How much the average american spend on an engagement ring?
447366
It depends on the girl.  Some girls want simple and are ok with no rock, others want something totally flashy and want to be admired.  Take her shopping and let her pick it out.  Even if you think you know, she will most likely try to be modest about what she really wants.  Just make sure you can pay for it.
797476
Most definitely! An engagement ring is to show that you're engaged to the person that gave it to you. If you split up, you're no longer engaged, so the ring HAS to be returned.
626096
No she does not. An engagement ring is kind of like a trade or a deposit or something. When the man gives it to a woman, she is to marry him. If they don't marry, she has to give it back.\n\nAn engagement ring isn't a gift. It must be returned. Plus, those things cost an arm and a leg.
280737
I have bought many pieces of jewelry from Jewelry Television. They were all spectacular! You can buy huge gemstone rings for under $100, while at a mall jewelry store you end up paying five times that! They even have a 30 day money back guarantee.
1174702
The most expensive gift I've ever recieved from a guy I was seeing was a diamond ring.  It was only .25 carots, white gold.  He was a drunken a**hole and after I had ditched him I gave the ring to a little girl I passed by at a fair because I felt it was bad luck to keep it.  ...I wonder if she still has it... No definately not still with him, really wouldn't mind never seeing him again.  :-)
659126
When my ring was set in 2002 -- it cost $84.00 - it was done out of shop ---Stewart's Jewelers had to have another place do it...since they were backlogged. (In North Carolina)\n(My stone is slightly under half a carat --- and is a Princess cut)
151911
I think you should have whatever you want. If a topaz has sentimental meaning for you, that's far more important than a diamond. Giving diamonds is a tradition someone else started; it's not your tradition. Too many people follow the herd and do what they think everyone else wants them to do. Good for you for wanting to do your own thing. What I think is classy  and beautiful is a woman with a wedding band and no engagement band at all, so you could consider that, and wear the topaz separately.
1034771
aww, i think you're fiance loves you mucho.  mine spent $3900 on mine.  it's a 1920's ring and i love it.  many of my friends have huge rings that costs a LOT more!!!  i always thought i was on the lower end, even though i feel blessed to have it and him.  get some insurance girl, and flaunt that!
1159024
umm thats a little weird. most people just buy a ring....
247586
Current market price for platinum is approx $1040 /oz. There is really no answer to your question because it depends on the quality of the diamond. Industrial diamonds can be purchased for less than a penny an ounce (< 50 cents per carat).\nTop quality diamonds can go for millions of dollars apiece. It all depends.
577091
Cheap jewelry and skin sensitivity.  My wife and I bought 10karat rings when we were first married.  She got a green ring around her finger, but I didn't.  We got 18k rings when we could afford them and the problem went away.  Her body chemistry has a different reaction to mine.
496429
Engagement rings can come in many varieties. There are many styles, including solitaires and three stone rings. Visit a jewelry store and they will explain it all to you very well.  The bridal sets are ok, that way you get the engagement ring and the wedding band all at once. Enhancers are not a good option in my opinion. The gold bands or a band of any metal should be used as the wedding band, and they do not have to be plain metal, you can add diamonds or stones to them to give them an extra sparkle. I really recommend visiting some local jewelry stores and they will explain to you the different styles. Good luck! =)
535392
Conventional wisdom used to say 2 months salary... sometime in the past couple of years its changed to 3.  In reality, the best answer is no more than you can comfortably afford.  Remember that once you get married your debt becomes her debt as well-- and you've got a wedding on the horizon to pay for.  So don't finance a huge rock that's going to take you years to pay off.  When you go ring shopping, make cut, color and clarity a priority over size.  $3,000 should buy you a decent 3/4 carat ring (depending on metal).
152628
Usually the couple buys the wedding rings together.  Couples like to have matching sets, so it's easier to get them at the same time.  \n\nWe bought our engagement and wedding rings together, and he paid for the engagement ring but we both paid for the wedding rings since our incomes were combined by then.
745232
It varies ALOT by region of the country.  I'm in the Northeast and we were on a tight budget.  We spent $6000 and had a fabulous church wedding, reception and 90 of our closest friends/family.  \n\nHope this helps!
642251
It all depends on what you want to spend I guess.....what about a nice diamond ring. Not having to mean anything but....or the rear camera set for his car. It has a rear view mirror with 7" screen to watch behind you. You install the camera in the back of vehicle of course. And you can even hook up your dvd system if he has one to watch whatever in the mirror. It is at Best Buy for $399.  I bought my husband one for christmas. Good luck!
58890
I bought my fiance's diamond on the internet, it is very high quality, and I got a great deal on it. Buying it from the actual brick and mortar store is less risky, but you are also going to pay big-time for the service and company name.