Why is Cobalt Chrome Wedding Bands Not More Popular???? (thickening, alternatives, buy)
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Originally Posted by bande1102 View Post
Can you cut it off if you need to? That's one of the reasons I'd never get any rings made of tungsten.
I think you may be thinking of titanium.
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Originally Posted by TabulaRasa
No, really, I would NEVER get a ring made of tungsten.
I had a friend say one time "I can commit to a man. Can't commit to a ring." I've kinda sorta adopted that philosophy after I lost my first engagement ring. I had 2 or 3 CZ rings I liked to wear, and I had a ruby cushion cut ring, that my husband gave me, that I would wear. I'd change it up, just because.
Now, I have a new engagement ring, and it's what I wear 98% of the time. Otherwise, it's the ruby ring. They are my 'real' rings.
IMO, a ring doesn't make or break a marriage in and of itself. But it DOES symbolize it, so it gratifies me that my husband wears his. Happily, he doesn't have the type of job where he CAN'T wear it. Although, I'd understand if that was the case. But it does make me happy that he wears his.
Can you cut it off if you need to? That's one of the reasons I'd never get any rings made of tungsten.
Good call! When I was about 12, I broke my right ring finger playing volleyball. It immediately swelled up and I couldn't remove the ring. My finger was turning purple-red-black! My mother took me to the ER, where they had a ring cutter and were able to remove the ring. It was gold, which is relatively soft. I wonder if silver is about as soft? I didn't know about tungsten being so hard---GTK
Can you cut it off if you need to? That's one of the reasons I'd never get any rings made of tungsten.
A worry I share. I had to have my highschool ring cut off after a stove finger playing basketball. Finger swelled and a jeweler had to cut the ring.
Materials scientist friend and his wife had tungsten carbide and had no answer to how to get it off in an emergency.
As an EMT I was able to remove a few rings by wrapping the finger with fine string starting at the tip and wrapping back towards the ring and then manipulating the last bit. Lots of lube and it slipped off. Very painful as circulation restarted, like frostbite.
You're equating the price of the wedding ring to the marriage? Are you one of those who equate the size of the wedding to the solidity of the marriage?
No, BUT, a gold band isn't all that expensive. A quick check online for a gold band in my size, yellow or white, is $250, $370 for Platinum. I don't remember exactly, but I think my wife got mine, engraved, new, for less than that earlier this year.
According to a quick google search, the average cost of an engagement ring is $6K. Let's assume that's a little on the high side, and your talking about a $2K engagement ring. If I spent even $2,000 on an engagement ring, and my fiance was trying to save $100 on something I'm wearing the rest of my life, I'd be a bit upset.
Now, I understand that every couple is different, and if your both saving as much as possible and keeping costs as low as you can, in pursuit of your long term goals of really making it, or you both are extremely non materialistic, that's a different story.
No, BUT, a gold band isn't all that expensive. A quick check online for a gold band in my size, yellow or white, is $250, $370 for Platinum. I don't remember exactly, but I think my wife got mine, engraved, new, for less than that earlier this year.
According to a quick google search, the average cost of an engagement ring is $6K. Let's assume that's a little on the high side, and your talking about a $2K engagement ring. If I spent even $2,000 on an engagement ring, and my fiance was trying to save $100 on something I'm wearing the rest of my life, I'd be a bit upset.
Now, I understand that every couple is different, and if your both saving as much as possible and keeping costs as low as you can, in pursuit of your long term goals of really making it, or you both are extremely non materialistic, that's a different story.
For real?
Our wedding bands (matching, plain gold), combined, were still much less than my engagement ring (which was itself well below the price norms listed, despite being a three-diamond setting). Nobody batted an eye. But we are not people who as a rule prioritize items over experiences, or focus on cost as a measure of desireability. In general, whatever channel allows us to spend the least money possible to get what we want is the route we choose. Not cheap out and get something we don't even want, but the best deal for what we do.
My husband is waaaaaaaaay more likey to high five me for getting a stellar deal on his wedding band than to be all personally affronted and, "But I spent x amount on your engagement ring..." We like deals, though. No slap in the face.
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