If you've got the right partner, the size of the diamond won't matter. If you want to buy a diamond based on the size of your or your partner's ego, buy the big

If you've got the right partner, the size of the diamond won't matter. If you want to buy a diamond based on the size of your or your partner's ego, buy the biggest one you can afford and hope it works. Avoid Amazon and go for specialty jewelery websites, Blue Nile is definately good. Unless you can afford Tiffany/etc, avoid the chain jewelery stores because they're almost always disappointing in quality. Yelp is sortof helpful in picking a store, but really the best thing here right now is legwork. So: Windowshop, Save Up, Hope you picked the right one (ring and future spouse).