Spending Thousands of Dollars on a Wedding Ring is Ridiculous!

[JLova]

So where does your money come into play. Yall notice the selfish language..

'If i decide

'I expect

'my ring

'our money after the wedding

A lot of women have to come expect men to be turned off by all this, especially in a age where its drumed into us to see women as our equal. We hear sh*t like this, along with the cons of modern marriage and were like..

But its like girls literally still have no empathy and wont adjust accordingly....

It's their day really. I got no problem with that...but best believe they're coming in with their half of the $$$$. If there isn't a 50% contribution at minimum then there's no wedding.

Told my girl that. She's cool with that. But when the conversation started she wanted 150+ people wedding and I calmly pulled out a calculator, sat with her and did the math. We bout to have a 8 person wedding.

Once they gotta pay....they go from to

 

[aXiom]

I plan on having a very small wedding, If I decide to have one, so I expect my ring to be more expensive. Some of the money that he would've spent on the wedding shoud go towards my ring and the rest could go towards our honeymoon. He can keep what's left over, I guess, since it'll be our money after the wedding.

Yeah... good luck with that wedding.

 

[Based Lord Zedd]

I have a bigger problem with the wedding than the wedding ring. The ring is a symbol, I get it. But folk out here taking out 2nd mortgages to spend $50K on a wedding?

My boy's wedding cost 6 FIGURES! His girl's parents are loaded but GOT DAYUM!

I'm telling my girl fukk the wedding we taking a super long honey moon or doing something else with the money.
If shes not down she's not the one for me.
I refuse to break bread on that bullshyt.

I went to a wedding this weekend, had fun caught up with old friends, but the whole thing was unnecessary to me. All that money and they don't even last long.

 

[Action Mike]

Its my day too breh, these brides aint virgin like the dresses no more.

You cant demand to be my equal, yet the social contracts stay the same.

 

[Kenny West]

If ya girl isn't the type to be satisfied if you pull this at the altar

Then she doesn't truly love you

The ring is just a symbol. You can't put a price on love.

So you just gonna put that on her finger and let the candy go to waste? Simp.

Bringing wifey 3 of these and telling her to pick her favorite color

 

[Aceofspades404]

There's actually been studies that show the more expensive the wedding ring, the shorter the marriage tends to last.

Buy an affordable ring, and say it was expensive.

this is stupid

 

[aXiom]

So you just gonna put that on her finger and let the candy go to waste? Simp.

Bringing wifey 3 of these and telling her to pick her favorite color

That candy kinda shaped like a dikk breh, I'm not putting that in my mouth

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Those are the ones you run from. But honestly, if marriage will put you in debt then you're not ready. Coli men are a weird brand though. They refuse to spend money on anything or anyone. Dates? Nope. birthday gifts? If it's not cheap..nope! Wedding ring? Nope. Wedding? Nope. A nice night out on the town? Nope!

And all that is fine...but damn, yall expect so much and give so little. Dime who cooks, cleans, has no kids, perfect elbows, real hair, virgin but can fukk like a champ, low expectations, with money who will support you. And nikkaz unwilling to give anything for that.

That's when u know most people on this forum are full of shyt. They will settle like all their friends and family did.

 

[Remote]

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...real-weddings-study-statistics-300049675.html

• Average Wedding Cost: $31,213 (excludes honeymoon)
• Most Expensive Place to Get Married: Manhattan, $76,328 average spend
• Least Expensive Place to Get Married: Utah, $15,257 average spend
• Average Spent on a Wedding Dress: $1,357
• Average Marrying Age: Bride, 29; Groom, 31
• Average Number of Guests: 136
• Average Number of Bridesmaids: 4 to 5
• Average Number of Groomsmen: 4 to 5
• Most Popular Month to Get Engaged: December (16%)
• Average Length of Engagement: 14 months
• Most Popular Month to Get Married: June (15%) followed by October (14%)
• Popular Wedding Colors: Ivory/White (44%), Blue (37%), Pink (28%), Metallics (26%), Purple (23%)
• Dark blue specifically has continued to grow every year, from 10% in 2008 to 24% in 2014
• Percentage of Destination Weddings: 24%

Top 25 Most Expensive Places to Get Married

Based on average cost of a wedding in 2014, couples spend the most on their weddings in the following areas in the US. Five of the six most expensive areas to get married are in the New York/Tri-State area.

