Cost of engagement ring...

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Just a nosey post!!
How much did your engagement rings costs?

What was the cost relative to household income?

Why? Are you worried your ring didn’t cost ‘enough’?

My ring cost £120. I only know because I took it for resizing and had to take the receipt. It’s stunning. Our wedding rings cost £80-100 each.

Household income £80k. Neither of us saw a need for spending much on rings, we love wearing them for the symbolism but we were very much focused on the fact we’d just bought a house that needed plenty doing to it and had a baby on the way! Financially we’d have felt like any more than what we spent was money that could have been used for much more important things.

Mine was 2k, DH would’ve spent more but this was more than enough money to be stuck my finger. Household income at the time was about over 100k.

First engagement ring was £5k, household income £68k. What a pair of twats we were.

Mine was £600ish.
Household income was about 60k at that time.

Mine was around £1500, simple diamond solitaire in a white gold band. We were both living at home at the time and in our first ft jobs. His income was about 35k at the time.

Ring cost about £2000 but is ‘worth’ more, insured for £3600 (we got a good deal) household income at the time was roughly £60,000, but most of the cost came from some inheritance of mine

£40 - household income at the time £30k. It's now nearing £50k but I'd still do the same. It's tattooed 😬

My ring cost £80, (and I chose it) and our annual income was about £80k.

About £250 at the time, think household income was about 50k. I just went for what I liked.

Mine was £0 because I don't have one. I don't really see the point of them - particularly as DH didn't propose; we had a discussion like adults and made a mutual decision. Getting a ring afterwards seemed pointless. My wedding ring was about £90, but I like it and it was entirely my choice. And I am a skinflint. 😁

Mins was free as it has been passed down through the family. It's not traditional but I love it.

My engagement and wedding rings were a bridal set and DH reckons it was around £1k but I can't remember tbh. His were cheaper, maybe £400 for both (yes he got an engagement ring too!)

£250ish. I chose it. Household income was £32k.

Ten years ago it was 1200. Both earned 45 grand or so. I bought an eternity for 4000 myself but I love it and I've worked hard for 20 years and had some savings.

First time about £200, less than one week's wage. The second time I didn't bother, I picked a sparkly wedding ring (like a half eternity ring). It cost about half a months pay (not recently). It's so lovely.

Can’t remember at all. I do know it was less than the cost of the weekend in Rome that dh booked for the engagement.

I lost the stone from my ring, but I still have fantastic memories of that weekend.

Ours were about £1,800 each, both high earners so we didn’t feel too guilty about spending that much. We didn’t get married in the end, but we both still wear our rings as we like them.

£2000 and household income was about 50-60k. My partner chose it but I love it!

£900. Household income was around £58k.

We didn't buy any, neither of us thought it was/is an important symbol. Annual income £102k if it's relevant.

£7000. Income £100k+

£400, household in income of about £45000. I love it and picked it myself. Although I will say if we had got engaged when I was younger I probably would have wanted a bigger, fancier ring that cost more, I think now I realise more that it's not about the money

Who cares about the cost if it is from the person you want to spend the rest of your life with? As long as you are happy with the ring, it doesn't matter if it didn't cost much. Personally I think there's better things to spend a large amount of money on than a ring but everyone has different priorities in life.

My engagement ring was £8000 - household income £130k (my husband is on £115k)

The one that’s my favourite is 15k...... not surprisingly I haven’t got it yet 😂.