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Will You Ever Upgrade?

I don''t plan on upgrading the diamond. My FI picked it out and is really proud of himself for doing that. It is the symbol of our engagement.

He did propose with a temp setting. I am hoping the way I set it will be my forever setting, but if my tastes change in the future, I have no problem resetting my diamond. He said he would have no problem with that either.
 
if all my money doesn''t one day go to mortgage, car payment and child care, I would totally like to upgrade my 1.0ct to 1.5ct... someday!

(single mother by the way-- this could take 30 years)
 
I will probably not upgrade my diamond (that I haven''t even received yet, lol!) But, the setting may change. Plus, who says that you have to have one engagement ring? I would love to have a couple of different shape center stones.
 
If you''d asked me 6 years ago when I got engaged, I''d have said never. It''s a pretty .47 carat centre and what we could afford at the time. I don''t mind the size. I mind the experience that we had purchasing it and all the flaws I now see in it. I rarely wear it. I haven''t upgraded as in getting a larger stone, but I have added more rings that I prefer and wear more often.

6 years on, yes, I would upgrade. Not size necessary, but quality.
 
I plan on keeping my original e-ring without trading it in or modifying/resetting it. So no "upgrade."

BUT...!

I was daydreaming about our future the other day and was talking to DH about it when he brought up the subject of a bigger ring. He knows this jewelry freak too well...
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I told him I wanted the center stone to be my birthday (x.xx ct.), and the tcw to be his birthday. He was glad we weren''t born in November and December!
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I may, but its completely unneccesary. I have 2 Ct center stone, but woudln''t object to keeping the setting and putting a 3 ct in there.


We shall see.


I am attached to the setting but I don''t have any emotional tie to the diamond itself (althoguth I do love it and it would have to be as good of a cut as I currently have.)


The bigger the better for me!

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I don''t have an e-ring (married almost 2 years now) but I anticipate someday inheriting a stone or two from my mother. At that time, I will likely set it at a solitare and wear it on my left hand, but I''m not certain yet.
 
As of right now, I feel that I wouldn''t want to upgrade. I love my stone and the sentiment behind it. But, in the future, when other expenses are taken care of, I do want a fabulous RHR. I''m thinking cushion in the 2.5-3.0 ct. range. A girl can dream
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I''m way too sentimental to ever change my engagement ring ... but I like the idea of a growable RHR. So for some special occasion I''m hoping to get a 1 ct. or thereabouts marquise and a setting that can accommodate different heads, and to go up to 1.5 ... 2.0 ... and beyond! For the sake of sanity, if/when I hit 3 carats, I''ll probably stop.

Probably.
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I hope so! Right now our budget is small since we are both grad students, and we will probably get something like a .5 ct RB in a white gold solitaire. Don''t get me wrong, I am very excited.
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But maybe a couple years of marriage when we''re both settled in our careers, I would love to upgrade to a 1 ct RB in a platinum setting!

Haven''t discussed this with him yet...
 
I don''t plan on upgrading. Ever. I''m far too sentimental for that, plus we are looking at a setting and diamond that I will love and be comfortable with my whole life.

That being said, I would also love to be able to pass my ring or my diamond on to my son or daughter because I love the idea of heirloom stones. If that were the case, I would get a new e-ring but keep my wedding band, and if they only wanted the diamond I''d get a lovely gemstone to put in my e-ring setting for a RHR.
 
Eh, I dunno. I understand why people want to upgrade and don''t see anything wrong with it, but I''m sort of sentimental and I really love my ring. The size is perfect for me, my lifestyle, and geographic area. My ideal was a stone .25 bigger, but I didn''t want to spend that kind of money and I don''t really think about it.

If I have extra money, I''m inclined to use it to go on vacations or out to nice dinners. I don''t think I would ever choose a larger ring over a vacation. In fact, I originally wanted to forego a ring, and apply that money toward a kick-ass honeymoon.. but now I am glad I have the ring :) It all just boils down to what people choose to spend their extra money on. So, I don''t think I would upgrade, but you never know.
 
My DH used my mom''s ering when he proposed and we both always intended to buy another ering down the line. Lately I''ve been contemplating going with 2 different future "upgrades" since I''m so indecisive. DH is in full support of me having multiple diamond rings, he''s a good man.
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Four years on, and I don't foresee ever upgrading the e-ring. Plus, he bezel set the sucker so if I ever want to upgrade, I have to change the setting, too. Clever on his part.
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I have a right hand. I've bought lots of other rings for my right hand, and even a new eternity band to *gasp* replace my original wedding band for daily wear.

The ring's just a thing, but I'm pretty sentimental about it.
 
Nope. My sentimental attachment to my e-ring far outweighs any desire that I may or may not have in the future to have a bigger stone. The only time I''d upgrade is if it was necessary because something had happened to my ring...and I hope that nothing ever does! Maybe if I didn''t love it, or if my FI hadn''t put so much effort into picking it, then I''d consider upgrading I guess. To each his or her own! :)
 
I can''t really upgrade the stone (spinels are very very different creatures from diamonds and much more rare) so now I won''t "upgrade" my stone. I will change the setting I''m sure. But I will definitely get more rings. I already have about 9 of them, and three in the works...
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I love my diamond, so I definitely don''t see myself ever upgrading it. It''s about 1.5 carats, and I personally would not be comfortable wearing a stone much bigger than that. I''m sort of sentimental, and I love the idea of having this exact ring for the rest of my life. Who knows how I''ll feel in 10 or 20 years, but for now, I would have to say no to an upgrade.
 
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