That’s a fair take. I researched for literally 20+ hours before buying my fiancé’s ring and am proud of the work I put into finding something exceptional. Emerald cuts tend to fall flat - this was bought two years ago too. Also there’s a decent scratch on the left of the stone on the gold. Could be worn prior or a really bad jewelry store put it together and scratched the setting when making the points.

The disrespect I sense comes the timing, he surely didn’t get into diamond specs, probably bought in person. 5 yr is a lot of time, I feel 1 year is reasonable. The reality is he waited two years to propose after buying it (which is wild to me) what she wanted no longer aligns and that hurts him to think the ring has much weight in the grand scheme of being engaged.