(Closed) “Is it real?”

• LindsayMaree
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: August 2012

• lilsweetie
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: December 2011

nope. i don’t know anyone who would be that rude!

• tibbets
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: October 2013

I think the worst thing was that someone grabbed my hand, placed it under a streetlight and stared at it.  Then went on this tirade asking me if this was a blood diamond – not even waiting for my response.  Didn’t congradulate me at all. 

Turns out my diamond is huge compared to hers and she was a little bit jealous. 

• globalmargaret
• 9 years ago

becuase my diamond is rather large for the area and also a rose cut (which I think people haven’t seen a lot of lately) people ask me if it is some sort of ‘crystal’ or quartz or glass all the time. I don’t care, I love it and thats all that matters, I honestly don’t htink they are trying to be mean, just that it doesn’t look like a typical ‘engagement’ ring

• globalmargaret
• 9 years ago

• BothCoasts
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: October 2010

Nope, and I was all disappointed becasue I had my comeback all teed up:

“Yes, it’s a real engagement. Thanks.”

• his chippymunk
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: August 2013

I’ve never been asked that I know of or can remember. But that’s nice that some people ask in a nice way. 

• the_future_mrs
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: December 2013

My first Engagement Ring that ultimately was returned for jeweler problems got a loooot of questions.

My mom asked in a really nice way, because she was dumbfounded at how big it was. She was like “Well I know (your FI) is well off…but are those ALL diamonds?” Haha I didn’t get offended at all, I was laughing.

But this mega bitch at a jewelery store asked in a not so nice way, I actually posted a thread about it a while ago: http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/i-hate-rude-jewellers-long

She ^ was soo mean!!!

My new ring still gets the occasional question, but only by people who reaaallly know me. 

• mypinkshoes
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: April 2012

i get a lot of compliments but never asked if it was real.

• CanadianMermaid
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: November 2012

Once I believe – and I responded with “What else?”

• CaptainKH
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: August 2012

My ring is larger than most in my area (2.6 carat, New England) so I get asked often, and so far it’s always been in a nice or complimentary way. I feel a little awkwrd having such a large ring in certain circles sometimes, so I don’t mind if they ask. If I feel weird, I will actually lie and say “No, it’s a white sapphire”. 

• Ms Rocky Road
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: July 2013

I’ve had quite a few rude comments about my ring ie

“Is it a diamond? Is it real?”

“It’s nice but I’m practical and I would have insisted we put it towards a house deposit or something else” 

And the latest one – I found out that someone else I work with just got engaged and I was going to go downstairs to congratulate her and look at her ring, someone said “Don’t worry, I’m sure its not bigger than yours” Seriously WTF

My ring is bigger than the average in my area (1/2 – 3/4) but I don’t flash it around. These comments are all from work colleagues, my real friends have all been really lovely.

• sugarpea
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: June 2014

Once at work one of the supervisors joked that it must be fake and we should do all these ‘tests’ on it, like try to cut glass and stuff haha. No one has actually seriously asked me.

• Mrs. Puffin
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: September 2013

Someone once asked if mine was real and I assumed they were asking if I was really engaged, so I said yes. Ironically, I haven’t been asked much at all and my center stone is white sapphire!

• blondemotives
• 9 years ago

• Wedding: August 2004

my best friend asked me if my ring was real when I upgraded it. It’s a 1.2 carat solitaire, doesn’t look fakely huge to me or anything. I wasn’t offended by it, and she wasn’t rude about it. I just simply told her it was.