Is $2100.00 a lot to spend on a men's wedding band?

[MizAvalon]

Is the man buying his own ring a regional or cultural thing? In all my years I have never heard of that until this thread.

 

[*CherryPie*]

You've never heard of the man buying his own ring...and I've never heard of the woman buying the man's ring. So, maybe it IS regional or cultural.

Is the man buying his own ring a regional or cultural thing? In all my years I have never heard of that until this thread.

 

[HanaKuroi]

Is the man buying his own ring a regional or cultural thing? In all my years I have never heard of that until this thread.

I misread. I thought you said you never heard of a man NOT buying his own ring. Where are you from? This is the FIRST I have ever heard of a man expecting and picking out his ring and expecting his future wife to pay for it.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

 

[sylver2]

i never heard of the man buying his own ring either. shoot get him whatever ..he won't know. Get him a $200 band from zales

 

[MizAvalon]

I misread. I thought you said you never heard of a man NOT buying his own ring. Where are you from? This is the FIRST I have ever heard of a man expecting and picking out his ring and expecting his future wife to pay for it.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

The Northeast. Have never heard of that in my life.

 

[preciouslove0x]

Wait... this is a tradition for real? I've never heard of a woman buying a wedding band before in my life. We're all Americans here, right?

 

[HanaKuroi]

Wait... this is a tradition for real? I've never heard of a woman buying a wedding band before in my life. We're all Americans here, right?

I have not either. I am still confused. I have asked around and nobody has heard of it either.

If a man wants to marry you he buys all the rings.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

 

[*CherryPie*]

No, we're not all Americans.

I've never heard of this mess either. He couldn't marry me, because he would be at the altar with no ring.

Wait... this is a tradition for real? I've never heard of a woman buying a wedding band before in my life. We're all Americans here, right?

 

[MizAvalon]

For the Americans, it would be interesting to know which region everyone comes from. That could explain the differences in why some have heard of this and others haven't.

 

[HanaKuroi]

For the Americans, it would be interesting to know which region everyone comes from. That could explain the differences in why some have heard of this and others haven't.

But I asked various friends(male and female) from all over. We are military so we not only move often but people are from all over the states and various countries and nobody has heard of it. They thought it was crazy. They allllllllll said the man buys all the rings. I won't add the comments they made about the guy.

Eta: I am American. Yes I did ask because we thought it crazy.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

 

[tmhuggiebear]

I never heard of the man buying all the rings before. I know tradition to dictate that the man buys the women's engagement ring and band while the woman buys the band for the groom. I've never heard otherwise.

This is exactly how my hubby and I did it.

 

[bklynbornNbred]

I'm raised in America to West Indians so I'm not sure which side I've heard it from but its not unheard of to me for the women to buy the man's wedding band. However you can't pick and choose to be traditional when it suits you. You can't demand your ring be bought while your parents are ordering chinese food on paper plates for the rehearsal dinner that my relatives are not invited to. No sir.

That said $2100 is not a lot of money if your budget is $50K but ridiculous if its $5,000 and you are expecting everyone to eat 2 slices of ham as an appetizer while all your relatives are guilted to go in the kitchen and help cook.

I know young and in loves don't like to be told but if its right there is no harm in waiting until you get your finances together. Stop watching the reality shows or just go to city hall. Set a realistic budget then figure it out.

 

[TayMac]

I thought the tradition was that the woman purchased the mans wedding band. I've read that on multiple sites. All my married friends did and their husbands are not cheap/stingy guys at all.

Each couple should handle as they see fit but I wouldn't put myself in any financial strain for it.

 

[Makenzie]

chicitygirl

I was thinking that too? Why are you buying his ring? Men are supposed to buy all of the rings...

I've never heard this. I bought my ex husbands ring.

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[chicitygirl]

Meh, to each their own. My husband doesn't like me to spend my money on him, so maybe that had something to do with it. Works fine for me. Everyone's relationship dynamic is different and that tends to trump tradition.

 

[GeorginaSparks]

traditionally, the man buys the woman's ring and the woman buys his wedding band. because a jewelry store sells them together doesnt mean its tradition. ive never read otherwise till this board. lol.

if the ring he wants is expensive, then tradition be damned he can buy his own ring.