His Mother-In-Law Said The Engagement Ring He Bought For His Fiancée Is Too Cheap
This 30-year-old man recently got engaged to his 26-year-old fiancée. Around a year before he proposed to her, he made sure to get her input on what kind of engagement rings she really liked.
He even took his fiancée to a store close to where they live so they could take a look at different engagement rings.
So, that’s where he got an idea of exactly what ring she dreamed of having on her finger. As he researched engagement rings further after their trip to the store, he felt that a natural diamond was pointless.
He realized lab diamonds were so much more affordable, so that’s what he ultimately purchased. He got one that was 1.6 Carats, and it’s really a gorgeous diamond. Adding that to the ring setting, and he spent $5,800 all in.
“My fiancée is really happy [with] it,” he explained. “She loves it because it was the shape she wanted, a pearl shape sitting on halo.”
“My fiancée kept asking me how much I paid for it. I kept telling her I didn’t want to tell her but she [insisted] and asked me if it was natural or lab.”
He finally did tell his fiancée how much he spent on the ring and that he purchased a lab diamond for her.
She was still thrilled, but then she turned around and told her mom about the details of the ring.
Sadly, his mother-in-law is criticizing the ring that he purchased and saying it’s far too cheap for her daughter to wear.
Vasil – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“I make 140K per year and apparently she believes I should pay two months salary on the ring and that lab diamonds are synthetic and thus not good enough,” he said.
“A couple years ago she had made the statement that I should involve her in the buying process when I am buying a ring for her daughter. Now I understand why. If I had involved her, she would have pushed for a much more expensive ring.”
“I told my fiancée if she does not like the ring, I can return it and replace it but I won’t take any flack from her mother. My fiancée is fine. But I can tell she is now disappointed that her mother is not too happy for her ring. I could replace it but why should I spend more money just because my MIL isn’t happy?”
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