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Comment author: Lumifer 01 June 2015 04:08:21PM *  0 points [-]

Propose with a "fake" ring, then go shopping for the "real" ring together.

Err... I don't know. Proposing with a fake £10 ring sounds cheesy to me. You can always go shopping together for the wedding bands :-)

don't buy anything with a non-GIA certificate.

GIA and AGS certificates are both fine. EGS and IGL are more iffy in the sense that they will grade a diamond higher than GIA or AGS would -- downgrade their ratings one or two notches for comparison.

So platinum is probably the best metal

Well, the first choice is between yellow and white -- some people want yellow (gold) jewelry. In white, do NOT buy white gold, it's rhodium-coated and the coating wears off. You are supposed to renew it every few years. Buy either platinum (expensive) or palladium (less so).

Comment author: CellBioGuy 02 June 2015 02:33:14AM *  0 points [-]

A friend of mine proposed with an engraved multitool... that's a very special pair of people though.

Comment author: Lumifer 02 June 2015 02:38:19AM 0 points [-]

I know a guy who met his fiancee while working as a volunteer on an art installation in New York. He proposed with a nut (of the nut-and-bolt kind) from that installation :-/

She accepted :-)