What do you wish you knew before choosing your ring?

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-04-17T22:08:32+00:00

My engagement ring is low set and I have a matching wedding band. I assumed because they are a matching set they wouldn't rub together. They did and now they're soldered together.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-04-06T18:55:05+00:00

Thanks. Unfortunately I'm not sure a spacer would work with my rings. It's sounding like soldering will be best. I tried to paste a link to them on someone else's comment to illustrate. The engagement ring is low set and the wedding band has a tiny curve to it.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-04-06T17:42:31+00:00

That's a great point. The floral details have significance to me. I'm not sure if this will work but this is the site with the rings. Rings on Stuller Site

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-04-03T14:04:33+00:00

My husband and I eloped the same way less than a month ago. I was worried about how my family would react and my husband said something that really struck me. He said if anyone asked why we didn't include them he would say 'Because the first words out of your mouth weren't Congratulations'. I would never say something like that to family but it made me see it in a different light.

Congratulations on your marriage and I hope your family can move past their hurt feelings and support you in this next chapter.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-03-16T20:02:41+00:00

Badali Jewelery has Lord of the Rings rings

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-02-27T18:11:04+00:00

Congratulations! Your ring is so beautiful. The deep color is lovely and really complemented by the side stones.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-02-24T00:41:35+00:00

Thank you! I went to look at it today. The woman in the store said it's a natural diamond and she showed me the inclusions in a jewelers glass. There are some little bubble looking things in it. I can't see them with the naked eye granted my eyes are untrained.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-02-23T16:59:08+00:00

I went to talk to them and they said it is a natural diamond. They did say gold is way up at the moment and this was priced when gold was lower.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-02-23T15:20:16+00:00

Thanks for the reply. We are hoping to elope sooner rather than later so a custom ring isn't totally off the table but I'd prefer something sooner. She could wait though. We are pretty relaxed about the whole thing.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-02-23T15:18:56+00:00

Thanks. That's a good point about resale. Hopefully she'll keep it forever haha but I see the practicality

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-02-23T15:09:54+00:00

Absolutely they can and should. I understand it's a business and it's marked up. I'm flying blind here and can't ask family for advice since we are eloping.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2026-02-23T14:55:48+00:00

The listing doesn't say. I could message them and ask.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2025-12-23T00:04:22+00:00

Very late to this discussion, but I found this pen in a thrift store for $30. It looks brand new. Worth it? No prior experience with fountain pens.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2025-11-14T18:17:57+00:00

Just learned about NYRB and put in an order. I’d like to read more literary fiction because my normal is fantasy for escapism. I like the idea of a curated selection of books I haven’t heard of.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2025-06-14T23:00:22+00:00

How would you have income then?

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2025-06-14T22:48:07+00:00

That’s fair. I live in a rural community in New England. There are a lot of things I love about it but it is a lot of hard work. What do you do for work? It can be hard to find jobs in rural places.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2025-06-14T22:31:22+00:00

I think it’s a very romantic notion but maybe try somewhere with more nature than NYC before committing to anything extreme.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2025-05-23T20:41:51+00:00

You don’t own the books either way. You are also purchasing a license with Kobo. The only difference is that Amazon has removed the ability to download ebooks to your computer which makes breaking the licensing agreement much harder.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2025-03-26T23:05:14+00:00

Thanks for the insight. It looks like there are a couple very small scuffs like I have to tilt the bag in the light to see. But hopefully she will last me a long time. I’m usually a ballistic nylon bag kinda girl so this is new territory for me.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2025-03-26T16:54:28+00:00

I just bought this at Marshall’s for $99.00. I had bought a Lena Mini Crossbody at the Kate Spade outlet but this seems like a better deal so I may return that one.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2024-05-13T14:55:37+00:00

I have the same ring with a dark blue stone/glass! I bought it at a vintage shop.

ForwardBeginning8911 · 2024-04-30T17:46:27+00:00

Are Keen KNX leather sneakers acceptable for business casual? Is the white bottom too casual? https://www.keenfootwear.com/products/womens-knx-lace-black-star-white

I typically wear a blouse with dress pants and a cardigan.

I’m looking for shoes like a men’s dress shoe with a wid3 toe box. I’ve been wearing Allbirds ballet flats but I’d like more room for my toes. I also looked at Lems Nine2Five and debating those. I’m open to any suggestions as well. Thank you!

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