Just toying with the idea here. I am thinking about proposing in the next year and I never expected I would be in this position.
My sister was just proposed to and dude must have spent like 10 grand on the ring. I think she feels like he spent too much. It looks like the friggin thing weighs her whole hand down.
Also do you think it is misogynist to ask the lady’s dad for permission?
I spent around $2500 on the engagement ring. We had discussed what she liked before I ordered it, but I customised it myself, so she was not a part of choosing the actual ring. I asked her dad, but it was mostly ceremonial. I knew he would say yes, and if the didn’t, that wouldn’t have changed anything.
For reference here’s the ring I got.
I wasn’t pressured into buying an “expensive” ring. I bought it while I was studying. She said it was not important with an expensive rinf, and I believe she believed that, but she is extremely happy with the ring, and I am proud when she wears it.