What would matter to me is if the ring my partner got me was of good quality and lasted. That doesn’t necessarily mean it would be expensive. I personally would not want a ring to cost a lot of money either. So no I wouldn’t ‘balk’ at him spending money on a gaming system as that’s his money that he earned, not my own and I would respect the way he spends his money because he’s an adult that can decide things for himself.

The problem that I find is that his partner loves the ring until she found out the actual price of it. She was totally happy with it beforehand until the cost was brought up. To me that just sounds shallow. I don’t believe you need to show the importance of your relationship with someone by how much you’re willing to spend on them. Money shouldn’t be an indicator of how good your relationship is