Monday, February 28, 2005

I do ............or do I?

"Please Omobolanle be my wife! I love you with all my heart and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You complete me in ways I'd never thought possible."

So, he finally proposes! He hands you a black box and tears welled your eyes, you could barely contain yourself, you muffled what appeared to be a "yes" as you struggled to open the box. Your heart dropped as you saw a gold band with what appears to be diamond Chip! It reminded you of the earring you used for your first piercing.

WTF? Your girls are going to have a field day at your expense when they see this because yall already had this conversation! You were the most vocal because you were certain he would do at least a full carat if not two! But this shit right here was like a .005, it look like a little misplaced dot! I mean, brother man clocks like 80 grand annually! You would think he could do berra!

You accept it and pretend to be delighted but he catches on that you were bothered.
Clueless, he asks if you like it "hell no" you thought to yourself, but you smiled and lied to him that it was beaurrriful!

So brothers, please take notes:

An engagement band symbolizes eternity! You plan to be with her forever and the ring is a token of that promise to her. You will only buy it once so invest in it.

Get to know your woman! What kind of jewelry does she wear? Is she glitzy or frugal? Which shape does she prefer? There are several, so it's important to know! We've got Round, Princess, Emerald, Asscher, Marquise, Oval, Radiant, Pear and Heart!
To determine the setting you will opt for. The setting is the arrangement of stones within the metal frame of the ring. A good setting is like the right picture frame: it needs to show off what is inside and be able to fit in with its surroundings. It is, therefore, important to find the perfect setting that goes not only with the stone chosen, but also looks good on your First lady's hand! A woman should love her ring and wear it proudly. Engagement rings are popularly available set in gold and white gold. Silver is rarely used because it tarnishes and therefore is not a good representation of eternity. Platinum is now popular and worn by almost one-third of today's engaged women. 14-Karat gold and 24 karat gold are numbers, which refer to the purity of the gold. 24- Karat is pure gold, while 14-karat is a blend with 14 parts gold and 10 parts of another metal and please stays away from the 10-karat cause you may as well hand her your sprite can!


As for how much you should spend? Well you do the math. If your monthly take home pay is $5,000, then multiply it by two. So her ring should cost at least $10,000. Save for it or put in on a card (when you marry her she'll help pay for it).

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