Engagement rings ...

[ironmaiden]

We took the kids to Storyland in NH. It's a little kid amusement park where my 3 year old is old enough to do everything. And I love that it is not commercialized and don't hawk stuff to you at every turn.

Somewhere between the water flume, rollercoaster, and geiser ride I lost the diamond to my engagement ring. DH asked me to marry him the day we did the purchase and sales on this house in 1994.

I'm heartbroken for all the sentimental reasons.

DS-6 said "mommy you can get a new ring". I just said "we can't afford it". Between new windows for the upstairs of the house, the house needs painting, new blinds for the family room, and finding out how to waterproof the cellar (we had water in it for a month last spring), potential lawyer costs fighting the mall, a new diamond seems beyond frivolous nevermind that we don't have the money for all that.

[celina]

ok if it was me..id want to still wear the ring and if it real or fake to me...who cares..i'd have it replaced with glass....and then you can still wear it....

does the diamond itself matter ???

[guest32]

My friend lost her diamond while gardening....and had it replced with a cubic zirconia! They didn't have the money to replace it and she wanted to wear it anyway....just like Celina said

[frugalfarmwife]

I know that engagement rings are very sentimental and I love mine dearly, but I don't wear it as I know I'll damage it working on the farm. I just wear a simple band with a few small diamonds set in it for day to day, only wearing my wedding set a few times a year.

Know that your marriage is strong and you don't need a stone to remember that, you could replace it with a CZ, or put it away for now and replace it in the future.

kj

[starsapphire]

What a bummer. I kind of know how you feel. DH and I went to Hawaii last year and he lost his wedding band while swimming We haven't gotten around to replacing it yet. I just mentioned to him a couple weeks ago that we should start looking for a replacement and now he's started a new job where no one working in the shop is allowed to wear any rings for safety reasons (someone lost a finger previously).

[Cele]

How sad. I'm so sorry to hear about your ring.

Because I travel so much, when we got engaged we purchased the lifetime insurance on my ring. It was a one-time fee, and very reasonable. My responsibility is to take it in every six months for cleaning and inspection; their responsiblity is to keep it in good repair and to replace it should it be lost or stolen.

I normally don't do "purchase protection" type stuff, but this was an exception. I'm really glad I have it. I want to wear my ring everyday and not worry about "what if".

My only thought regarding replacement is that you might find a ring at a pawn shop or in the classifieds that has a stone similar to yours. You could then have that stone set in your ring.

Also consider that your homeowner's insurance often covers such losses. Of course, you'd have to weigh the cost of a new ring against the cost of your deductible, etc.

[kettel6]

I'm so sorry you lost your ring. I really do understand how you feel but like the others have said real or fake it's just a ring. I would recommend looking on QVC for Diamonique. I love their stuff.

[Bups]

All my jewellery is automatically covered in my home insurance - perhaps yours is as well? Can you check and see what a claim like that would do to your premium?

I really feel for you - I don't know what I would do in your situation.

It may be vain of me - but yes the diamond part is important to me - it is likely the only diamond I will ever own, I would probably save up to replace the diamond.

Kim

[kabin63]

I just wear a simple band with a few small diamonds set in it for day to day,

That's all I wear too. I can certainly understand you being upset about it. Hopefully uou can replace it with something more affordable for the time being.

[MirandaK]

I love my engagement and wedding rings but I got up and down the scale way too much to continually have them resized. I now wear them if they fit and if they don't i just wear another ring that i own & that fits on my ring finger. I know I'm married and it doesn't bother DH if I wear it or not (funny because he has not had his off in the 3 years he's been married !) I keep telling him I want to get a cubic zirconia that fits me right now and wear it but there is so much other stuff i'd rather spend the $$ on (more scrapbooking supplies yea!!!!!)

[ewokgirl]

Oh, you poor thing! I'd be heartbroken, too, if this happened to my ring.

I'm with the others. My first thought was to replace it with a CZ for the time being. You can buy a new diamond when you have the money.

I guess this is a good reminder to all of us to have our prongs checked regularly. I meant to do this last month when I took a necklace in for repair. However, I discovered my jeweler sold his shop to someone new, and I just didn't feel comfortable there. (Not to mention, I think they charged me way too much for the necklace repair! I am so upset to have lost my jeweler. I've gone to him for years.)

[peanut]

You might want to buy a new ring on insurance, this time with a bezel set to the stone. It won't come out then. That's what I did when I lost my engagement/wedding ring in Safeway's parking lot!

Jean

[Goodwin17]

I'm so sorry to hear about you losing the stone on your engagement ring! I'd be devestated too. I think there are lots of good ideas here. Just wanted to offer a hug

[MOMMYDEAREST]

so sorry that it got lost, i would be heartbroken too!!!

[Darlene]

I'm sorry. Lots of good ideas here. I don't wear my engagement ring anymore since I've had to have prongs fixed too many times. I just wear a band, I felt awkward at first without it but it really was freeing not worrying about it & paying for the repairs all the time. I still love him as much as if I were wearing it.
Hope you can find what works for you.