What You Need to Know to Avoid Engagement Rings All Brides Hate

Choosing an engagement ring for your future fiancé without her input? Be careful, that decision will stay with you for the rest of your life. Of course it would be much easier to ask her to marry your first, then choose a ring together, but having the ring right there in your hands is so much more romantic. That doesn't mean you're off the hook when it comes to selecting the engagement ring of her dreams, however. It doesn't even mean you can lapse a little, or come short of selecting her favorite style. It only means that you had better take notes every time she stalls before turning a magazine page advertising a diamond, and that you had better know what women today want. You see, soon-to-be brides have this unwritten rule about showing off their engagement rings. They either shine them to a blinding brightness and flaunt them to their friends at every opportunity, or they hide them in shame, hoping no one wants to make a big deal out of it. Why? Because the type of ring you buy her resembles not only how much you love her, but how well you know her. If her best friend can tell right off the bat that the ring doesn't suit her tastes, it implies that she knows her better than you. That's certainly not what you want, and you don't want to put her into "ring shame" exile for the rest of her life, so if you are about to pop the question to your lady, keep the following tips in mind.