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70% of Aussie women say they would still like a great looking engagement ring, but would prefer guys not to splash out on a really expensive rock so they can put the extra money towards saving for a house deposit or a honeymoon.
44% of Australian women would like whatever their partner decides when it comes to engagement rings but 65% of Aussie men don’t feel confident when purchasing jewellery and either always ask for assistance or find buying it intimidating and confusing.
So how much should an engagement ring cost?
Mark, 25, from NSW says, “I thought it was supposed to be three months pay. I don’t think my girlfriend would be happy if it was any less than that. Women seem to be so competitive when it comes to the size of their rock these days.”
But Jo, 30, from WA disagrees saying it should be whatever guys can afford. “An engagement ring’s worth is in its sentimentality, not in its size,” he adds.
So what do you think? How much should an engagement ring cost?
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It depends on what social circle they hang around. Men are just as in compition. Russ my partner made sure he found a platinum ring with the biggest diamond he could afford. Then he got the wedding band made with pink sapphires that look like pink diamonds. Then he said that in the future he would change the engagment diamond to a bgger one in the future. I think it is such a waste of money. His dad has a circle of friends that he and himself are weathly and their wives have big cracker diamond sparklers.
3 months pay seems reasonable to me.
i think it should be what the guy can afford. If the girl can't respect his finacial status then maybe she doesn't deserve the ring.
I think you have to ask what the girl thinks in advance so that you know exactly what she wants