Would you/have you upgrade your e-ring?

GinandTonic

I wouldn't (even though it's on the small side and not a perfect stone).  It's what he gave me at the time to express his desire to marry me.

 I'd rather have an anniversary band or bigger solitaire earrings (he actually threw one of mine out, he owes me). 

My husband likes to buy jewelry.  I've actually had to put a ban on him buying me fancy jewelry while the kids are little.  I have all this nice stuff sitting there and nowhere to wear it (I had a nice necklace on for Christmas and my daughter wanted to "borrow" it.  "Mia be careful!" Um, no).

Jodi&Joe

It's not an option.

We picked out my e-ring together (he brought me to the jewelry store and said "Pick one out.  Make sure it's the one you want because you won't ever get a new one!")  So yea, he made sure to even tell me that there will never be an upgrade.

I wouldn't want to anyway.  I'm a bit "old fashioned" like that and for myself, would not feel comfortable changing the ring. 

My right ring finger is available though!  LOL

Andrewsgal

DH wants me to upgrade it really bad and I think one day I will. When DH and I got engaged he was a cart boy at wal-mart, he is now a lead aerospace engineer for a fortune 500 company so needless to say we have seen a huge salary jump from when we were first engaged, he is not proud of my e-ring, but I love it. DH just bought me amazing solitare diamond earings to replace smaller ones I have for Christmas and I just saw the prices yesterday, I am in sticker shock right now so it will be a few years before we drop that money on jewerly again. I love my rings, but do think we will upgrade, the store we bought them at will give me credit of the price of my rings as long as we spend double so I do think we will do it, however the main diammond is a family diamond so we will use it in the new ring probably as a side diamond.

KrisBriMcBunny

I kinda want to but wont for sentimental reasons.  I have a mother's ring for my right hand.  Kinda hinting around for an anniversary ring lol

camrude

On the fence about this. DH has wanted to upgrade for awhile but I just don't know. Like Jodi said though - my right finger is open for some bling :-)

If we do, the original stone will be turned into a necklace or something like that.

penguingrrl

Nope.  It's not the biggest stone, but I really liked that size when we were looking because it felt like a nice size to wear every day.  I would eventually like a very simple solitaire necklace to go with it.  I actually matched my wedding band to channel set hoop earrings my mom got me for college graduation, so I'd like to complete the "set" with a solitaire necklace (not fancy, more of an every day nice) and a channel set bangle (which would definitely be a dressier piece).  Maybe someday lol!  I told DH when he graduates I get jewelry for supporting him through his PhD!

AnnapolisLari

Nope. I like it the way it is. It's pretty- I still get compliments on it. It's a comfortable size to wear daily, and I'm not constantly worrying that I'd lose an insanely expensive stone.

It's a 3 stone, with the center one bigger than the sides.

I am not opposed to anniversary rings or something, but I don't wear the jewelry that I have. I don't see a point in dumping money into something that sits in a box most of the time.

AggieCouple

I like my stones, but I think for one of our big anniversaries, I might request to get the resetting redone.  I'd like to keep the original platinum, too, if possible, just have it be done more prettily.  H bought the diamond and sapphires loose and had the same jeweler make the setting, and it's not very delicate or pretty.  That wasn't really an issue until H bought me a couple of celebration rings for the kids, and stacked up together, the e-ring looks clunky.

ali-1411

My ring is sentimental because its my mom's ring.  I wouldn't trade it in but I would keep it and take a bigger one someday.  The only reason I have my mom's ring in the first place is because she got an upgrade for their 25th anniversary

minnasmommy

I would!   don't get me wrong, I LOVE my e-ring but nothing wrong with a bigger (keeping the quality the same) stone in the future. as pp said--financial situations can greatly improve from when you started dating!

goodheartedmommy

We sold mine. I just don't wear jewelry and didn't have an attachment to it. So yes, if I still had it and wanted something different, I'd not think twice about upgrading. I don't wear a wedding ring (and neither does DH) and it's not a sign of impending doom on our marriage. We haven't worn them since maybe the first couple months of marriage, and they weren't worn often then.

Rebekah1021

Nope. I love my e/wedding ring. I am saving my right hand for a huge, new ring though.

PinkPiano

I lost my e-ring about 5 years ago.  Luckily we had coverage but instead of buying a new diamond ring we paid off our car.  I bought a fun ring that cost about an 1/8th of what my e-ring was worth.  I also inherited a family ring that I wear occassionally.  I told dh to surprise me someday with a new diamond but no rush.  If I hadn't lost my ring I doubt I would have ever upgraded it.  It was really pretty and I would not have wanted a larger stone.

 

 

jlw2505

The only thing I would ever change about my ring (which will never happen) is that I had really wanted platinum and he got me white gold.  The size/diamonds/style - all that I love and I would never trade anything about my ring.  I still get compliments on it all the time and I have had the ering for 7 years come Jan 1.  I would love someday to get a really nice engagement band for my right hand though.  At the moment, I wear a very simple Mother's Ring on my right hand (two simple silver bands that are entwined and each has one of my kids named on it) but I know someday I will something else.  Doesn't have to be anything with huge diamonds or anything like that - just something nice.

ShufflerChick

I plan to for our 5 year anniversary next year, but that's because I don't really have an e-ring or wedding band to begin with. The ring I wear is an inexpensive "placeholder" because we didn't want to spend the money at the time. It's still a nice ring, it's just not the real deal. I was still in school when we got engaged, DH had lost a lot of money in the stock market crash on top of just buying a new apartment, and we were paying for the wedding ourselves. Now finances are better, and I want a real ring.

mamarazzi

No.  I desperately love mine.  I'm a sentimental fool, too, so the meaning of it is more important than its size/look/style.  The ring H proposed with broke.  Not only did they chip the diamond he hand-picked after much deliberation when they set it, the stone also wasn't secure in the mount.  I went without it for months while they tried to repair it and they finally gave in and let us get a whole new setting and stone.  I was sad that I don't have the original mounting or diamond, but I love that H and I were able to custom-design it together.  I still find myself admiring it.  It's only a half carat, but I love its simple, yet unique setting.

Ilumine

Yes....but only because my DH bought me white gold.  Outside of the fact that until we married, I never owned a piece of silver/white gold/platinum and all my good jewlery is in yellow gold (i am anal about mix matching metals)....

my body chemistry turns my white gold yellow very fast.  I have had to rerhodium (sp?) the ring every year....and i cannot find anyone in Europe to do it for me.

I would like to have my rings redone in yellow gold only.  Nothing fancier, but in yellow.

MrsStubbs

There is nothing that I would change about my ring. Maybe the quality of the diamond but the size is perfect, for me. If I ever had to replace it, it would be with the same one. Thick band and a single diamond.

DevonPow

No. But, DH did an excellent job on my ring. PLus, I wear diamond bands on either side of it (My wedding ring and a ring I got after DS was born) so I have enough bling on my left hand.

ljlkm

I never will. It's not the biggest stone, but it's a nice size and it's nearly flawless. I really couldn't ask for anything more.

Bellisimo

MH says he regrets not designing a different e-ring (bigger diamonds) although it's what I showed him that I liked and I still love it.  However, I picked my wedding ring and have major regrets about it.  I would love to get a new one that's a better fit and matches my e-ring.  I'll always keep my wedding ring because it's special, but I don't love it with my e-ring.