money but thats like a down payment on a house. at least it used to be. You can’t even get the biggest micro transaction in star citizen for that small amount of money anymore That’s basically throwaway money
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Feb 10, 2024 02:08
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all jokes aside, how much should I spend on a diamond ring
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:all jokes aside, how much should I spend on a diamond ring all jokes aside, whatever you feel comfortable with spending that doesn’t require you to use credit. one days salary, six centuries salary, it doesnt matter as long as you and the recipient are happy and you’re not putting yourself in debt
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Nae posted:all jokes aside, whatever you feel comfortable with spending that doesn’t require you to use credit. one days salary, six centuries salary, it doesnt matter as long as you and the recipient are happy and you’re not putting yourself in debt i like what your saying, but I have $48. Is that enough?
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:i like what your saying, but I have $48. Is that enough? you could probably get somebody on onlyfans to confirm you have an ugly penis for that much
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i'd charge 60 tho
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Worf posted:you could probably get somebody on onlyfans to confirm you have an ugly penis for that much yeah not poo poo. I could get someone on onlyfans to do it for like $9. Worf posted:i'd charge 60 tho Oh. can't afford that
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I bought a non diamond ring at Walmart, op
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Thesaurus posted:I bought a non diamond ring at Walmart, op look, you know I'm stupid, I know I'm stupid, but I ain't that stupid. A diamond ring from walmart? It was glass, right?
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:look, you know I'm stupid, I know I'm stupid, but I ain't that stupid. A diamond ring from walmart? It was glass, right? Thesaurus posted:I bought a non diamond ring at Walmart, op
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ha ha. Ok, i guess I am that stupid
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The best gifts have a human interest angle. Find the shadiest diamond dealer and get a rock that was smuggled out in someone's anus. Blood diamond, conflict diamond what ever it takes. If you can't find one of those, bring it home "prison wallet" style so you can tell her all about it. It's more than a rock, it's about the experience.
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Harry_Potato posted:The best gifts have a human interest angle. Find the shadiest diamond dealer and get a rock that was smuggled out in someone's anus. Blood diamond, conflict diamond what ever it takes. If you can't find one of those, bring it home "prison wallet" style so you can tell her all about it. It's more than a rock, it's about the experience. Disgusting. I would only wear a diamond that was grown in someone’s anus.
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