Engagement Ring Advice: The Coldest Feet!

Many people get cold feet a few days before proposing, but the story of my client Richard might be a world record. Richard came into my office and chose an emerald-cut diamond ring with a platinum band, paid for his purchase, and set a date to pick up his completed ring. When the day came for Richard to pick up his ring, he called to say that he would not make it and that he would be in the following week. The next week, I called to confirm our meeting, but he again apologized and rescheduled for the following week. This pattern continued for several weeks- I would call and he would postpone picking up the ring. After two months, I decided to safely store away his ring and wait for his call.

Nearly a year and half later, Richard stopped by my office unexpectedly to pick up the ring. With a look of shock on my face I couldn’t help but ask, “What took you so long?” He shyly explained that the pressure to create the “perfect proposal” was the reason he had postponed picking up the ring. Ironically, he added, his girlfriend had gotten so tired of waiting, that she finally took the initiative and proposed to him herself. “And, you know what,” he continued, “It was perfect!”