I think some people view buying expensive jewelry as kind of show of commitment.
Saying that they are invested in the relationship and willing to make a large financial investment in their future.
That being said, I wouldn’t care myself if I RECEIVED a second hand ring. I just don’t care about that kind of stuff. So I wouldn’t give a ■■■■. lol.
But, I’ve never been engaged or married. So maybe I don’t know ■■■■ either. lol
ahh…princess bride reference or other mostly dead?
I’ll leave that to your imagination.
My daily driver wedding ring is a $2 mood ring from eBay as I don’t want to misplace the important one. The piece of jewelry itself isn’t that important to me. It’s what it signifies that is important to me. I have no interest in wearing the stuff other than my wedding band.
It’s definitely weird IMO. I guess when marriages don’t work out the rings have to go somewhere…
Wedding rings are like underwear. It is perfectly fine to buy them used, but you’d rather get them new. Most people use them as family heirlooms so they have meaning to them, or history. Most people like their jewelry with history, or start a new story with a ring with no previous history. People get sentimental with rings, and they don’t want a ring with a bad story, as it would be bad luck.
My first ring wasn’t a set, just a band with a row of baguettes that I liked. It was definitely not expensive, but it’s the ring I love the most. I also have a very fancy, insanely priced antique platinum heirloom set. I do not wear it because I’m scared of losing it. I wore it once to church years ago but worfied the whole time. Never again!
As for jewelry in general, I don’t mind used if I like it. I tend to buy silver items because, as mentioned above, pricey pieces make me nervous. So yeah, I would take secondhand as long as it wasn’t from, say, his previous spouse.
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