MakeNTGreatAgain
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links to the ring in ad? looks real niceIn my last relationship we were at the stage of advanced discussions regarding engagement. She was engaged in her prior relationship but when they broke it off, she (got to?) keep the ring. I can’t remember if it was paid for it or what she sold it for but it was $8K so that was my absolute baseline. I did a lot of research trying to figure out how much I should spend
What I remember is that most vividly the arbitrarily invented salary guideline which is usually 2 months salary created by De Beers, as @Comparison Ford mentioned, in the 80s (see OG as below). However in my research, I found various places quoting 1-3 months in a variety of net/gross income scenarios ie (1 month gross, 2 net, etc).
A brazy one I came across was that your ring should cost as much as the price you paid for your whip (sorry to all the M3 drivers on NT).
In general my thought process is that you’re going to have to wear this for the rest of your life and sure it can be upgraded but I’m not dropping trying to drop racks on something you don’t like.
What I’m curious about fellas is did you budget/save for the ring like you would any other singular? Or did you do a forward-looking financial assessment that considered all of OTHER the potential upfront marriage costs such as the wedding and honeymoon?
That’s not even taking to account debt, potentially buying a house, kids, etc.