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Originally Posted by prostock69
I have a simple solution: Buy a 14k gold Cubic Zirconia ring and elope OR have a small ceremony with ONLY close family invited. No one will know the difference about the ring not being a diamond. Diamonds are marked up ridiculously anyways.
I have a CZ engagement ring because I refused to let him buy me a real one. I get comments from time to time on how nice and big my ring is (2.5-karats). I always say, yes, he spent a chunk of dough on it. Then I laugh because it only cost $75.00! I don't need an expensive ring to know he loves me. He shows me in other ways  by buying me a CAMARO!!! Now THAT is better than any ring! |
This!
I've told my BF "I don't care if the diamonds are real, I only care that the metal they're set in is real." Mostly because I don't feel the need for a real diamond and we could always upgrade to the real thing later on if we wanted. We don't exactly plan on getting married or even engaged right now, but I like to let him know, just in case. I would much prefer a nice "rock" on my finger that's not real but looks real, than have $15K on my left hand that I have to stay paranoid about. Most people don't know the difference.
So it really depends on your girl, if she's picky about having something real that breaks you or having something that looks equally (or better) than the real thing. That's something that you'll need to gauge for yourself I guess. Personally, I'm going to be kind of picky about what ring I want, I don't want a "surprise" ring. But that's just me.