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Q: This is something I haven't seen brought up yet, but my prospective fiancee and I were discussing this last night. He sez he wouldn't want to get me a traditional engagement ring, and I agree that it would be better, more personal and individual- istic to go perusing(sp?) antique shops looking for something that shouted out at us. Part of me *is* still rather traditionalistic and would still like to have it set with a diamond. Do any of you married goths have any stories to tell on this kind of situation? I don't want something that screams "institutionalism" and Normality, nor do I want to get sold short and have no one be able to recognize it as an engagement ring.

A: A lot of it depends on what your style is and what sort of things you like. Jim and I spent a huge amount of time discussing what we wanted to do in terms of our engagement and wedding rings. The first big decision was that I was going to get him and engagement ring as well. The next was that we would rather spend the big $$ on the wedding rings instead of buying a big ole diamond that later was not supposed to be nearly as important as the simple gold band that everyone wears. So we spent a couple days looking at what kind of rings were available then Jim spent days and days searching for the perfect engagement ring, which I know cost way too much but I dearly love. I happen to love old jewelry, particularly art noveau and neo-victorian stuff from the 20's and 30's and somehow Jim managed to find a gorgious ring from around 1930. It's a diamond in white gold with little cupids and hearts and flowers that only he would ever have thought to pick out for me. And, it both captures the essense of an engagement ring without being just a rock on a band, His ring is white gold with celtic knotwork that forms a heart at the top (pobably meant to be a wedding band) and when we marry (2 months from today, actually) we will switch our engagement rings to our right hands to make room for the wedding rings specially designed for us by the jeweler my best friend works for. These are ultra modern and sleak with white gold again and deep blue princess sapphires. I guess my point is that you can really do just about anything you want. If you want something just a little different, like a sapphire or ruby instead of a diamond, you can usually find them at independant jewelers. Or if, like me, you love antique jewelry, there are antique dealers who might have older rings, engagement or otherwise that will capture the idea you have in mind. There are really any number of options.

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