A man was left stunned when his fiancée demanded that he buy her a new ring and propose again just six months after their engagement. The couple had been happily planning their big day since getting engaged when they decided to go on a hiking trip. The romantic getaway took a sour turn however when the man's partner realised her ring was gone.
What followed saw a huge disagreement forming between the couple over the expensive ring that is now gone forever. He explained on social media: "I (29M) proposed to my fiancée (28F) six months ago with a beautiful ring that I saved up for over a year to buy. She was thrilled, and we've been happily planning our wedding since then.
The woman thinks her partner should propose again (Getty Images)"Last weekend, we went on a trip to the mountains for a little getaway. During one of our hikes, she realized that her engagement ring was missing. She was devastated and we spent hours retracing our steps, but we couldn't find it. I didn't realize she was so irresponsible."
He continued on Reddit: "When we got back home, she asked if I could get a new ring and re-propose to her to recreate the special moment. I told her that I understood how she felt, but buying another ring of the same quality would be financially challenging for me right now.
"I suggested that we could either wait until I could afford a similar ring or get a more modest ring for now and upgrade it in the future. She was upset and said that it wouldn't feel the same with a different ring and that the magic of the proposal was lost. She insisted that she wanted the moment to be recreated just as it was before.
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"I told her that the important thing was our commitment to each other, not the ring or the proposal itself. She accused me of not caring enough about her feelings and said that if I truly loved her, I would find a way to make it happen.
"Now, there's a lot of tension between us, and she's been distant ever since. I feel like I'm being practical, but she feels like I'm not valuing our engagement enough. Am I in the wrong for refusing to re-propose with a new ring under these circumstances?"
The couple can't see eye to eye over the situation (Getty Images)Other social media users then rushed to comment on the post as they offered their impartial views on the disagreement. One said: "I'm not sure how I feel about replacing the ring. I think I agree with your cheap one for now idea. I feel like it's smarter to save up money to go towards a house then to buy another ring she might lose again."
Another wrote: "She lost the ring and that’s sad. But you did sacrifice to give her a nice ring. It should have been insured so that it could be replaced. Since it wasn’t, then she will have to figure out how to manage moving forward."
A third posted: "I understand she’s feeling the loss but you are correct that it isn’t practical to save to buy another engagement ring right now. You’re wise to understand that her accusing you of not caring enough is not quite accurate and you’re also right to disagree with a re-proposal.
"It’s the love between you that matters. Next set of rings can be wedding rings and you can also get her another ring on an anniversary in the future. You don’t have to stress yourself out trying to buy her a new ring to “prove” your love for her. You’ve already proven your love, she has to understand that."
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