Ever wondered how much your ring should be worth? Or how much you should be spending on a prospective ring?
Well Life Uncut has the answer for you. Life Uncut is a podcast hosted by two former Bachelor finalists Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne. Each week the pair discusses all things love, life, lust and all in between. The pair use their show to help others navigate relationships, dating in the modern day and the complications these brings in the current world.
In one of their most recent episodes they discuss what the standard is these days when it comes to purchasing an engagement ring. In a segment they title Ask Uncut, the pair try to answer questions asked by listeners, and this week, this was the submission they found in their inbox:
So I have finally found THE ONE!! After a loooong and hard few years dating a bunch of bin chickens, I finally got my penguin We have talked about marriage, done the ring sizes, I’ve shown him what I would like (which he agrees would suit me) and I’m now in a pickle. He has been married before and spent a lot of money on his first wife’s ring. She was forceful, told him which one and picked the most expensive. I have said I wouldn’t expect a super expensive ring, though I also don’t want a cheap knock off one that you can find on some websites. Should it matter about how much someone spends on a ring? I feel like knowing he did pay a lot for an ex means he can at least meet halfway so I get a good quality piece I’m going to wear forever. Should I offer to pay for some of it? He has mentioned it should be about the gesture of proposing not the price. We looked up the rings he would want and they are all around a few hundred dollars. I guess this is the standard for men’s rings and I feel maybe he’s comparing that to what I should get.
You can listen to their answer below!
