Find out from the girl, either directly or indirectly, what she wants in a diamond. I took her to the jewelry stores with me. The first shop they gave us the

Find out from the girl, either directly or indirectly, what she wants in a diamond. I took her to the jewelry stores with me. The first shop they gave us the whole spiel about the 5 C's etc. They had my wife try on this ungodly large diamond ring she would never wear. We thanked them and left. Went to another store, saw a few in our price range and we left with it that day. Now that method isn't for everybody, some of my wife's friends thought it was pathetic I brought her along and had her choose, others thought it was a good idea. Generally those were the ones who were married and were upset at the ring their husband bought. But at least in my opinion the ring is specific to the girl. Some want big diamonds, others like my wife feel uncomfortable with one. She wanted a fancier cut than others in that price range though. And don't forget there is more to the ring than just the diamond. The band is important too(Another reason to have her go with you. Instant sizing.) Diamonds are hard to buy online because the way the light hits the diamond is important to its look and again, every girl has a different look she wants.