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YO, Southerntoker, when's the wedding ?
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CU Medallion [66075]
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YO, Southerntoker, when's the wedding ?
Jan 4, 2017, 11:54 AM
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somebody's got to get engaged this year, might as well be you
Because, caring is what I do
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Legend [17753]
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Dang, those balloons really do kill wildlife.***
Jan 4, 2017, 11:57 AM
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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POTD***
Jan 4, 2017, 12:03 PM
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110%er [9734]
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Now that picture made me***
Jan 4, 2017, 11:57 AM
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Poop yourself a little bit? Is that what it made you do?***
Jan 4, 2017, 12:02 PM
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110%er [9734]
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Laugh
Jan 4, 2017, 12:06 PM
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That's all
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Orange Blooded [2053]
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IDK, she puts a lotta value in
Jan 4, 2017, 11:59 AM
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a ring. Not materialistic otherwise, but she knows what I make and has planted the seed that I need to spend 2-3 months of my salary. I'm at the bottom of the min acceptable salary for a junger, which means that 15-20k is what I'm looking at.
Talk me out of saving this much money for a worthless ring.
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Legend [17753]
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Cubic zirconia. She won't know.***
Jan 4, 2017, 12:00 PM
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CU Medallion [66075]
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Dude, engagement rings are the world's biggest scam
Jan 4, 2017, 12:00 PM
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right behind social security and fake natty tickets
DON'T DO IT, AND SWEATERGOT MANE, LISTEN TO SOME OF US OLDER DUDES FOR ONCE.
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Orange Blooded [2053]
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So if you were in my range, what's the max you would
Jan 4, 2017, 12:03 PM
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spend. What's the min?
Bear in mind that this chick is pretty cool. Great poosay, great wit/personality, cute rather than hot (not as likely to be a sloot later down the road), country, wants a simple life other than trips to TJ Maxx.
Help me out here. Not that I plan to any time soon, but she wants it.
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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How much do you have in your checking acct?
Jan 4, 2017, 12:07 PM
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Prob about half that. Maybe.
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So wife of Greenr should get a $35 ring, nice.***
Jan 4, 2017, 12:07 PM
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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She's already got you, fam.
Jan 4, 2017, 12:10 PM
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And with all yer chirren, if you get divorced, you'll be spending enough to buy a new ring every month.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Yeah, seems kind of....out of touch***
Jan 4, 2017, 12:11 PM
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Heisman Winner [105587]
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I used to work with a dude whose wife took her engagement
Apr 26, 2021, 8:08 AM
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ring back to the shop and had it upgraded after the wedding...I think he bought it at Diamonds Direct for $10k in 2006 and they have some kind of upgrade policy for people just like her. Her father is a multi-millionaire who pays her $100k plus a year to be his assistant and she probably paid for the upgrade herself, but out of principal, I would be pist....until I got a nice check from the FiL then I wouldn't GAF.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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She'll end up costing him, eventually
Jan 4, 2017, 12:18 PM
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I truly do not know how some guys put up with women like that.
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I meant that I think she would say yes
Jan 4, 2017, 12:12 PM
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Not necessary that she "wants" a 20k ring.
I haven't worded things very well...but she's not that bad and has said that she would accept something from a cracker jack box.
But I do see yall's point about setting the bar too high and creating a cents of entitlement.
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Heisman Winner [105587]
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If you google how much you should spend on a ring,
Jan 4, 2017, 12:15 PM
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DeBeers is probably the sponsor of the website you pull up.
Watch the Adam Ruins Everything segment on engagement rings, it will add some perspective.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5kWu1ifBGU
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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$3500 min, $6500 max
Jan 4, 2017, 12:08 PM
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$5500-$6500 gets you a good quality 1 carat diamond and nice band. Any more is a total waste, because you won't be able to tell any difference just by looking at it. Seriously, I looked at a $4k stone and a $10k stone, and I could not tell the difference at all. Even with the little microscope, I was like lol, wut?? Why ##### would anyone pay that much more?
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CU Medallion [66075]
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Legit I was going to say 4 thou to 6 thou
Jan 4, 2017, 12:11 PM
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sand pennys.
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Orange Blooded [2053]
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Good to know
Jan 4, 2017, 12:12 PM
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I was looking and 1 carat seems to be about right.
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All-In [29076]
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The ring I got Lady of ST was $5k and she was thrilled
Jan 4, 2017, 12:15 PM
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about it. It was a little under a carat, but I went for high quality in cut and clarity and the platinum setting. She never asked me what it was worth and I haven't told her, but I don't think she cares at all.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Oh, I made sure to let my fiance know exactly how much hers
Jan 4, 2017, 12:22 PM
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cost, I made copies of the appraisal just for her, and I call it "My Crownline". She made out like a bandit, my ring was only $100.
