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Hi girls! I am super ecstatic to be engaged to my sweet fiance. I''m on cloud nine. Only one problem: I did not want a white gold engagement ring and I got one. I told my fiance once that I did not like white gold. Yet that''s what he picked. I don''t want to deal with white gold yellowing over time and have to get it re-dipped/plated. I also think I might be allergic to it because my finger is itchy and the jeweler said it could be because of the high nickel content in white gold. I have worn yellow gold all my life and never had any problems. I like the classic look of warm yellow gold better anyway.
So my question is, should I tell my fiance? He picked my ring all on his own and is soooo proud of it and himself. I do adore it, but I wish the band was yellow. Incidentally, the jeweler has the setting he picked for me in both yellow gold and white gold. So we could probably just switch it out. Should I say something to my fiance? I could keep the prongs white gold and perhaps have the band be yellow gold. But then the prongs could yellow over time once the rhodium plating wears off though, and they probably can''t be re-dipped. Or I could just live with the white gold and have it re-plated every year.
I don''t get why white gold is so popular, because it seems like a hassle to re-dip it!
So my question is, should I tell my fiance? He picked my ring all on his own and is soooo proud of it and himself. I do adore it, but I wish the band was yellow. Incidentally, the jeweler has the setting he picked for me in both yellow gold and white gold. So we could probably just switch it out. Should I say something to my fiance? I could keep the prongs white gold and perhaps have the band be yellow gold. But then the prongs could yellow over time once the rhodium plating wears off though, and they probably can''t be re-dipped. Or I could just live with the white gold and have it re-plated every year.
I don''t get why white gold is so popular, because it seems like a hassle to re-dip it!