PLNETY of women dream of the day their partner will finally pop the question.
And although it's not the most important thing, can really make or break the proposal.
One woman thought she had her dream ring when her boyfriend of three years asked her to marry him, but that feeling soured when she realised the truth about her bling.
It turns out her soon-to-be husband cheaped out on the ring and decided to get it from the popular online bargain site , rather than a jeweller – but she had no idea at first.
“I really liked the ring when I first saw it and my friends and family all think it is stunning. It’s an oval cut with, she explained on .
After the proposal, the woman explained she did ask her fiance where he bought the ring, but he didn't tell her any information other than he got it for a “great deal.”
“I didn’t think anything of it until yesterday we were in bed and I was asked him if it was diamond or moissanite, mainly out of curiosity, I don’t have a preference by the way.
“He said he didn’t know and would have to look it up. When I glanced over at his phone, he was in the Temu app,” she explained.
Obviously confused why he was looking at the Temu app for the information, she asked if her ring was from there and was met with silence from her partner.
“So I asked again and he responded with something like ‘does it matter?' and left the room and ended up sleeping on the couch,” she said.
After spending the rest of the night confused, she then decided to work it out for herself and downloaded the app to try and find her ring.
Eventually, she cam across one that looked “identical” to the one on her finger – and it was priced at just $38 (£29).
The cost of the ring might not have bothered the woman so much if she didn't know her partner was on “good ” and could have “shelled out some money for a ring better than one on Temu.”
Since they still hadn't spoke about the ring since that night, the couple ended up having another conversation about the bling.
“He doesn’t see eye to eye with me on my concerns about the ring and says he did research and that it was highly rated,” she updated Reddit users.
“He says if the ring breaks he will replace it, but didn’t say it’d be higher quality,” she added.
The woman wondered if buying her a cheap ring was some sort of test of her loyalty, but her fiance insisted it was not.
“Well that really set him off. ‘What kind of person do you think I am? You think I’m a cheapskate? A liar? You obviously think really poorly of me... but STILL he never gave me a reason,” she said.
Then he tried to solve the problem and told his bride-to-be should could simply buy her own ring if she hated it so much.
“He said he’s sick of talking about this and it’s ‘water under the bridge' now,” she said.
After sharing the story on social media some suggest the woman was a bit of a gold digger for wanting more out of her man, but she shut them down.
“When we met I was making more than him and often paying for his things, his high paying job is a recent development. I have my own money and don’t need his,” she slammed.
Meanwhile, others were more focused on the way her man reacted to her enquires about the ring.
“Girl, f*ck the ring for now and just consider how he handles the issue. Which is, he won't! He defects, he turns the tables, he tries to leave … and when HE'S done then he excepts you to drop it.”
A second agreed: “This will be your future if you marry him. He’s showing you exactly who he is. He’s cheap and now expects you to buy your own ring... WITH YOUR OWN MONEY???”
And another wrote: “Girl, run! He is still gaslighting you and showing you exactly what to expect in a with him.
“Go, buy yourself a pretty, good quality ring, show him happily what ring you got yourself and then with that same smile on your face dump him.”
