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How Much Should You Spend on an Engagement Ring?

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A wedding may be a romantic scenario that every girl has fantasized about countless times since she was a little girl, but a proposal is the most ritualistic scenario that many girls and boys in love have been looking forward to with great anticipation. When you think it's time to move on to the next stage of your relationship - the proposal, have you ever been confused about how much to spend on an engagement ring to show your true love for her/him? How much to spend on the engagement ceremony to create an unforgettable proposal for your beloved one?  You may have read online, in various forums, magazines, or from others about the “three month salary rule” and the “two month salary rule” for engagement rings. These engagement ring spending rules consider spending a quarter or a sixth of your annual salary on your fiancĂ©e's proposal ring to be the sincerest way to show your love. This means that if your annual income is $80,000, you should spend $20,000 on an engagement ring u...

How to Determine Your Ring Size Based on Ring Size Chart

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As an essential and romantic element in the three most important scenarios of life - proposal, engagement, and marriage - the ring usually comes with a surprise. But the bigger question that always arises when you decide to go for a diamond ring is how you determine your ring size. Whether you buy a diamond ring online or offline, there are millions of options in front of you. It's really hard to determine the exact size of the ring you fit just by looking at your finger with the naked eye, as not everyone is an expert in this area. Therefore, to carry out the next step in your practice, you need to understand how to determine ring size based on a ring size chart . What Is A Ring Size? Ring size generally refers to the number associated with the diameter or circumference of the inside of the ring band, usually measured in millimeters, centimeters, or inches. Because the size of the finger on which each person wears a ring varies, there are different ring sizes, just as there are fo...

Want a Happy Marriage? Have a Big Wedding and a Cheaper Ring.

If you're serving burgers and salad at your backyard wedding, and your wife is wearing a simple 0.1ct diamond ring , don't you be worried. You and your spouse may be a lifetime love couple .   A new research by Professors Francis and Mialon found that recently married couples who spent just $1000 or less on their wedding were 54% less likely to get divorced compared to those who spent around $5000 and $10000. According to the study, the wedding industry has grown substantially throughout the twentieth century in part due to the rise of consumerism and industry efforts to commodify love and romance. One example of this was the emergence of bridal magazines, and another one was the campaigns for diamond engagement rings. The Brides.com recommended 12 months of wedding preparation and published a checklist with 44 tasks to complete, which made a wedding far more complicated than in 1959 when you just needed 2 months for preparation. As for diamond rings, the most well-known campai...