getting hitched?, Need some ladies advice here Options

[Rayme]

I'm at that point in life wherw me and the GF talks more and more about marriage. I don't have a problem with it I love her. But my main concern is all that is money related wise..specially the "stone".

To put things in perspective, we have 2 relatively new cars and a house, all which are not paied, I make under 30 000$ a year, she makes about 15% more than me annualy.

Cliff note, the girl wants a ring that is about 2000$+, she has that way of saying afford what you can but I'll be sad and disapointed if I get a 400$ ring.

Oh and by the way, I got the reputation of being cheap. That's the way I can afford a WRX with my salary, no really. I want to make sure that everyone knows I'm hovering the "paycheck to paycheck" situation.

Why does getting married be a money issue? Girls are so brainwashed into that one fairy tales day in their life. I'll say right now I'd like to get a cheaper ring and actually use that saved money toward something more practical. Her day is being added to the pressure saying a man should spend 2 months salary on a ring..yea thats like 4000$ or 80$ a month for 4 years. Actually I investigated that thought and found it to be a marketing ploy by a diamond company so I dont think much of it anymore.

Am I being cheap talking like that? I spent the 2 last years getting out of debt..I refuse to be slave to money problems. And then we have all those project..which would eventually be more $ spent..

need counseling

[speedfeen]

Sparkle Sparkle

This site is here in NB in Moncton, my friends husband went there for a ring, and paid like 2500 and it got appraised for like 9grand. I was thinking of getting mine there, its a business not a chain and well, if you can only afford a couple hundred or a grand you will get more than you bargain here




my .02


Me and my bf wanted to get married on a racetrack, but we only have one around here and it sucks so were going to get married outside. As per the ring of course any girl wants a nice bigger one, but you settle for what you get. If you go broke cause you bought her the one she wants think of how long it will take you to even save up for the wedding!
And like dabazied said if you need to get one for now then thats fine and then when you have more money and more financially stable then you can get her the one she wants without having to make it worse paycheck to paycheck and/or break the bank :S