Please help - ladies views on engagement rings.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

this is my engagement ring http://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/detail/R/5709008/

I had a choice of 3 when we got engaged and this is the one i picked (and im now 24 but was 22 when i got engaged)

bigmomma051204

Just to be akward....i wouldnt actually choose many of those options! I am actually having a ring made for me....went with my Partner to birmingham jewellery quarter and told them exactly what i wanted and theyre making it for me at a pretty reasonable price cant remember how much exactly lol but under £500 definitely!!!!! It is a victorian era inspired piece - gold band but with a design on the "top"is it bit which is basically a kind of swirly,floraly kind of thing (pmsl) NOT a flower tho just ...oh i cant explain it lol....then it just has a large-ish ruby in middle with 4 smaller diamonds (pretty small ones PMSL) around the ruby. it will be gorge!!!!!!

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll456/the26thchoice/RING1-1.jpg (not really like this one but very similer - different stones obviously but the style of ring is the same!)

kr15snw

1) what shape stone would you prefer?
Emerald ideally or princess cut (emerald = rectangle, princess = square)

2) what metal would you prefer this ring to be in?
Platinum (I dont like gold, and white gold is too soft so can rub down when 2 rings next to each other)

3) being realsistic and with a possible budget what size stone would you like?
0.5 crt I guess would be nice

4) how many gemstones would you prefer?
Solitaire

5) what is your age ranger
Under 25

6) is it important to you how well the engagement ring sits against a wedding ring?
Im not bothered about them fitting perfectly, but Id like it to match (same metal)

ellies_angel

1) what shape stone would you prefer?
(round, oval, square, pear, marquise, rectangular, other)

2) what metal would you prefer this ring to be in?
(white gold, yellow gold, platinum, palladium)

3) being realsistic and with a possible budget what size stone would you like?
(under 0.25ct, 0.25-0.50ct, 0.50ct-0.75ct, 0.75ct-1.00ct, over 1ct)

4) how many gemstones would you prefer?
(solitaire, 2-stone, 3-stone, cluster)

5) what is your age ranger
(under 25, 25-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, over 55)

6) is it important to you how well the engagement ring sits against a wedding ring?
(wedding ring fit, standard fit)

Miró

1) what shape stone would you prefer?
(round, oval, square, pear, marquise, rectangular, other)
BIG!

2) what metal would you prefer this ring to be in?
(white gold, yellow gold, platinum, palladium)
Don't care cos the stone will be so big you won't see

3) being realsistic and with a possible budget what size stone would you like?
(under 0.25ct, 0.25-0.50ct, 0.50ct-0.75ct, 0.75ct-1.00ct, over 1ct)
At least 3ct

4) how many gemstones would you prefer?
(solitaire, 2-stone, 3-stone, cluster)
Is there anything other than a diamond????

5) what is your age ranger
(under 25, 25-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, over 55)
Cheeky!

6) is it important to you how well the engagement ring sits against a wedding ring?
(wedding ring fit, standard fit)
Wedding...wots that got to do with it?

numberwang

1) what shape stone would you prefer?
(round, oval, square, pear, marquise, rectangular, other)

2) what metal would you prefer this ring to be in?
(white gold, yellow gold, platinum, palladium)

3) being realsistic and with a possible budget what size stone would you like?
(under 0.25ct, 0.25-0.50ct, 0.50ct-0.75ct, 0.75ct-1.00ct, over 1ct)

4) how many gemstones would you prefer?
(solitaire, 2-stone, 3-stone, cluster)

5) what is your age ranger
(under 25, 25-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, over 55)

6) is it important to you how well the engagement ring sits against a wedding ring?
(wedding ring fit, standard fit)

cheers NW

hippadeemo

1) what shape stone would you prefer?
(round, oval, square, pear, marquise, rectangular, other)

2) what metal would you prefer this ring to be in?
(white gold, yellow gold, platinum, palladium)

3) being realsistic and with a possible budget what size stone would you like?
(under 0.25ct, 0.25-0.50ct, 0 .50ct-0.75ct, 0.75ct-1.00ct, over 1ct)

4) how many gemstones would you prefer?
( solitaire, 2-stone, 3-stone, cluster)

5) what is your age ranger
(under 25, 25-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, over 55)

6) is it important to you how well the engagement ring sits against a wedding ring?
(wedding ring fit, standard fit) doesn't matter.

This is what I have and it is exactly what I would have chosen too

DizzyT_2

Round, White Gold, 0.50, solitaire, 41-45, standard fit.