my older brother wants to get engaged ..

Heineken Helen

NY PJ1 wrote:

no no its for my brothers gf,,he asked me to make believe it was for my gf to get her opinion on what she likes

That's what I meant

Champ, that's a nice one! I wouldn't like something flashy either, hmmmm...

*runs to look at pictures of engagement rings*

The Champ

Heineken Helen wrote:

Champ, that's a nice one! I wouldn't like something flashy either, hmmmm...

*runs to look at pictures of engagement rings*

Like you said, can't go wrong with a simple and beautiful white gold solitaire...So are you going to ask yourself to marry you ?

Steve Dunne

go with princess cut platinum...works for all types of tastes...

NY PJ1

its over aand done she said emerald and my brother knows exactly what to get

mission accomplished ,,dam im good


and he is gonna give it to her while snorkeling in sharks cove on oahu

gonna make believe he found something in the water and bring that up lol

sounds cool

TrixieCat

NY PJ1 wrote:

its over aand done she said emerald and my brother knows exactly what to get

mission accomplished ,,dam im good


and he is gonna give it to her while snorkeling in sharks cove on oahu

gonna make believe he found something in the water and bring that up lol

sounds cool

Oh...that is so romantic! I almost shed a tear...oh my.
That is awesome. I would just die.
good job J

Heineken Helen

The Champ wrote:

Like you said, can't go wrong with a simple and beautiful white gold solitaire...So are you going to ask yourself to marry you ?

actually why not? I might just bring myself out for a nice meal tonight... perhaps head off to the beach afterwards and as I sit listening to the waves crashing... I could surprise myself by presenting myself with a nice white gold solitaire and then check into a hotel somewhere and... yeh, that's enough of that

well fuck it, I don't do anything ELSE by the norm!

Heineken Helen

NY PJ1 wrote:

its over aand done she said emerald and my brother knows exactly what to get

mission accomplished ,,dam im good


and he is gonna give it to her while snorkeling in sharks cove on oahu

gonna make believe he found something in the water and bring that up lol

sounds cool

:eek: that's beautiful!

well done!

GreenTeaDisease

lol, I can't imagine trying to find a ring to flatter one's fingers! do you actually have to consider the size and shape of the woman's fingers? that's crazy!

all these cuts and stuff look the same to me. I'm horrible with this girly stuff. people show me their engagement rings and I'm just "that's nice." I have no idea what makes one diamond ring different from another.

personally, I like hand-crafted, arty jewlery.

The Champ

NY PJ1 wrote:

he is gonna give it to her while snorkeling in sharks cove on oahu

Let's hope he doesn't forget to ask her to marry him afterwards..

NY PJ1

yea we can be romantic at times lol

Heineken Helen

The Champ wrote:

Let's hope he doesn't forget to ask her to marry him afterwards..

:eek: OR drop it!

ah gtd, i love girly stuff... I used to not be VERY much into it... but if it sparkles, I turn into a magpie :eek: no matter what it is... come to think of it, I'd be happy with tinfoil

NY PJ1

Heineken Helen wrote:

:eek: OR drop it!

ah gtd, i love girly stuff... I used to not be VERY much into it... but if it sparkles, I turn into a magpie :eek: no matter what it is... come to think of it, I'd be happy with tinfoil

i was thinking about the dropping part,, i wouldimagine he wouldnt actually take it in the water but we use those things u wear around ur neck to keep ur stuff dry so it can be done

GreenTeaDisease

Heineken Helen wrote:

:eek: OR drop it!

ah gtd, i love girly stuff... I used to not be VERY much into it... but if it sparkles, I turn into a magpie :eek: no matter what it is... come to think of it, I'd be happy with tinfoil

you know what I like- opals. I was in san francisco last week and a bunch of the shops in chinatown had them in the windows. I was totally drawn to the sparkling.

I wish there were more places where you get really different, artistic jewelry. like I would love a really cool opal ring or something, but I wouldn't really know where to get it. Plus, it always seems weird to buy yourself expensive jewelry.

Brain of J.Lo

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

lol, I can't imagine trying to find a ring to flatter one's fingers! do you actually have to consider the size and shape of the woman's fingers? that's crazy!

Yeah. I didn't realize this until I tried a few on. My hands look like they belong on an 8 yr old, and certain styles/sizes/shapes looked ridiculous on me.

GreenTeaDisease

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Yeah. I didn't realize this until I tried a few on. My hands look like they belong on an 8 yr old, and certain styles/sizes/shapes looked ridiculous on me.

man, this is like, harder than picking out a bike or a TV.

I was thinking a while back that if I had the money or whatever I would love to buy myself an engagement ring and then when people asked if I was engaged I'd just be like "nah." I'd love to see someone wear an engagement ring for the hell of it.

Brain of J.Lo

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

you know what I like- opals. I was in san francisco last week and a bunch of the shops in chinatown had them in the windows. I was totally drawn to the sparkling.

I wish there were more places where you get really different, artistic jewelry. like I would love a really cool opal ring or something, but I wouldn't really know where to get it. Plus, it always seems weird to buy yourself expensive jewelry.

Opals are incredible. The only problem with them is that they are prone to cracking. It's sad.

some interesting estate pieces on here:

http://www.ross-simons.com/Opal/Rings.html?cm_mmc=PPC-_-Yahoo-_-null-_-null

Brain of J.Lo

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

man, this is like, harder than picking out a bike or a TV.

I was thinking a while back that if I had the money or whatever I would love to buy myself an engagement ring and then when people asked if I was engaged I'd just be like "nah." I'd love to see someone wear an engagement ring for the hell of it.

Why the hell not??

Heineken Helen

NY PJ1 wrote:

i was thinking about the dropping part,, i wouldimagine he wouldnt actually take it in the water but we use those things u wear around ur neck to keep ur stuff dry so it can be done

:eek: yeh, he'd have to give it some thought... but then if HER hands are wet, what if it slips off before she gets back? Not trying to dissuade this but there are a few things could go wrong

GTD, I'm sure there are plenty of places like that... nothing wrong with buying yourself expensive jewellery either. I bought all my jewellery myself and there are a couple that were fairly costly in Turkey so they'd be worth much more here.

ryan198

Dude the giving is actually the scariest part if you want it to be a secret. I did it without having a box, and had it in my pocket while driving for about an hour. My, now fiancee, kept asking why i was constantly reaching into my pocket, and I told her that "I was just happy to see her". Crass I know, but it at least gave me an excuse to keep checking on it. But that was in the dark, and without a swimsuit, so I wish him luck. Either way, if that's how he's gonna do it, that is a pretty sweet way.

GreenTeaDisease

ryan198 wrote:

D Either way, if that's how he's gonna do it, that is a pretty sweet way.

girls, do you care about how you're "asked"? You know do you expect some kind of big production or surprise or special location? I kinda think I'd rather just be asked out of nowhere on a regular day.