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Friday, June 17, 2011

Engagement Rings And Eternal Love

When we think of engagement rings, young budding love springs to mind. But then divorce ratios jump before us and we sadly return back to reality. Engagement rings have been a symbol of eternal love. They signify the love and longing two individuals have for each other and their hope to be together forever. Even if that forever ends a few years down the road.

Getting engaged is one of the most romantic moments of ones life, and undoubtedly the most memorable no matter what the manner of the proposal is.

No man wants to spoil that very special moment by offering an engagement ring, the sight of which repulses his lady. So he tries his best to buy the best ring he can offer to her. As all men know very well, women never forget, whether the good things or the bad things. So if you mess up the ring on your engagement, you will suffer for the rest of your life.For your sake here is a brief guide on Engagement rings. Those reading this article probably don’t even know the world of engagement rings is so complex and diverse.

Engagement rings come in all colors, shapes and sizes. The metals used for engagement rings are gold, white gold, platinum and silver. Platinum being the most expensive, followed by gold, white gold and silver.

There are many types of engagement rings, usually for women they are studded with an object of some kind such as precious stones, semi-precious stones and pearls. The most popular stones in engagement rings are diamonds, pearls, rubies and sapphires. Some people like to buy engagement rings with stones corresponding to the month of their birth, or those that symbolize a certain sentiment, feeling or wish for luck in their relationship. For example diamonds represent joy, love, faith and purity. Sapphires represent hope, truth and virtue. Whereas rubies represent love, stability and marital bliss, they are also the birth stones of July. Pearls represent beauty, elegance, wisdom and integrity. Some rings have more than one type of stone studded in them. Engagement rings with diamonds usually have colored diamonds mixed with pure diamonds to create a beautiful design.

The designs also vary from contemporary, gothic to Celtic. There are certain categories of basic engagement ring designs these are solitaires, vintage, custom, art deco, contemporary, Jewish, Celtic, gothic and Russian.

Some people prefer engagement rings with engravings either on the inner side or the outer side. These engravings are usually to express a certain sentiment or wish.

Ever popular kinds of engagement rings include the round cut gem stones or diamonds. Although contemporary designs are preferred, vintage designs never lose their elegance. When buying engagement rings the most appealing are the simplest and most elegant designs.

When buying an engagement ring, the man should somehow get an idea of the woman’s choice. If she has a preference for particular designs, cuts or stones then keep her choice in mind when buying the ring, after all she has to wear it hopefully for the rest of her life. If you have no idea and can’t ask her directly as it might spoil a surprise you are planning on, then get her friends or members of her family  to help you and somehow convince them to give you an idea. But make sure you can trust them, after all you don’t want them telling her about your surprise, now that would spoil everything. If however they don’t like you and you have no possibility whatsoever of getting their help then try acting smart. Casually place a catalogue on her bed with the rings section wide open for her to see, and when she happens to pick it up sneak up from behind and try to see which ring she is looking at while smiling at it.

Of-course these last points are not real tips, but the rest of the article is a concise guide on engagement rings.

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