I love my engagement ring, it was a university project at a local county university. It's not worth much but the girl we brought it from was so proud that it fit me because it was sized based off her little sister. She did some fantastic work, once we decided to get married she made us our wedding bands (she wanted to because we were the first people to ever buy her work). I look at them everyday and smile

Its a sad thing that love to some people only happens if they get material (and expensive) stuff from each other. Honestly i saw some 1$ rings on aliexpress which i honestly find waaaaay more beautiful than some of those really expensive ones.

My wedding set belonged to my husbands mother. His father passed away when he was 5 months old. The set has more sentimental value than monetary to my husband and I. No one even really knows how much he paid for the rings or where he even got them. 11845241_8...b4c374.jpg

I'm only 14 and I've already vowed to not spend all my money on rings, a wedding, or a house. I would be fine with a ring pop as a ring!

If I where to get married, a ring wouldn't matter at all. I would probably be happier without one because marriage isn't about all that stuff. I don't want a flashy wedding either, just the two of us and a judge ;)

The day after I proposed to my boyfriend (while fighting pneumonia, you know, respiratory distress, nightmates, intensive care and stuff), he rushed into my room, grinning all over his happy face. Over night he had learned everything about register office, restaurants nearby and asked me whether I wanted a ring. I don't wear any rings, he does't wear any jewellery. Eventually, we declared an already bought bracelet (Lava pendant from Iceland) to be my engagement ring. Now we are discussing what to do/wear at/after our wedding. Any ideas?

I don't care if a man gives me a damn TWISTY TIE for a wedding ring. Just love me for me and all the other expensive rings can just sit there in the jewelry store all lonely and never worn.

The ring doesn't make the marriage last. They were considered luxury items and it wasn't until the De Beers company put out an ad about diamonds are forever that they became a "need". So thank you commercialism for making everyone think that diamonds actually mean something.

I laughed at this simply because it took me back to this day in 2008 when I asked my wife to marry me. Like this couple we didnt make much money she worked in a conveince store and I a mechanic. I didnt even have a ring all I had was a 300$ tax refund check in my pocket and she said yes and we went to walmart (at her request) and she picked out her ring its a small 1/4 caret diamond. To this day she wears that ring like its a 20k Tiffany's special. I made my band from a bolt nut from work because I hate jelwery. 4/4/19 marks 10 years we've been married. We have a 7 year old son and in may we get to welcome two beautiful girls in to this world. Its not the size of the diamond its the thought. Rings tarnish but true love shines bright forever.

i really hope that Pandora employee sees this

I split up with my GF which we've dated for over 10 years , over disagreement on Ring. She wanted a 20k Tiffany diamond ring, her point was, she has spent 10 years of a woman's precious youth on me, a 20k Tiffany ring is just fair. The thing is, I was able to buy that ring, but the issue is our difference in value. 10 years is a long time to give up on, but its better to end it there.

This is bonkers. The rings are gorgeous (and so is this young lady, I might add). These people are in love. Why would anyone think themselves so very important that their opinion on something totally unrelated to them needs to be voiced out like that, in people's faces?

I know that if I were to ask anyone in a relationship/marriage what was the sweetest most loving thing their partner did for them that didn't cost money, most would be quiet. I find most people these days simply put too much value on the materialistic things. If the partner were to pass away suddenly, what would be the sweetest memories? The expensive ring, or the cup of tea/coffee first thing in the morning, the flashy new car or the getting up in the middle of the night to change the crying newborn's nappy/diaper? I know MY memories would be full of sweet little gestures my man has done for me, and I am hoping he feels the same way back. Ariel, you are one very lucky woman, in both having such a sweet caring husband and having the maturity to know what his love means.

I'm so in love with this. People who care about the price of the ring don't know true love. So y'all gold diggers out there, if you would've looked more at each others hearts instead of being dazzled by the ring the divorce rate in the world maybe wouldn't be so high. This couple is happy. Just because your marriage isn't happy because your husband works 24/ 7 to afford your shopping and pay back the money for your 5kkkk ring because he didn't see that you were a gold digger. The most important thing in a relationship is that you can be yourself and that you love each other truly (with this I mean that you loving with the heart and not with the eyes)

You have me at "burping contest". It says it all. Best thing to find out with your partener is to share a laugh every time you can. Perfect match, I´m sure it will work well for both of you. Ring prizes? Who the f**k cares? Burping contest overrides everything.

Expensive diamonds and all that is just good marketing from decades ago, my wife has a £300 ($400) ring that i got her when we first moved in together, we were both quite skint etc and she loves it and wouldn't swap it for anything (well thats what she tells me at least). This is all shallow nonsense.

