The summer wedding season is the time when many couples-to-be first become engaged. With that in mind, I Do Now I Don’t conducted a new study on marriage engagements which turned up some surprising findings:
63% of respondents thought that a bride-to-be could split the cost of the engagement ring with her fiancé.
47% were totally surprised to be asked for their hand in marriage. But 29% couldn’t have been that surprised since they helped pick out the ring.
One in three couples were engaged between 1 and 2 years. A whopping 13% have been engaged for more than 2 years. Talk about a failure to launch.
47% of Americans believe it is completely acceptable for a woman to ask a man for his hand in marriage. And another 34% think it’s fine under certain circumstances. Only a mere 18% felt it was wrong.
Whether you are the one popping the question or the one being asked, here are a few suggestions that will be sure to make anyone shine:
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The summer wedding season is the time when many couples-to-be first become engaged. With that in mind, I Do Now I Don’t conducted a new study on marriage engagements which turned up some surprising findings:
63% of respondents thought that a bride-to-be could split the cost of the engagement ring with her fiancé.
47% were totally surprised to be asked for their hand in marriage. But 29% couldn’t have been that surprised since they helped pick out the ring.
One in three couples were engaged between 1 and 2 years. A whopping 13% have been engaged for more than 2 years. Talk about a failure to launch.
47% of Americans believe it is completely acceptable for a woman to ask a man for his hand in marriage. And another 34% think it’s fine under certain circumstances. Only a mere 18% felt it was wrong.
Whether you are the one popping the question or the one being asked, here are a few suggestions that will be sure to make anyone shine:
Very interesting! I was surprised to see how many people think it is fine to split the cost of the engagement ring. Personally, I don’t want to split the cost. Is that selfish? lol
I don’t think I would split the cost. After all the engagement ring is a gift, isn’t it? And so it is a sign of property (me being his fiancee), so there’s no reason I would pay for it.
That’s no selfish at all
Good point, Adrisol. A man does buy you when you get an engagement ring. It’s kind of like when a guy buys you dinner, you have to put out, right? Well, I’m sure *you* do, anyway.
Duuhh. It’s totally fine for a woman to split the cost, buy her own, or pop the question with a ring for him! My fiance couldn’t afford the ring I wanted, so rather than both of us being disappointed, we split the cost. People, it is 2008. Get with the program.
NB: I highly doubt that even if my fiance *had* paid for the ring outright, that he or I would consider him having *bought* me and now being his property.
In my mind it’s probably more selfish to split the cost because your boyfriend couldn’t afford to get you a ring the size of Texas than it is to ask him to pay for the ring outright.
When I got engaged, my ex got me a very small ring that was within his budget, and I was very pleased even though it wasn’t huge or top quality.
But I’m old fashioned that way. I’m also not going to ask a man to marry me. If he really wants to marry me, he’s got to get the guts to ask me.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Very interesting! I was surprised to see how many people think it is fine to split the cost of the engagement ring. Personally, I don’t want to split the cost. Is that selfish? lol
August 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I don’t think I would split the cost. After all the engagement ring is a gift, isn’t it? And so it is a sign of property (me being his fiancee), so there’s no reason I would pay for it.
That’s no selfish at all
August 27th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Good point, Adrisol. A man does buy you when you get an engagement ring. It’s kind of like when a guy buys you dinner, you have to put out, right? Well, I’m sure *you* do, anyway.
Duuhh. It’s totally fine for a woman to split the cost, buy her own, or pop the question with a ring for him! My fiance couldn’t afford the ring I wanted, so rather than both of us being disappointed, we split the cost. People, it is 2008. Get with the program.
NB: I highly doubt that even if my fiance *had* paid for the ring outright, that he or I would consider him having *bought* me and now being his property.
September 7th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
OOOO…. Played…
September 11th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
In my mind it’s probably more selfish to split the cost because your boyfriend couldn’t afford to get you a ring the size of Texas than it is to ask him to pay for the ring outright.
When I got engaged, my ex got me a very small ring that was within his budget, and I was very pleased even though it wasn’t huge or top quality.
But I’m old fashioned that way. I’m also not going to ask a man to marry me. If he really wants to marry me, he’s got to get the guts to ask me.