Homo Consumericus

How interesting! I mean, it makes sense that a guy would spend more on an engagement ring based on the quality of the RING - like, does it have inclusions, what metal is it made of, does it come with a GIA report - but the quality of his partner?! That's an interesting theory.

I find the whole thing bizarre. Diamonds are most often brought to market via abominable human rights abuses and appalling environmental degradation - all because we decided that a bit of sparkle is worth more than human or other life. When I got married, we decided to spend $14 on a pair of recycled plain silver rings, which served as engagement and wedding bands. 20 years later, still going strong.

It's very sad that the "three month salary" guideline is considered accepted wisdom, when it's really a marketing suggestion invented and promoted by DeBeers, and bought into by naive consumers.

Well it depends,normally the price is ranging to $200 above.But i think that is already a diamond ring.If you want to learn more you can visit some of the shopping sites online.

Depend show much you can afford. I believe its not the cost that matters, but you should know her enough to know what design of ring she would like.

If i am not mistaken,it normally takes php25,000.I depends on the ring,if it is diamond i guess the price is really high.

Homo consumericus (mock Latin for consumerist person) is a neologism used in the social sciences, specially by Gad Saad in his book The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption.

It turns out that atheists are much more likely to support gay rights. Does this make them more or less moral?

Engagement ring is very important for a girl but I believe that the guy shouldn't put a definite price on the engagement ring he's going to get, he should choose the one that he knows the girl will appreciate regardless of the price.

The average cost of a jewelry store diamond engagement ring is between $3500 and $4000.

I don't think it's the price of the ring that matters. I would appreciate a simple ring.

One advice to guys out there: I am sure your girlfriends will appreciate any ring that comes from you...if they truly love you.

My fiance spent $16k for my engagement ring. We're both hard working professionals in our 20s, so we're not rich or anything. I didn't ask him to get it that much for me either, but he wanted to make it extra special because I'll be wearing it for the rest of my life and it'll be a potential family heirloom for our kid's generation. Cheaper rings might make sense now in terms of financial situation, but in the long run, the ring won't be able to hold up with time and you'd have to spend another $3k, $4k for another ring, which can lose its original engagement sentiments. It really moved me when I found out my fiance spent that much on the ring, because he works really hard and saving up that much money isn't easy. It really speaks up about his love and commitment. I guess it pays off when I never asked for designer bags or expensive vacation trips throughout our dating period.

So, I guess we all have our own perspective to what should be spent on the e-ring, for us it's more of an investment and generational thing. I really think if someone can afford a good quality ring for their girl, you should do so.

If he spent $16k for your ring he probably saved too much money back then.Your such a very lucky girl :D

The survey results reported here do not support the conclusion that men with $41,858 paid on average $3,532 — 8.4 percent of their income — for engagement rings. The results merely show that the average income of those responding was $41,858 and the average price paid was $3,532. No average amount paid may be identified for those with average annual income of $41,858 or any other amount other than a range of $0.00 to $500,000.