Re: Questions on proposing marriage and buying a ring...

"Krusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> > My GF and I have been going together for 6 years, and it's "understood"
>  that
> > we'll be getting married.  I've decided that I'd like to propose to her at
> > X-mas time, as a surprise.
> 
> No offense to you, but I've always thought this was a cheesy, cheap way to
> get out of buying a Christmas present. In my opinion, an engagement ring
> should stand on its own, and have its own "special" time. Piggybacking it
> onto another holiday is kinda cheap.
> 
> Buy her a Christmas Present. Give her the ring some other time. How about
> New Year's? It dove-tails nicely with the whole "start of a new year/start
> of a new life" theme.
> 
> As for the rest of it. Just ask her. You set the tone and time for that.
> Just go buy her a nice ring, spend about 3 month's salary on it, and
> surprise her. She gets to do all of the wedding planning. The only thing you
> get to do is surprise her and ask her.
> 
> All you need is her ring size. Sneak a ring she wears a lot, out of the
> house for an hour or so, and run over to a jewelers and have it sized
> quickly. Takes about 2 minutes.

Um, even the diamond commercials say to spend just 2 months salary.

Mez