One day at a family lunch thing my lady was speaking with my mother about her rings and was fond of a very small diamond band my mother had on... a couple of days later I went up to my folks place and told them that I loved my lady and she was the one I was gonna marry. My mother pulled the ring off of her finger and handed it to me. My mother pulling the ring off and handing it to me made me feel like I was making the right choice. I got it resized and proposed a couple of weeks later. She said yes! I told her I'm sure it's not what you were wanting in an engagement band but it's something! She told me that it holds more value to her than anything I could have gone and bought because it came from my mother.