How much money should he spend on my engagement ring?

Check the answers using this link: I realize the question is not worded the same, but I think the answers will still help you. Lots of ways people view the ring versus the thought. link

Wow you should be happy he gave you a ring at all.
If you really loved him you wouldn't even need a ring to spend the rest of your life with him.

I had an ex-girlfriend who always looked at other womens rings and made comments to me about them.
Now it would make sense that if she wanted to get married she would say "did you see her ring?" but she always commented "did you see the SIZE of her ring?"
I was still in college and didn't have the money to buy her the $8000 ring she wanted, but I loved her and knew one day when I had a good job I would buy her that expensive engagement ring. Well we were dating for about 4 years and she was getting a little pushy about marriage so I asked her,
"If we could get married now with a smaller diamond ring, or get married in a few years with a BIG diamond ring. Which would you prefer?"

If she had given me the answer I had hoped, I would have probably had been a married guy. But she gave me the BIG answer and now she is my EX and I am not married just happy.

Yes. the general rule is 3 months wages.

Did you let him know beforehand that you wanted a semi-expensive ring and what kind? Do you wear a lot of jewelry? Perhaps he didn't know that you would care how much it cost. But it's a little late now to be thinking about the cost, don't you think!?!

Perhaps you can talk about it with him and either upgrade the stone or get a beautiful wrap to enhance the ring.

My fiance doesn't have a high-paying job and my ring cost upwards of $4,000. He first gave me a little ring and told me I should be happy no matter what the size or cost. When I let him know that I was, he pulled out the more expensive ring!

His sister's fiance just proposed also, and spend under $1,000.

You do kinda sound like a bitch, no offense. I wouldn't spend much on you either.