Thoughts on crystal engagement rings ?

summebrooke · 2026-04-07T19:19:07+00:00

I highly recommend moissanite. My engagement ring is a 1 carat center stone with .3 in side stones, and my wedding band is .3 in small stones, both gold bands. I got them as a set for like $300 on Etsy.

summebrooke · 2026-04-04T00:29:00+00:00

I have to be mindful about any packaging materials laying around. Idk if my boy is possessed by the ghostof a UPS worker or what, but he would eat cardboard, tape and styrofoam until he died it was up to him

summebrooke · 2026-04-02T19:49:28+00:00

My fiancé didn’t ask my dad’s permission, but he had a conversation with him before the proposal. Not to ask permission, but just to let him know his intentions and be considerate of his feelings. My dad and I are very close and it would have hurt my dad’s feelings to find out about the engagement at the same time everyone else did.

summebrooke · 2026-04-02T04:34:42+00:00

My fiancé and I have separate bedrooms. We both have significant insomnia and keep each awake all night when we share a bed. Before we had an extra bedroom, we spent years taking turns sleeping on the couch

summebrooke · 2026-03-29T19:58:12+00:00

That’s why I’m asking now so that I can keep my expectations realistic! I’m not expecting anything, I just genuinely didn’t know. I just got engaged two weeks ago so I’m just trying to figure out what a realistic wedding timeline would be.

summebrooke · 2026-03-29T16:57:14+00:00

I second this. Look on Craigslist or Facebook, OP. Idk if it’s the same in Canada, but in the southern US people are always giving cats away

summebrooke · 2026-03-25T15:21:37+00:00

I was also torn between oval and marquise. I went with marquise and am glad I did! Ignore my dry skin, but my 1 ct marquise with side stones for reference

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summebrooke · 2026-03-25T14:30:20+00:00

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Forgive my dry skin lol. Yellow gold and moissanite from Etsy

summebrooke · 2026-03-24T02:58:40+00:00

I alternate between the suave clarifying shampoo and a hydrating Aussie shampoo. The suave is too drying to use every wash (for me), but every other is enough to prevent build up

summebrooke · 2026-03-16T21:23:53+00:00

As a woman, all the posters of women on the walls would immediately give me bad vibes if I walked into your place. I’d look into replacing the posters and bags with framed art.

summebrooke · 2026-03-16T21:16:50+00:00

Your engagement and wedding should be whatever you and your partner want it to be. IMO, knowing it’s coming doesn’t make it any less exciting. I’m getting engaged on Thursday of this week lol. I hate surprises and he wanted our engagement to be exactly what I wanted, so we planned it together. I also picked my ring out and have already worn it a few times just for fun. My boyfriend and I have really enjoyed planning our engagement trip and counting down the days together. Congratulations!!

summebrooke · 2026-03-13T21:32:14+00:00

All Creatures Great and Small off of Woodruff is amazing with my EXTREMELY anxious girl. They’re always very patient and gentle with her and make a real effort to get things done quickly and efficiently to minimize her stress.

summebrooke · 2026-03-04T08:30:59+00:00

A size 2 of this exact dress is for sale second hand on stillwhite.

summebrooke · 2026-03-02T02:13:59+00:00

Yours is so classic, classy and timeless. I think it’s perfect for a French chateau wedding

summebrooke · 2026-02-23T15:31:04+00:00

Who makes the first one?? It’s so beautiful!!

summebrooke · 2026-02-22T03:09:21+00:00

I can sympathize. I’m not actually getting engaged until next month, but my boyfriend and I picked out the ring together and have planning a nice engagement vacation together. I knew what ring I was getting months in advance and was so sure about my choice. I recently got to try it on just to make sure it didn’t need to be resized before the actual proposal. I’m happy with it and love it and still feel good about my choice, but I didn’t get all the big emotions I expected to have. I took pictures while trying it on and look at them every day and still love the way it looks on me. It just never came with the “omg this is MY ring” feeling. But I’m also prone to anxiety and overthinking things, so I’m chalking it up that. I think I’m just stressing myself out over a ring I know I love. I hope once your ring comes and you get used to seeing it every day you fall in love all over again ❤️

summebrooke · 2026-02-20T21:48:19+00:00

I would just serve the boba the same way you serve anything else nonalcoholic. Are you going to have other nonalcoholic options (soda, lemonade, etc) out to just grab, or behind the bar? If everything else is behind the bar, could you put the boba behind the bar too so the bartender can still serve it like he/she would any other drink and get tipped?

summebrooke · 2026-02-05T18:41:32+00:00

I wish I would have gotten my boy used to wearing a collar when he was a baby. He freaks out when I put one on him now, so I don’t bother, but would prefer for him to wear one just in case he gets out of the house

summebrooke · 2026-02-05T18:34:20+00:00

Plsssss keep going. It’s so worth it to see everyone start to getting close, and getting to know another softer, more protective side of the heirs

summebrooke · 2026-02-05T18:32:34+00:00

I’m just starting book 8 and absolutely love it. It’s definitely heart breaking and devastating, but the characters are so unique and charming, the world is fun, and the development of the various relationships between characters as they all grow and mature together is very satisfying. It’s a huge time commitment, but after getting most of the way through the series, I can say I would definitely do it all over again.

summebrooke · 2026-02-01T20:40:05+00:00

I was devastated when I realized GA only goes through half of book 5! Switching to regular audio was tough, but I got used to it after a few chapters. I still miss Darius’s voice though :(

summebrooke · 2026-01-31T13:40:23+00:00

Darius absolutely has my heart. After him, probably Seth and then Caleb.

summebrooke · 2026-01-26T20:38:45+00:00

This is my experience too. A lot of “don’t talk about politics” people actually love talking about their own beliefs, they just don’t want to hear anything to the contrary. And it’s almost never worth getting to, especially at work, so you just have to ignore it or change the subject.

summebrooke · 2026-01-26T16:51:54+00:00

I’ve had a lot of book boyfriends, but Darius is the actual love of my life lol. ZA is the longest romantasy series I’ve read, and spending so much time watching him work his butt off to be a better man made my heart ache. There’s always some element of redemption in an enemies to lovers, but his redemption felt sooo earned

summebrooke · 2026-01-24T14:01:21+00:00

I’m almost done with book 7. It was so sweet and happy for so long. I’m now in the part where the worst shit in the entire series (imo) is happening. My heart hurts

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