Not afraid to say it, my engagement ring cost 20 dollars on etsy. I wear it next to the custom wedding ring the engagement ring is modeled after. We couldnt afford much when we got engaged, and to this day he asks if I'd like my little sterling silver engagement ring to be made into white gold, but I wont have it. I LOVE it so much. It reminds me of how we started small, and how we've evolved together in life.

My husband proposed me via text since he was living aboard,so no engagement ring. It's not about the worth of the ring,it's the thought and effort is matters.

Aww, they're so cute and happy together! It's pretty clear the price of a ring matters to neither of them. I wish everyone could see it that way. And since I just remembered this, story time: My parents got engaged before they even got rings because neither of them had a lot of money. My dad didn't even propose by going down on one knee with a ring, he just whispered into her ear. Nearly 20 years later, they're still happily married. So yeah, money really does not matter if you truly love each other.

Grandpa bought a wedding set at a p**n shop. Grandma wore it and loved it. It was what my husband used to propose, and I still wear it. Also, for brides on a budget: p**n shops, estate sales, and art shows are the BEST places for quality rings at inexpensive prices.

Sort of the opposite of this story... A famous Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley was known to be very cheap. He and his future feminist wife had split dinner bills down to the penny, found an engagement ring ad in the paper rushed down to the store advertising a sale, got the ring, had it appraised and gave it to his future wife and bragged about his great deal on his wedding day. Now, 30 years later, the former billionaire got divorced with his wife getting $500 million. Sometimes, being cheap, cheating on your wife, instead of Love as a foundation has its consequences. That said, he is now re-married to his new wife 20+ years younger - so we'll see if he finds happiness, but it did cost him a lot of money. I hope he bought her a better ring with love and not money this time. ;-)

I once gave a woman I loved an engagement ring I purchased for $10 that she wore it as though it was priceless. Unfortunately due to our youth and immaturity we never had that marriage. Later in my life with success came fortune I was able to afford that 10k ring but ended up giving it to the wrong one. Moral of the story a good woman won't care about any ring.

Okay yeah, im a british girl, but not money orientated. This couoles story really touched me. Its nice to know that money dosnt make our OWN worlds and lives go round, but in cold hard reality, it does. Im happy with charity shops ect. And to be honest materialistic goods of any kind should not be the declaration of our soul. Money dosnt matter, but how we choose to be good kind thankful humans does. I wish eternal happiness on these couples like this. And atleast their kids will have been taught a valuable (pun not intended lol) lesson. Money doesnt define us, but the kidness ect does, our actions of freewill. We need more love in this world, instead of people dragfing us down because we cant afford fancy things.... when did the world become so materialistic. It isnt sad, just super tragic. You cant buy memories, you make them. Its happening every day , and it is unfair. My heart goes out ot this guy who did this for his girl. Subtle meanings of love are the best in my eyes. Flashy is trashy if you dont do it right. Best of luck to all those out there, like this couple. Spread the loving peace and not war XD

I thought the great de Beers diamond marketing rip off was well known, but perhaps not. I'd be happy with just a nice ring I really liked. Something outrageously expensive I'd be petrified the entire time about losing.

Lovely couple.

I think the cheap things are nice too, my mother and step mother got married in a dog park under the only tree there.

I broke my left elbow and needed surgery and 2 pins put in. I also have nerve damage in my hand and fingers so I was unable to get my ring on for a year and a half, let alone wear it for any length of time. Now that another year has gone by I can wear it maybe 2 or 3 days a month. I miss it, but when I can wear it I am more grateful for it. We are coming up on 33 years in May and our marriage is so much more than the ring. I think some people these days want the big, flashy, expensive ring to sell to pay the divorce lawyer when they can't talk to one another and work out their issues. We made a promise to each other: There will never be anything we can't work out a long as we do it together. It has served us well.

We were very glad that we didn't buy a hugely expensive engagement ring after our daughter "borrowed" it for a school project and it ended up in landfill…

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I think that not only are the couple lucky to have found each other the rings are lush as well. Love is worth more than any metal and stone ring.

That's so cute!

I read a lot, but this is one of a few times when I really enjoyed the story/ article. What I see here, is not $130 ring. I see a brave and confident woman who lives her life free from "trends" and who doesn't give a damn about stereotypes. It is true happiness. Ariel made this ring worth millions. Beautiful couple, beautiful ring ♥

My husband was the type to shower me with diamonds and beautiful gifts whenever he was able. But I will tell you this, I would give it all back and more if I could only have him back for even a day. He passed away four years ago this week. My heart is still broken.

My engagement ring was purchased from a p**n shop. We got married at the courthouse. And I wouldn't change a thing. There are some people that truly want and crave the "typical" AND THAT IS OKAY. There are some that are pressured into the "typical", and then there are some of us that are just focused on other things. For me, none of the stuff matters... my small wedding in the courthouse was surprisingly touching, intimate and everything I never knew I wanted.