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I tried to convince her that a sea doo does not count as electronics.. Geeeeeze, Lake Lice SEA DOO???? PULEEAASE. At least sink your money into a tow boat! (The new X-Star's are a good place to start) 
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Maybe some women would prefer a ring to a vacation. But it's kida dangerous to make blanket assumptions like that.
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I can tell you that my girlfriend will definitely want both!
-David
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Hey, she can buy whatever she wants.
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get the biggest rock you can afford, women love it, and she will love whatever you give her, no matter what the size if you put alot of thought into finding it and making it perfect. See, now that's just silly... we looked at 3 different carat sizes with the ring and we picked the middle sized stone, because the balance was right. Too big can look as cheap and gaudy as too small. Then again, I'm the guy that thinks Valentine's Day exists for the a-holes of the world to make up for the other 364 days of the year, whereas I'm just a great guy every day. Bren R.
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My wife and I both were not into diamonds (inflated prices, the human cost, and that it's a "tradition" created by de beers were reasons) so we went with a sapphire (I can only highly recommend it). DEFINITELY get her buy-in on which ring she wants (cut, setting, metal, stone, etc). She is the one who is going to wear it every day and you'll save a lot of frustration and hurt feelings if you know she'll like it from the outset.
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Dude, who the heck are you? 
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David, I'll take a pass on adding any more suggestions and just offer my congratulations.
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You're too classy for our own good, John.
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My advice? Unless she has already let on that a diamond is an absolute must, don't do it. Think of all the other wonderful ways you can spend $X thousand dollars. If I had known what I know now, I'd have spent the money on a vacation to create some memories instead of sinking a few thousand into a rock that -- while beautiful -- isn't as rare as the industry would have you believe and sometimes is harvested under questionable circumstances. We felt much the same way -- especially about the way that DeBeers et al behave. For my ring, I wanted something simple, with no stone -- rings that aren't smooth just get caught on things for me. For her the ring is more symbolic than anything else, not a contest to see who can sport the biggest rock. We ended up getting a vintage ring at a consignment / antique mall shop. The diamond in it isn't particularly flashy, but she got to pick out what she liked. Sure, some people say the woman can always take a ring back and get what she wants, but it's kinda Not The Same. I suggest shopping for the ring together. The bit one sees in old movies where a guy buys a ring and the woman doesn't have a say is an artifact of gender roles that are substantially different these days.
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