Would you buy...

[Loyalty4Life]

...a cubic zirconia for an engagement ring? I need some opinions. Thanks.

[FleaBag]

I bought one for my girlfriend for Chsitimas, it was a nice ring, white gold too.

She did ask me if it was an engagement ring though, I think they could be appropriate.

We finished a few weeks later... Needless to say I got it back from the +++++ and it's now in my draw.

[Dean C]

Cubic xirconia is the cheap solution. Whilst it still looks great it's not the best thing in the world. May I suggest visiting www.diamondchitchat.com (a previous client) who has a great forum which offers advice on diamonds and I'm sure the administrator would be more than happy to help you find the right ring

[Tony G]

The ring should symbolise how much you love this person more than the money you spend on it.

[Xenon]

Originally Posted by Tony G

The ring should symbolise how much you love this person more than the money you spend on it.

so buy a plain steel ring with a glas stone on it

[Boofo]

Tony's right. The amount of money spent on it shouldn't matter more than the thought behind it. As long as she is happy with it and you did the best you could do with what you could afford, then that should be all that matters.

[Reeve of shinra]

I thought I was going to marry this one girl and did some research last year... maybe this will help you....

www.pricescope.com -- Gives you a tool that lets you price out a diamond based on market prices to see if your getting a good deal. Also has forums with various helpful vendors and people. I would deffinitely recommend reading through the threads to get an idea of the diamond market

http://www.goodoldgold.com/4csmain.htm -- This is a vendors site (not to far from where I live actually) that has a lot of great information about carat wieght, clarity, color and cut. As for online vendors (which are usually cheaper than say Zales) - they give you a lot of good information on the diamonds they are selling.

Good luck to you. I hope she says yes.