I had an engagement ring for Christmas. Not as a prelude to marriage but as a symbol of having been together for almost 17 years, having been through more 'stuff' together than most people cope with in a lifetime, and desperately trying to get this house move sorted and other things sorted and finally, actually, be in the same place at the same time for longer than a few hours. Well, we picked it out and bought it at the beginning of December and it was all boxed up and lovingly gift wrapped by the shop and I opened it on Christmas Day and out fell loads of little sparkly, glittery things and ribbons and it was lovely and I showed everyone 'cos I'm really not a very 'ringy' person and this one is just, exactly, me.
It felt a little on the large side when I wore it and it was definitely looser than it had been in the shop. On Boxing Day I lost it for 2 hours in the garage sorting some books. I was a miserable wreck when WH returned from wherever he had been and together we went back into the garage and he wasn't a bit cross and was very calm and found it and said it was only a ring and if the worst came to the worst he'd buy me another one. Panic over.
Since then I have lost it numerous times and it has become looser and looser. Eventually after losing it in the vegetable box 3 times in one day I bought a tacky, chain store, little ring to keep it on.
Today we took it back to the shop where we bought it originally to get it made smaller. The good news is that since December my ring size has gone down by 3 just like the rest of me. The bad news is that it may be too much to alter and would affect the setting and the stones. It has now gone to the goldsmith to decide if he can do it or not. If not it looks like I'll be buying myself a replacement.
But like I said on Boxing Day the first time I lost it, I don't want another one, I want the original. It was great deciding to get it, going in the shop together and trying it on and then keeping it for 3 weeks until Christmas Day; another one wouldn't be quite the same. I will have to keep the first one on a chain round my neck I think. As for the shop's other suggestion, part-exchange the first one and get a replacement, forget it, like the man who bought it for me, I want the original, for ever.
It felt a little on the large side when I wore it and it was definitely looser than it had been in the shop. On Boxing Day I lost it for 2 hours in the garage sorting some books. I was a miserable wreck when WH returned from wherever he had been and together we went back into the garage and he wasn't a bit cross and was very calm and found it and said it was only a ring and if the worst came to the worst he'd buy me another one. Panic over.
Since then I have lost it numerous times and it has become looser and looser. Eventually after losing it in the vegetable box 3 times in one day I bought a tacky, chain store, little ring to keep it on.
Today we took it back to the shop where we bought it originally to get it made smaller. The good news is that since December my ring size has gone down by 3 just like the rest of me. The bad news is that it may be too much to alter and would affect the setting and the stones. It has now gone to the goldsmith to decide if he can do it or not. If not it looks like I'll be buying myself a replacement.
But like I said on Boxing Day the first time I lost it, I don't want another one, I want the original. It was great deciding to get it, going in the shop together and trying it on and then keeping it for 3 weeks until Christmas Day; another one wouldn't be quite the same. I will have to keep the first one on a chain round my neck I think. As for the shop's other suggestion, part-exchange the first one and get a replacement, forget it, like the man who bought it for me, I want the original, for ever.
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I inherited my mother's platinum wedding ring which is a little big and, although it could have been altered, I didn't want it 'fiddled with' if that makes any sense plus it may be that as I get older, my ring size increases. I solved the problem by buying myself a platinum solitaire diamond ring to wear next to it as a 'keeper ring' - not a huge stone by any means but it looks really nice with it and I know my mother would be pleased. Perhaps you could get a plain band keeper ring too?
That's a brill idea, I hadn't thought of that one. It's sort of what I have been doing with my £8.99 'glitter' ring....and it would look sooooo much nicer. Of course if he IS able to reduce it I won't have to bother.
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