[Jewelry making - Article 00721] - Re: [Orchid] Engagement ring for a jeweler

[Nel Bringsjord]

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Valerie,

    Many congragulations and wishes for good luck! When you find "the
    One", it is a blessing indeed. My wonderful husband and I have found
    marriage to be the fabulustre that continually polishes us. Cosmic
    sandpaper through which we are constantly honed toward our individual
    perfection. Neither one of us is there yet, well, he may be more
    than me. Just hold on and always remember that if any discord comes
    up, this is only a test. Take a little rest, do a little honest
    thinking, and you will have the best relationship you ever thought
    possible. 

    I have to concur with Ruth and all of the others that said they
    would prefer to be chief design decider. You are the one who will
    have to wear the ring and every bride gazes at her ring for hours
    out of her life. It is the most intimate piece of jewelry you will
    own and it must be mostly your taste.My husband doesn't have the
    same preferences as me and it would have been a disappointment had
    we gone with his wishes. In fact, it kind of was. I wanted a rock,
    found a beautiful five carat pale canary emerald cut that I loved.
    And a good price too. He nixed that and wanted me to have a tiny
    stone since I am a tiny person, to him it was just a ring. Well, I
    have a not so tiny one carat but I really wanted a bigger stone. 

    I love my engagement ring but it still looks little to me and I try
    to doll it up with an enhancer, which is flashy but that feels fake.
    So I default to just wearing my band. In the meantime, since getting
    married, I have spent way more money than a large stone would have
    cost, buying a lot of jewelry and jewels (inventory), getting into
    jewelry making, just because I wanted that one stone. It is
    something we have recently talked over and it was refreshing to get
    it out. 

    Most important is to know yourself. Be honest about what you want.
    If you can't talk about this and work it out together, then the
    other things after the wedding will be more difficult to handle.
    (That first year is a huge adjustment period!). I have a great
    marriage thanks to a great partner, and one day will have that big
    stone. Right now I am just working on getting a few more of my
    personal facets perfected. 

Nel
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