Evolution has taught us to follow the crowd.
We are all influenced to some degree by mass behaviour of
other people as regards weddings and all. Researching what a person spends on their
engagement ring gives us a benchmark to compare our own
budget. Women do this job mostly, wanting everything related to their wedding completely unique. From the types, styles and designers of the gown and suits to the type of engagement ring to buy.
We, the men are usually obliged to cough out real handy cash to let the spouse get the best taste of that befitting engagement ring.
Spend too much and it could be viewed as overkill.
Spend too little and it might be considered as embarrassingly cheap. We are
all influenced by choking trends and tradition.
Tradition has suggested "classic-taste" men spend between 1-3 months of their
salary on an engagement ring. Around 66% of the average man buying
engagement rings spend below a month’s salary on their
engagement ring purchase.
Personal finances are stretched for most people and not so for others

Does the seeming cost of a couple's engagement ring create any impression of being too cheap a couple or being wasteful?...does it really matter the amount a couple splash on just a ring?

at least 500k hey i didnt force you to marry me!

You go for what you can afford, if she won't accept, give it to someone that will.

My engagement ring had better not be cheap...ofcourse I won't want you to spend so much on a ring I'd be wearing for a couple of months tops, but then again it has to be above average

byvan03:
You go for what you can afford, if she won't accept, give it to someone that will.

Exactly!

MasterJayJay:

oh please! are you my future husband? how does my issue concern you? who are you self?

ButterFrost212:
My engagement ring had better not be cheap...ofcourse I won't want you to spend so much on a ring I'd be wearing for a couple of months tops, but then again it has to be above average

"Couple of months" tops kee?
U get divorce for mind ni?