How much should be spent on an engagement ring?

To me, it doesn't matter. My husband and I have been together nine years. The first ring he proposed to me with had a fake diamond. I said yes anyway because I love him. He got an insurance settlement because he went for a job and the careless employee put the garage door down on his car and it scratched it down to the metal. We went to Super Kmart and he got me a beautiful engagement/wedding set with diamonds in it that would have been around one thousand but spent three hundred on it since they were going out of business. I bought his a 14K gold at Walmart for around the same price and we eloped. I am not one that cares much about appearance to others. If they don't like it, oh well- they don't have to look. Its what is in the heart that matters.

No friend this is not important how much spend for engagement ring but it is important how you feel while you are wearing this ring. People spend the money according to their capacity or financial position. No necessary diamond ring is necessary. In my engagement a small gold ring is received and I love so much because which my husband's feeling and love is there.

as much as you can afford to without going into debt. really, i think a house is way more important than an engagement ring!

I think the engagement ring is still a new concept in my country. a guy's proposal is not usually done with a ring. I think it's only because of movies that people buy their girlfriends engagement rings now. especially in the province, people get married without an engagement ring. I guess for most, a mutual understanding is enough

Amount doesn't matter to me. As long as the one giving it to his girlfriend is honest and both are really in love to each other. What matters most is how the couple love each other any engagement ring will do.

You don't need an expensive engagement ring as long as you love each other. I like engagement ring made of grass with flower on the top, much more unique than diamond, gold or whatsoever.

It depends on how much the guy can afford. If the guy is rich, then diamonds is a good choice, if he can't afford it he does not have to get one, a simple ring would do. I think it does not have to be expensive. The love for each other cannot be replaced by material things. An engagement ring is not the ultimate sign of love but the commitment, honesty and trust for each other.

For me I don't really care about what ring I get and how many Carats it is and how big it is. What matters the most to me is the person I am about to marry. I currently have a boyfriend who I am very much in love with and very happy to be with. I dont care about what ring he gets me, aslong as I get to call my hushband and the chance to share my life with him, I am happy! He can get me a cheap ring, an expensive ring, honestly it's up to him and how much he can afford to spend. I care abou the way he loves and the way he treats me. Material objects in the eand are just material in nature and nothing compares to the love one can give you. I would never expect him to get me some expensive diamond to show me how much he loves me and I woudlnt expect that if he cant afford it either. He can show me his through the time we spend together, through the respect he gives me and through the way he treats me. So for me the amount is completely up to him and what he can afford to spare. My boyfriend however believes I deserve something atleast three months his salary which would be about 15K at the moment. However I think he would wait till he is earning more. I have never been a material girl and it wouldn't bother me. Aslong as I have him, I am all good!