So I told him. I tried to be sensitive but it was the wrong size and not something I would have picked out at all; in fact, a cut I strongly dislike. I thought about just keeping it and growing to like it but since out was also the wrong size I decided to mention it. I feel terrible but since I’m going to wear it for the rest of my life I figured I should say something. Was I wrong to have said anything?
Edit: I didn’t say anything immediately. I waited a day since he was mailing it off to get resized.
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[I think it’s good and important you were honest. Yes, it’s just a ring…but it’s also, as you said, something you’ll be looking at for the rest of your life. If you had pretended to love it, and then years down the road he overheard you confess to a friend you actually hate it, he would be crushed, and may doubt other things you’ve told him. He may be hurt now, but as long as you are gentle and positive, and put more emphasis on how excited you are to become his wife, he should be able to get over it. Also – congratulations!!!
[You’re right, it is something you’re going to have to wear for the rest of your life and so you should like it. It’s definitely your choice to tell him how you feel and it’s good that you were honest with him. But you certainly could have grown to love it.
Styles change. Only 3 years ago I wanted pink and teal to be my wedding colors (yuck!) and a few months ago I would have given anything for a yellow diamond ring… now I’m leaning more toward classic, but with a rose gold band. You never know what you’re going to like in the future.
Maybe that was the most he could afford? Maybe he spoke with your friends or your mom and had help picking it out? Maybe he saw a similar ring in your web history? All I know for sure is that he picked it out with you in mind and I hope you were sensitive to that.
Proposing is such a big, scary deal for guys. He picked out that ring for you, imagining your face when you saw it and planning out every detail of the proposal because he is so in love with you that he just wants more than anything to call you his wife. I can’t imagine how that must feel.
I want to say you’re being selfish; that the ring was a gift and the important thing is that you’re planning on spending your lives together. Who cares what the ring looks like? But I would be being a hypocrite. I would probably do what you did. You have to be honest with the person you plan to spend your life with.
I just hope you understand how important the decision was to him, and i hope that you didn’t belittle the proposal by telling him how you felt. As Brittany mentioned above, be sure you let him know just how excited you are about the proposal in general and how much you’re going to love being his wife
[Simply enough – you’re marrying the person, not a ring. Rings can be re-done or customized. Honesty is a good thing 🙂
[It was the right thing to do to tell him how you feel about the ring. Communication and honesty are two very important things in a relationship. Don’t feel guilty. You have to live with the ring, the guy and your decision to tell him about the ring forver…so honesty is the best policy!
[This is probably common. My friend gave his girlfriend his dead grandmother’s ring as a romantic gesture and keeping it family and tradition, blah blah blah. She doesn’t like the look much but they buy other jewelry she does instead.
[I’m curious about what the ring actually looked like. I’m not a big jewellery buff, so don’t really understand the appeal.
What made it so bad? Did it have a skull on it or something? Did it glow in the dark?