Yesterday I went engagement ring shopping for the very first time in my entire life. I have never been keen on weddings or engagement rings so I had no idea what to expect. I figured they all shine and look pretty. Besides, it's not the diamond ring that matters but the heart of the person giving it, right? So when Erik asked me if I wanted to go look at some engagement rings with him, I thought it would be a good idea to give him a better idea of what I liked and didn't like. We parked the car and I nonchalantly sauntered to the entrance of the jewelry store, passing by the security guard. As soon as we walked in however, I couldn't help but feel a bit intimidated by all the bling bling and more pointedly how much the bling bling will cost. There were so many different vendors there and so many counters filled with varieties of jewelry, I didn't even know where to focus my eyes. The lighting in the store was extremely bright to make sure that everything sparkled brilliantly.
When the first vendor asked if she could help us, I didn't even know how to answer her. How could she help us? Fortunately, Erik has done his research and knew exactly what to ask. He quickly decided that she couldn't help us and moved on to the next vendor. No luck with the second vendor. The third vendor we approached was an asian lady. She had the kind of ring setting that Erik was thinking about getting so I tried it on, clean and simple. She called it the truffle setting. I tried on some of the antique settings but they were too gaudy for my taste. Then she pulled out another tray and I found one that I liked. It was a thin band with tiny diamonds on the sides. Now I had to decide which one I liked more. It was a difficult decision because it's something that I will own for the rest of my life. I put the truffles setting on my left ring finger and the other setting on my right ring finger. Left, right, left, right. I looked and looked to compare the two. I even looked at a mirror. I still liked both and couldn't decide.
While I was busy with the ring setting decision, the lady started asking Erik about what kind of diamond he was looking for. I was completely lost. Since I hadn't done any research on diamonds I didn't know any of the lingo: vs1, vvs1, g, f, if, hearts and arrows, gia report, etc. I had no clue. All I've heard other women talk about is the carat and whether the ring was platinum or gold. Then she asked me what kind of diamond shape I liked. I said that I wanted something different from what most people have like an emerald shape. "What???" gasped Erik, "I've only done research on the round one because they said it was the best." The lady showed me an asscher shape which is a combination of the emerald and princess shape. She said it was better than the emerald because it shines more. I liked it, but Erik didn't look too impressed. So he had her show me a round one to compare. They were both 1.25 carat, huge, and of excellent quality. I think she was tempting me so that I could get Erik to spend more money. She set the two diamonds on the two settings that I couldn't make a decision on and made me compare. It was torture trying to decide, but I finally admitted that the round one looked better. Although the square asscher shape was more interesting and unique, the round one shined so much more radiantly. The lady said that people who buy the round one have the least regret because it never goes out of style and because it shines the best. Then she and Erik had more diamond lingo conversation that I didn't understand and we left.
I wasn't aware of it when we were in the store but trying on all those rings and diamonds had gotten me in an excited state. When we finally walked out of the store and into the car, my heart was still beating fast and I kept staring at my ring finger. "I feel naked now," I said to Erik and he laughed.
When the first vendor asked if she could help us, I didn't even know how to answer her. How could she help us? Fortunately, Erik has done his research and knew exactly what to ask. He quickly decided that she couldn't help us and moved on to the next vendor. No luck with the second vendor. The third vendor we approached was an asian lady. She had the kind of ring setting that Erik was thinking about getting so I tried it on, clean and simple. She called it the truffle setting. I tried on some of the antique settings but they were too gaudy for my taste. Then she pulled out another tray and I found one that I liked. It was a thin band with tiny diamonds on the sides. Now I had to decide which one I liked more. It was a difficult decision because it's something that I will own for the rest of my life. I put the truffles setting on my left ring finger and the other setting on my right ring finger. Left, right, left, right. I looked and looked to compare the two. I even looked at a mirror. I still liked both and couldn't decide.
While I was busy with the ring setting decision, the lady started asking Erik about what kind of diamond he was looking for. I was completely lost. Since I hadn't done any research on diamonds I didn't know any of the lingo: vs1, vvs1, g, f, if, hearts and arrows, gia report, etc. I had no clue. All I've heard other women talk about is the carat and whether the ring was platinum or gold. Then she asked me what kind of diamond shape I liked. I said that I wanted something different from what most people have like an emerald shape. "What???" gasped Erik, "I've only done research on the round one because they said it was the best." The lady showed me an asscher shape which is a combination of the emerald and princess shape. She said it was better than the emerald because it shines more. I liked it, but Erik didn't look too impressed. So he had her show me a round one to compare. They were both 1.25 carat, huge, and of excellent quality. I think she was tempting me so that I could get Erik to spend more money. She set the two diamonds on the two settings that I couldn't make a decision on and made me compare. It was torture trying to decide, but I finally admitted that the round one looked better. Although the square asscher shape was more interesting and unique, the round one shined so much more radiantly. The lady said that people who buy the round one have the least regret because it never goes out of style and because it shines the best. Then she and Erik had more diamond lingo conversation that I didn't understand and we left.
I wasn't aware of it when we were in the store but trying on all those rings and diamonds had gotten me in an excited state. When we finally walked out of the store and into the car, my heart was still beating fast and I kept staring at my ring finger. "I feel naked now," I said to Erik and he laughed.
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