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A man in the United States has completely negated the primary purpose of an engagement ring i.e. asking someone to marry you and be with you for life. The man somehow managed to use an engagement ring to call off his engagement with his beloved. Continue reading »
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Engagement rings seem to have a mind of their own as can be seen by the numerous stories of such rings being lost and miraculously being found again. Another freak story of a couple losing and finding their engagement ring again has recently come to the fore. A couple in Albuquerque lost their engagement ring recently and found it in the unlikeliest of places. The place where they found the engagement ring was in the stomach of their pet, a basset hound. Continue reading »
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A man from Vermont found himself in the lockup after going one step too far to show to his beloved that he loved her. Ryan Jarvis reportedly proposed to his girlfriend Amber LaFountain with a stolen engagement ring only to find himself jailed later because the latter decided to display her engagement ring on Facebook. Continue reading »
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The great history of lost engagement rings returning miraculously to their owners has another contribution from a woman who lost hers in a commuter train but got it back later. Numerous engagement rings have been recovered by the people who lost them and the stories have been quite bizarre as well. Whether they have been found after hours of rummaging through garbage dumps or after the destructive applications of a sledgehammer on a toilet tank, engagement rings seem to always find their way home. Continue reading »
There is nothing sadder than an individual going against all the vows of love and companionship. This is exactly what happened to Michelina Lewandowska when her partner decided to kill her and get rid of her because he needed some variety in terms of his partners. Fortunately, the engagement ring on the finger of Michelina Lewandowska ended up being truer to love than her partner by being the instrument of her escape. Continue reading »
The world, although becoming more adept at large scale production, is quickly moving away from generic products. As is logical, if people’s preferences are moving away from ‘general’ then their preferences must be moving towards ‘special’. People all over the world are looking for uniqueness and originality more than anything else in the things they buy. This is why high end designers are becoming more and more numerous and popular. This shift from general to special is especially seen in situations that only come once in a lifetime.
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Deciding to finally pop the question could be one of the best decisions you have made in your life. The reason for this is simply that a marriage is, by far, the most sacred institution created by mankind. However, it is likely that since you have decided to pop the question to your beloved, you are now at a loss as to how to do it. Popping the question involves choosing a lot of things such as location, clothes, band and, the most important, engagement rings. Although all of these things are crucial in the majority of cases, men can handle all of them except one i.e. the engagement rings. Buying engagement rings can be a difficult task, especially because most men feel out of their depth the moment they enter a jewelry store. If you are facing the same problem and do not know how to pick out the right engagement ring for your love, then here is a well drafted plan for you.
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Whenever a man goes down on a knee to propose to the woman he loves, it is a natural tendency for him to go the safe way and buy a ring that carries with it an expensive price tag. Instead, the dedicated lover should realize that his woman would love anything that he has made an effort to choose for her. Any person can buy an expensive ring, which is why the market is flooded with costly engagement rings. What a woman wants is that her man should give her a ring that symbolizes his love for her and shows that he has made an effort to get it. This is the prime reason why, despite popular misconceptions, an expensive ring is not enough to make your woman happy or to deserve a resounding ‘Yes’ from her. Apart from the reason already mentioned, there are also many other reasons why a man should not spend too much on an engagement ring. Continue reading »
As far as engagement rings go, no engagement ring ever created a storm of demand like the ring that Prince Charles gave to Lady Diana all those years ago. When photographs of Lady Diana Spencer’s ring were released by the media, it created a sudden burst in demand for replicas of the same ring and the businesses of a lot of jewelers touched new heights. Until recently, there were suggestions that this was just one of those things that happened without any reason. However, this belief system has taken a hit recently because Lady Diana Spencer’s engagement ring has done it all over again, albeit with more potency.
When the ring was presented to Kate Middleton by Prince William recently and the images were released into the public, it created a similar storm as was seen when the ring first saw the flash of media cameras and inspired a host of men to gift the same to their wives. It is only fitting that the son of Prince Charles creates the same kind of impact in the public with his proposal ring that his father created with the ring that he gifted to his mother.
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If you have been nervously contemplating getting down on one knee to propose to your proposed life partner then you will also need a matching engagement ring in one hand. In these ridiculously fast times you need not run around in jewellery stores or even sit on your computer to browse through a wide choice of engagement rings. Science has now enabled you to shop online for your engagement ring through your mobile phone itself.
Even if you are constantly on the move and do not have time to visit any jewellery store or do not have time to even sit on your PC then you can still enter virtual jewellery stores to check on their latest collection of engagement rings. If you cannot currently afford an engagement ring made from a genuine diamond then you can still gift your girlfriend a ring embedded with a cubic zirconia diamond. However, if you truly want the best in real diamonds and have an iPhone then you are surely in luck since Tiffany & Company have now designed an iPhone application to help you locate the best possible engagement ring for the girl of your dreams.