Now she wants a new car, and I do too, but I just keep reminding her of what her childhood fantasies cost in the real world.
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THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME
Jan 4, 2017, 12:07 PM
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ONCE YOU HIT 35 YEARS OLD
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oh wait....you meant OUR tdrake
Jan 4, 2017, 12:07 PM
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nevermind
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F that noise....
Jan 4, 2017, 12:03 PM
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If you want to spend it, a big ### ring can be had for $10k.
Shop loose diamonds locally or on the exchanges and then have a local jeweler make the setting.
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Son, take my advice.
Jan 4, 2017, 12:03 PM
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Take her to a romantic dinner, and just before dessert arrives you drop to one knee, and then wrap one of those useless Hayes Carll tickets around her finger.
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I lol'd***
Jan 4, 2017, 12:04 PM
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Eff that was man!
Jan 4, 2017, 12:04 PM
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Do not spend that much on an engagement ring. Do not buy into the garbage Cosmo magazine propaganda. It's complete bs.
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Re: Eff that ess man.
Jan 4, 2017, 12:05 PM
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Dang auto correct!
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Can I save you a lot more money?
Jan 4, 2017, 12:05 PM
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Just based on reading that single post, I feel obliged to inform you that this woman is going to cost you much, much more money than 2-3 month's salary.
Son, a woman that lays down expectations of how much you should spend for her ring has a sense of entitlement that will only increase with time.
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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^^^So much this
Jan 4, 2017, 12:06 PM
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and everything everyone else said
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Lot o points [155908]
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And in case you weren't feeling special enough.
Jan 4, 2017, 12:08 PM
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I came out of holiday sabbatical to give you this advice....it's that crucial.
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Heisman Winner [105587]
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2-3 months of your salary? Run, motherfuker, run.
Jan 4, 2017, 12:05 PM
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Also, if 20k is 3 months of salary, you probably aren't THAT low in the REALTALK Jounge Pay Scale.
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Working in the financial sector has its benefits
Jan 4, 2017, 12:08 PM
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But I've never even thought about buying an engagement ring and am not yet saving, so I we were just chatting one day and I kind of jokingly asked how much was someone supposed to spend on one. She had her computer out and Googled it, and 2-3 months was the answer she found.
I don't think she honestly expects that much, and 15-20k sounded high to me. I'm actually relieved to learn that spending that much is batshit insane because I was getting worried.
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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Heisman Winner [105587]
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haha, I just posted that in a reply above...dude makes you
Jan 4, 2017, 12:17 PM
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think.
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Orange Blooded [2053]
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Very informative, thx***
Jan 4, 2017, 12:18 PM
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Are you insane?!?!? $15-20k for a ring??
Jan 4, 2017, 12:06 PM
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Dood, no way. Let me tell you how this progresses....Engaged, check. You start planning a wedding, wait until you see those expenses. Then she's gonna want a bigger house. It's at that point you're gonna be like gotdam why'd I spend that much on a fuggin ring?!? So you're stuck for 2-3 years in a ######## because you overspent on a ring. She may even want a bigger SUV...Nope, spent that money on a ring.
That's a crazy, crazy amount of money.
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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And if he ends up breaking up before the wedding
Jan 4, 2017, 12:08 PM
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that ring depreciates faster than any jeep I've ever owned
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Mine appraised a good bit more than I paid for it, somehow
Jan 4, 2017, 12:10 PM
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Got that bad boy insured for like $50 a year, I'd throw it in the lake this afternoon and collect if I could.
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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They all do.
Jan 4, 2017, 12:11 PM
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Its still a scam.
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Heisman Winner [105587]
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is there a re-sell market for engagement rings?***
Jan 4, 2017, 12:19 PM
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I looked at some estate rings when I was shopping.
Jan 4, 2017, 12:20 PM
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I think that's about it for a secondary market.
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Heisman Winner [105587]
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estate rings means old AF, right? Like grave-robbing old?
Jan 4, 2017, 12:20 PM
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Sounds romantic.
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Re: Mine appraised a good bit more than I paid for it, somehow
Jan 4, 2017, 12:38 PM
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They don't cut you a check for a lost or stolen ring.
They replace the diamond with an equivalent diamond.
If they insure it for $6k, they know they can buy it wholesale for $2,500.
Diamonds are a scam. Insurance on diamonds is a scam.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Well, now this is game changing
Jan 4, 2017, 1:09 PM
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My diamond is like a snowflake though, there's no way they could replace it. I guess I need insurance to cover my emotional trauma too.
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