MemberSo your ring definitely isn’t my style, but I can still admire it, it is beautiful! It looks gorgeous on you! And it’s never cool of others to diss anyone’s ring. Ever.
MemberYour ring is truly dazzling, I love it! It does look lovely on you.
Imagine the wretched, unhappy little lives some people are suffering through; to feel compelled to make snark over someone else’s great good fortune. Pity.
MemberMemberThough I wouldn’t personally choose your ring as my engagement ring I think it’s absolutely gorgeous and would love a ring like that to wear when I dress up. It’s beautiful! I think it’s just a little different. If you adore it I woulnd’t worry too much about people’s comments!
MemberMemberYour ring is gorgeous. The comments I get are mine are “too plain”. That there’s nothing unique about them, they look “dated” due to the tellow gold, etc. I think mine are timeless and classic…which is exactly what I wanted.
MemberI don’t get weird reactions to my ring so much (although actually I probably do, they just don’t register with me as negative because I really don’t care and actually quite enjoy confusing people – it’s asscher cut which most people haven’t seen before in my crowds) HOWEVER whenever people compliment it I just cannot help myself but to say, “Thanks, I designed it myself!” and THAT ilicits some very strange reactions. Where I am it is the total norm for rings to be picked and paid for by the guy and for it all to be a surprise. So people are generally perpexled/unimpressed that every single part of my ring and propsal process (including paying for it) was a joint thing between us. People love to be judgey, I say let em!
Your ring is stunning! I considered Heidi Gibson but decided I needed something simpler in the end. However Swarovski currently have some very HG-esque jewellery at the moment including a ring and stud earrings that I’m considering treating myself to!
MemberWhen I first got my ring I got nothing but compliments. After having it a few months I have now started to get reactions from people insinuating or flat out saying they think it’s “fake” which. Is just so damn rude I can’t believe people actually do this.
I was on the subway recently and this woman sitting beside me goes “Oh! That’s a cool ring! Where did you get it?” I looked at her startled for a hot second cause – I mean – it’s on my left hand ring ring and looks very obviously like an engagement ring. But I said “Uh, I’m not sure, it was a gift.” and she gave me the dirtiest look and goes “Ok girl…”, lol.
MemberMy future mother in law said it was fine that we chose a sapphire because we would “obviously upgrade it” later. I think it broke my fiancé’s heart a little bit.
But everyone has their own style. Brush off the negativity as best you can. That ring is gorgeous anyway!
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MemberWow. That is so weird that people need to comment. I think your ring is stunning, O.P., and in fact every ring in this thread – beautiful!
I’ve not had many comments at all, or many people notice my ring. But I live in l.a., and mine is a fairly modest size for my area.
The only thing that happened that was odd (and uncomfortable) was when I was sitting at a lunch with friends. a friend of a friend wanted to have a closer look, so I took it off and handed it to her, and she looked and looked and looked from every angle (which- I get why she’d do that- it’s handmade and slightly different all over-) but meanwhile everyone kept talking about other subjects and I’m sitting there for the LONGEST time, starting to wonder if she’d give my ring back. Hahaa it felt like forever – was really probably only 5 minutes or so -but long enough for me to start thinking “uhhhhhhh what should I do?!”
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MemberOpinions are like assholes. Everyone has one!!
i always go by the rule – what other people think of me is none of my business. You love your ring that’s what matters. It is a very unique and beautiful style.. I personally LOVE it !! I think it’s amazing and would rock that so hard but there will always be people who don’t like what you do / wear or have .. and that’s fine. I’m sure you see people with haircuts of fashion you wouldn’t choose for yourself.
I love unique and standout pieces and yours is such a statement lots of people will notice it. I think embrace the individuality of it and wear it confidently. Don’t worry about anyone else.
MemberI completely know what you mean. My ring isn’t a traditional engagement ring (it’s a gray diamond) and while some people have been incredibly kind and wowed by the ring, others have made obviously underhanded comments like “that ring is… very you” to just flat-out rude comments like “what stone is that? oh, it’s a diamond?”
I think your ring is beautiful – but then, I appreciate something unique. There are people whose rings I don’t love, and that’s ok too, because it’s not my ring, it’s theirs. Ultimately, an engagement ring is a sign of love and thought and care from a significant other and as long as you love it, everyone else can sod off 🙂