Me and my wife both knew we were going to get married, it was just a matter of when i poped the question. Knowing that we went shopping and she picked out the type of ring she liked. I knwo its a cop out but, i would rather her get something she really likes versues me guessing. I got lucky, she hates gold, doesnt like bigger diamonds. I got a 4000 ring for about 2500 on sale. Find the one you like and wait till it goes on sale. Stay away from Platinum, it is the biggest ripoff in Jewerly. It lusters and can get expensive to maintain the shine.