A Man’s Guide to Buying an Engagement Ring

ǯ /Ĩ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ůƵĐŬLJ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŵĂŶ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ďŝŐ ƐƚĞƉ ďLJ ƉƌŽƉŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ your girlfriend, continue reading to discover our foolproof, step by step guide to purchasing the perfect engagement ring! ŵĂŶ͛Ɛ ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŽ ďƵLJŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƌŝŶŐ: Do your research in advance. 1. &ŝŶĚ ŽƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ŐŝƌůĨƌŝĞŶĚ͛Ɛ ƌŝŶŐ ƐŝnjĞ ǀŽŝĚ ŐƵĞƐƐǁŽƌŬ ďLJ ďŽƌƌŽǁŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ŐŝƌůĨƌŝĞŶĚ͛Ɛ ƌŝŶŐƐ͘ Ğ ƐƵƌĞ to take a ring, that she rarely wears, not a ring her mother gave her that she wears every day and is likely to miss. 2. &ŝŶĚ ŽƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ŐŝƌůĨƌŝĞŶĚ͛Ɛ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌLJ ƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ^ƚĂƌƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŶŽƚŝĐĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ŐŝƌůĨƌŝĞŶĚ͛Ɛ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌLJ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ whether she prefers traditional gold or whether she tends to wear rose gold jewellery or white gold jewellery. By taking an interest in the pieces your girlfriend wears on a day to day basis you may also be able to ascertain whether she prefers subtle pieces or bold statement pieces. Also try to figure out whether your future fiancé prefers more modern pieces or vintage pieces. Be sure to purchase a ring that boasts a high quality diamond: tŚĞŶ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĚŝĂŵŽŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĐƌƵĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌ ŬĞLJ Đ ǁŽrds cut, clarity, color and carat. 1. Cut A diamond which has been expertly cut will reflect light better than your average diamond.