Ladies, I'm gonna propose...?

Question

There's just one problem. I don't know her ring size at all! She never wears any rings either so I can't steal one and size it up.

Should I

A. Guess and then resize it later or...

B. Propose anyway and drive straight to the jewelry store.

Either way my girl's getting a ring.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Take her to a ring store and have it measured. If you want it to be a total surprise, talk to the store... I'm sure they have an average size for the customers. I'm sure she would understand. It really depends on what type of girl she is... but most girls dream of the guy getting down on one knee and proposing with the ring. I would guess and resize later. Good luck!

Answer 2

either works and guessing is actually what a lot of guys do.

do you have a picture of her by any chance where her hand is in the picture? a lot of jewlers can tell by just a picture about what size she might be. also, just look at her hand. the jewler can guestimate and you can help him.

option B is fine too. your choice, but it's always nice to have a ring while proposing.  

Answer 3

let her pick out her own

Answer 4

It might be a cliche, and what people do in movies and things, but get a cheap plastic gumball machine type ring, then take her to choose the official one. If my boyfriend did that I'd love it. You could get a chain to wear the cheap plastic one as a necklace!!

Either that or slip a sleeping tablet in a drink and measure it when she's conked out on the sofa!!!

Answer 5

My fiancee didn't have a ring, and it wasn't any less romantic. I love my ring that we picked out together!  

Answer 6

Propose with a ring and re-size it later.

Answer 7

Rings come in a standard size, usually around a 7. So you choose the ring, and propose with it. If needed, she can get it resized later.

Answer 8

My ring fits on my husbands pinky finger...maybe you should start there.

Answer 9

I think it's a lot more fun to propose with a ring, but if she's the kind of woman who would like to pick her own ring, go with B.  After all, she's the one who has to wear it the rest of her life.  That said, my husband proposed to me with a ring he'd designed that looked nothing like what I would have picked, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Answer 10

Buy a ring now and get it resized later - thats what we did. I didnt pick a ring, he did.. which is the reason i love it.........

Answer 11

All rings come in one standard size and then need to be sized from there.  The standard size is a 7.  Just get the standard and have it re-sized after you propose.  Even if you knew her ring size, sometimes it needs to be made larger or smaller depending on the band width.  I wear a size 5 in a narrow band, and a 5 1/4 in a wide band.  My engagement ring actually feels a little loose, but my jeweler swears that once the wedding band is soldered on that it will feel right.

Answer 12

I think that you should choose something for her, and get if refit accordingly. The standard size is a 7.

When my boyfriend popped the question to me, he walked to my house while I was asleep and surprised me. I didn't own any rings, and at the time had no idea how he knew I was a size 4. (I'm a small girl lol).

I later found out he had sized me a few nights before as I was asleep :D Maybe that method would work for you?

Answer 13

lol.yeah that could be a problem.

my boyfriend is in boot camp and saying he wants to propose.

i made it easy for him telling him im a ring size 7 or 8.

maybe call and ask her mom wat her ring size maybe. or just do your

best guess and then later have it resized.

if my bf had me pick it i would try to be resonnable and try to pick one that is in the price range but i would also pick the super expensive one haha.so watever you want to do. i think you should have a ring tho that you have when you proposed because its something that you liked and picked out for her, it would be more special rather than her doin it wit her

Answer 14

I use to work in a jewelry store and our standard size was 7. My sister told me to go off of your shoe size and for me, that was actually true. You could do what my friend did and talk one of her friends into going shopping with her and have them just casually go into a jewelry store and try on rings. The friend can note the size and give you the feedback.

Or you can look at the hands of the girls at the store and have them try sizes on, I can count the number of times guys had us do that.

Congrats and good luck! Make sure you be creative so she'll always remember it

Answer 15

The most common ring size is a 7, but of course not every woman is the same. I would go with option "A", but get a good look at your lady's finger before you go ring shopping. Most jewelry stores sell size 7 rings. Im sure whatever you do she will be happy!  

Answer 16

Borrow a ring from her jewelry box and take it with you to the jewelers - they'll be able to figure out her size from that.

Or you could do what my handyman fiance did - use digital verniers to measure my finger in my sleep! lol

Answer 17

I would guess and have it resized later.  Also, if you go to a jeweler and give them a round about height and weight of your gf, they can usually guess.  The average woman's ring size in the US is a size 6, (though some stores have their 'stock size' as size 7) so unless your gf is unusually small or large, the ring should be able to be sized without a problem.  I lost weight after my wedding and was able to have my ring sized down 1 1/2 sizes.  As long as the band doesn't have diamonds all the way around they can size just about anything.

Congratulations and good luck with the proposal!

Answer 18

Don't propose without a ring. It will be a moment that she will remember forever, and she will want to remember you putting that ring on her finger. My advice is to  get a larger rather than smaller ring, because you can put the ring on her finger when you propose and then get it sized at a later time. Congrats to you both. I hope she says yes!

Answer 19

Call her mom and see if she knows.  If not, and you want to propose with a ring, buy it in the standard size (7) and once she says yes, take it to have it sized and engraved.  Make sure when you get it sized that you tell them to add metal and not to stretch it.  This is a once in a lifetime purchase, but you'd be amazed at how many jewelers s***w up rings by not doing this.

Answer 20

You should do what my fiancee did......  My fiancee was in the same situation you were in but he got my ring size without me even suspecting anything! He told me that we were going to the mall to go shopping for his mom's b-day (think of a family member that's b-day/anniversary is coming up).  We walked around and looked and we stopped by a jewelerly store.  He "supposedly called his older bro and told him that his mom might like a family ring with the family birthstones or a necklace.  While he was on the phone, this saleslady came to me, talked to me, looked at "potential gifts" for his mom, and she is like "Well let me get your ring size just out of curiousity".  SHE PLAYED IT OFF SO WELL!! I didn't even suspect anything!! She slipped my fiancee a piece of paper with the ring size on it and three months later, I get proposed to and he tells me how he got my ring size.

**Funny thing is.... he called the jewelery that same day we were going up to the mall and told them the situation.  He asked for a salesperson that will be there all day and who would remember his call/name/the gameplan.... **** GOOD LUCK

Answer 21

Ask the jeweller for a general ladies ring finger size, if she is petite then a smaller size than normal and if she is large then try a size larger than normal. I think just buy it and get it re sized later but make sure you ask the jeweller if its ok to re size the ring you choose in case it cant be re sized. Proposing without a ring and rushing off to the jewellers afterwards isn't real romantic but if you want her to pick the ring then you could do it that way.

Good luck to you both! :-)

Answer 22

Buy her a diamond. Then propose with that and tell her you two can design the ring she wants to wear as it is very important she likes it because she has to wear it forever.

This way you are more likely to get a one off and it is something you did together so it will mean more.

All the best :)

Answer 23

I think you should go with B. Letting her pick out her own ring will be a nice gesture as well. After all, she has to wear it the rest of her life. :)

Answer 24

if she likes your taste in things:

find a fake ring or one of yr rings and put it on her fingers as a joke etc and see from that roughly what size she is and guess, as you can always have it taken in

or/and you dnt wanna spend money resizing the ring or/and she doesnt really like yr taste in things you could get her a pretend ring with a sticky note saying "i o u" a diamond engagement ring, how does saturday sound?" and go shopping together =]