Did you fiance` have the money to buy your engagement ring?

Did he finance it or just pay for it straight up? For instance, did he get a zales card and pay it off through a credit card or did he have all the money to pay for it at once? If it was an expensive ring....like over 1500. What would you do?

Public Comments

1. My first bought it straight out. My second made payments on it ,It was WAY more expensive though.
2. no he didn't have money or credit to pay for it when we got engaged but he has it now and i got the one i wanted not the one he had chosen for me
3. My husband didn't have a lot of money and I didn't want to start out in debt. He let me pick one out that he could afford. It's a half carot diamond and I still love it today. After 33 yrs. of marriage. Sometimes going into debt is necessary, but I certainly don't think buying an engagement ring is reason to go into debt.
4. My 1st husband used his step dads ring since he was getting a divorce! Cheap huh? I would think that most guys CHARGE IT!! Who could afford that and a car etc.??
5. My ex borrowed the money for the ring from me....... Enough said! :-)
6. We couldn't afford a ring. So my stepdad gave me my mothers ring to wear (she died in 2003). It's my most prized posession. Not only is it something close to my dead mothers heart, but it represents my husbands love for me. I think people need to stop obsessing over the cost and concentrate on the meaning.
7. my first set was put in law-away and he made payments until it was paid off the second one he used money we'd set aside for a huge bill then we paid it off later. The second one was a huge surprise!
8. I bought my own.. Many women do
9. Mine was financed. Of course, if you can afford to, paying for it out right is smarter (no payments, no interest) but $1500 is a good chunk of money to many people.
10. Well mine was his grandmothers, which I think makes it VERY special!
11. My fiance financed it, but since then, we have combined out finances. So, we are paying on it together.
12. My husband paid for my bridal set by means of a credit card. It was priced around $4000..
13. my husband bought it and paid all at once. the ring was 500 total(i used my grandmother's diamond so no cost there)