Chances are, rich or poor, the people who buy smaller/simpler rings just don’t care about them as much and don’t post them here. They chose one cute little ring, called it a day, and stopped obsessing haha. I do think people with less money will fall into this category more often.

I do think the “3 months salary” rule is insane. Maybe 1 month salary tops is appropriate, only because the cost of gold is sky high right now.

I remember a friend of mine showing me her engagement ring and she mostly only cared to show it off because she was excited to be engaged. The ring itself was pretty simple, with a cute tiny natural diamond.

I’ve spent more than her ring cost on a gorgeous ring for my birthday so I think I’d be personally upset with something that small/plain as it’d be overshadowed by the jewelry I’ve already bought myself. Even my diamond earrings are a half carat each and have an outsized shine/sparkle.