1. New York - Manhattan $76,328
2. New York - Long Island $55,327
3. New Jersey - North/Central $53,986
4. New York - Westchester/Hudson Valley $52,954
5. Illinois - Chicago $50,934
6. New York - Outer Boroughs $49,781
7. Pennsylvania - Philadelphia $44,090
8. Rhode Island $41,914
9. California - San Francisco/Greater Bay Area $39,690
10. New Jersey - South $39,191
11. California - Santa Barbara/Ventura $39,187
12. Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Suburban Maryland $39,025
13. Connecticut $38,925
14. Massachusetts - Boston $38,665
15. Florida - Southern $38,155
16. California - Los Angeles $37,317
17. Louisiana $35,532
18. Hawaii $34,958
19. Maryland - Baltimore $34,409
20. Texas - Houston $33,809
21. Illinois - Chicago Suburbs $33,391
22. California - Orange County/Inland Empire $33,118
23. California - San Diego $32,941
24. Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh $32,359
25. Texas - Austin/San Antonio $31,886

Notable Regional DifferencesThe Knot 2014 Real Weddings Survey can be broken down on a region-by-region basis across more than 80 markets. Regional highlights include:

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  • Cost of Weddings: New York City (Manhattan) and Long Island have the highest average wedding spend ($76,328 and$55,327, respectively), and Arkansas and Utah had the lowest average wedding spend ($18,031 and $15,257, respectively), excluding honeymoon.
  • Marriage Age: Nevada and New York City (Manhattan) have the oldest brides (32.7 and 32 years, respectively), whereas West Virginia and Kentucky have the youngest brides (26.8 and 26.9 years, respectively), on average.
  • Engagement Length: North/Central New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, brides have the longest engagements (18 and 17.5 months, respectively), while brides in Utah and West Texas have the shortest (10 and 9.9 months, respectively), on average.
  • Wedding Size: As in 2013, Nebraska and Iowa brides have the largest number of wedding guests (208 and 189, respectively), and Hawaii and Nevada brides still have the smallest number of wedding guests (82 and 66, respectively).
  • Wedding Style: Savannah, Georgia, and Hawaii still have the most casual weddings (40% and 39%, respectively), while North/Central New Jersey and Long Island had the most formal (black tie) weddings (36% and 35%, respectively).
  • Wedding Dress Spend: Brides in Manhattan and Long Island spend the most on their dresses ($2,914 and $2,137, respectively), while Idaho and Alaska brides spend the least ($982 and $925, respectively).
  • Honeymoon: Couples from Alabama (87%), North/Central New Jersey (85%), Utah (85%) and Tennessee (85%) are most likely to book a honeymoon, while couples in North Dakota and Alaska are least likely to book a honeymoon (44% each).
  • Gift Registry: Brides in Kentucky and Ohio are most likely to register for wedding gifts (96% and 95%, respectively), while brides in Hawaii and Nevada are least likely to register (69% and 68%, respectively).

 

[Action Mike]

this is stupid

It aint, if she goes to the jewlers to check is mad....bushes to the gold digger

 

[Aceofspades404]

It aint, if she goes to the jewlers to check is mad....bushes to the gold digger

um no. If you feel the need to lie about the price to the woman you plan to spend the rest of your life with just to satisfy her, then you don't need to be marrying her in the first place. Ain't even said I do yet and you already lying.

 

[Remote]

Let's face the facts here.


Women know weddings and wedding rings are ridiculously expensive and clearly not worth the money.


But they don't give a shyt.
Why?

Because.

Because what?
Just because. These women have no answers. They just want the shyt.

 

[JLova]

I'm telling my girl fukk the wedding we taking a super long honey moon or doing something else with the money.
If shes not down she's not the one for me.
I refuse to break bread on that bullshyt.

I went to a wedding this weekend, had fun caught up with old friends, but the whole thing was unnecessary to me. All that money and they don't even last long.

I don't think that's really fair, though. I personally think a marriage should be celebrated with friends and family. I just won't be spending a wack of cash on it.

 

[JLova]

Let's face the facts here.


Women know weddings and wedding rings are ridiculously expensive and clearly not worth the money.


But they don't give a shyt.
Why?

Because.

Because what?
Just because. These women have no answers. They just want the shyt.

Well think about it from a woman's point of view. How you gonna be married and have a weak wedding and have a cheap looking ring? If a friend of mine got engaged had some weak ass, cheap ring and didn't even have a wedding ceremony I'd be looking at her man like . It reflects negatively on them and you as well.

It's like sending your kids out there in weak ass, rundown clothes and unkept hair. Going to a party under-dressed. Fiding around in a brokedown car. It's a negative reflection on you.

Not saying whether it's right or wrong but that's how things work. You have to pick and choose when you want to buck a trend or when it makes sense to just go with it.

 

[Aceofspades404]

Let's face the facts here.


Women know weddings and wedding rings are ridiculously expensive and clearly not worth the money.


But they don't give a shyt.
Why?

Because.

Because what?
Just because. These women have no answers. They just want the shyt.

blah blah blah. la dee dee dah.