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I can think of 3 different couples I knew where the girl was like that, "If you love me you'll spend at least $x on a ring that's good enough for me"
Out of them 2 are divorced because the chick ended up cheating on the guy and using him for $$$, and the 3rd is headed that way from what I can tell.
I was engaged once before my wife, and all I could afford to give the girl was a cheap WalMart special. Even then, it was pushing it. When she found out it where it came from it triggered a huge fight which was the beginning of the end for the relationship.
It is sad, really. I can understand wanting a nice ring, *if* you can afford it without having to eat ramen for the next year. But it being a deal breaker, sending it back for a bigger one, it not costing enough...I gave my wife my mom's old ring, she had given it to me knowing I was planning on asking her and knowing I was dirt poor. We had it resized and she absolutely loved it. It was much nicer than anything I could have afforded at the time and an heirloom, and saved us money for other things that we needed like a washing machine, tires for the car, etc.
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