My boyfriend gave me my birthday present early and it was a diamond ring. I love it but what does it mean? Seriously? Like that's what you give when you propose to someone. Why did he give it to me? And we haven't been dating that long either. I tried looking it up and it costs like 300 bucks. Like isn't that too much for a b day present? I do look cute wearing it tho.
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Wait is that the finger that wedding rings are supposed to be worn on? If it is then wtf that's where he told me it's traditional to wear it.
What does it mean if my boyfriend gives me a diamond ring for my birthday?
There are a few possibilities I can think of. 1.) He is incredibly rich and has lots of money to spare. $300 to him is like $20 to the average joe. Because of this, it didn't seem like a big deal to him-- he's just filthy rich.
2.) He is trying to move things wayyyy too fast. Like this gives me the impression of neediness or over attachment. He really likes you... like *really* likes you.
3.) It was an innocent mistake. He thought, "Hey, this girl is pretty cool. I bet she really wants a diamond ring. Psssh, I think the price is worth it. She'll love it!"
I think it is a bit of 2. He *really* likes you. He probably thought it was a good idea with more expensive = more valuable = more happiness. It's just a gift in a sense, but the gift means that he is probably head over heels with you. Is the strong attraction clingy? Is it cute? Well, whether that is good or bad, I leave to you to decide.
He didn't do it in some proposing fashion, right? Just making sure you didn't accidentally accept a proposal. That'd be kinda awkward lol
No he just said here's your b day present. And his parents are insanely rich so it is a bit of 1 too. He does act kinda clingy he also bought me kanye tickets and a plane ticket to Cali too. I like it but I do think it's too much. He acts clingy too and he's super hot which makes it more weird.
Wow holy crap. Yeah, I'd consider asking him to take things slower, or that you don't need as many expensive gifts. In a more romantic fashion, I'd be basically saying something like "The gifts are nice... but I don't need the expensive gifts, I just want you."
What you don't want is for him to think he needs money to be with you (aka a "if the gifts stop she leaves" mentality). Also, I'd imagine it'd help take the materialism more out of the relationship so you two can be a bit closer as a couple.
And... on an additional point... if things should ever start to fall apart, you won't feel any guilt from the excessive gifts. Like you won't feel obligated to stay or whatever.
In any case, I definitely suggest communication over this first and foremost. Communication is vital.
I don't know if he was thinking of it as a wedding ring per say if he buys you expensive things relatively often. He could have thought of it is just as a piece of jewelry and thought that rings simply go on the 'ring finger.'
In any case, if you feel particularly uncomfortable about the ring but not the other stuff, you can always just say that the ring is too much for you because of the significance (and not mentioning the other stuff).
I think @dangerDoge has it with number (1) and he might see it like as a commitment/promise gift (being exclusive etc) - I doubt he knows the significance of the wedding finger - He probably things it is like a Claddagh ring for the Irish, if you wear a Claddagh ring with heart pointed inward, it means your heart belongs to somebody. If it is pointed outwards it means you are looking for love - Overall I guessing he is trying to be nice just being a bit too expansive. www.uctuk.net/.../Claddagh-Ring-RS337-BB2.jpg
The symbolism of it needs to be discussed. If you aren't planning on being a teenage bride, I think you might consider returning it to him. And that's beside the fact that it's a really expensive gift from a teenager.
Beautiful Hand and Beautiful Ring, @openthedoors. Yes, on the "Correct" One, hun. Start Planning When ready, now that Everything is Right. Good luck and Congrats and Happy Birthday!! xx
*Diamond ring on this finger that You had accepted, is a sign that Marriage when out of school, maybe not right after graduation, but in the Future with Him, a so-called "SO."xx
You are a fool to wear it on your fingers so early in your dating game. Just remove it and keep it aside. You don't know the significance of wearing it over there. He wants to run a sprint in a marathon. And will not survive in the long endurance race , if he tries to run too fast.
It literally doesn't make a difference to me if I wear it or don't wear it. I just don't want him to think that I'm throwing away his beautiful gift. I just wanna tell him that I don't want too much in our relationship yet.
2 weeks of dating, buys you a diamond ring, tells you to put it on your left ring finger, and you're moving out of state for school... do you have running shoes on? If so, use them.
Well just tell him thanks, but I'll wear it only on occasions and put it on my right pinky finger so nobody gets the wrong idea, and see what he says, but make sure you have your running shoes on and tied tight when you say this to him.
His parents are pediatric surgeons and his dad is the chief pediatric researcher in their hospital and both run a private practice in addition. I bet their take home asses are more then 1.5 million per year.
Oh ok, so he probably has a nice allowance. As long as they're good people and this isn't a way of trying to get you with gifts or the whole marriage concern then you might be alright lol
He's a nice person. He's Catholic (like me) and is waiting for marriage so he isn't trying to get into my pants. I really like him so I don't want to end things on a big misunderstanding.
That ring is really nice and pretty. It's a nice gift and happy birthday 🎁 🎂. Maybe he just looked at it as a gift only. I think he wanted to impress you by getting you something nice.
you kidding me? 🤔 i guess he's very much eager towards you to be more than just a girlfriend, if this is the case then he might be the right guy for you to be with!!
i personally think that 4 to 6 months are enough to judge a guy but i'm not saying that you should marry him with in half a year or so, if he truly loves you he'll wait for you simple as that!
I guess he like you and his way is showing that is by spending 300 dollars apparently... 😅😅 Or the paranoia option: He feels guilty for doing something and he tries to "make it up".
But I would go with the first option.
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Maybe he has a lot of money and feels good when showing it off. And he probably also wants to make you happy and thought you'd like a nice expensive jewel like most girls
@thissiteisforpervs I've seen rich people with that kind of behavior. They feel powerful when they spend their money and think the other person will think highly of them after that. It's crazy though, I wouldn't except this kind of gift even after two years, thinking it's not an engagement ring, he can't be THAT crazy
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