Teen Mom Kailyn Lowry is engaged -- the young reality star took to Twitter to confirm rumors that boyfriend Javi Marroquin had popped the question and even posted a pic showing off her diamond ring. There aren't any concrete wedding plans yet, but Kailyn says that hopefully she'll walk down the aisle in the near future.
Normally I would be more skeptical of a woman deciding to get married at such a young age, especially when she has herself and her child to worry about, but something tells me this match may be a solid one, and that something is the ring.
Not the horror movie, though wouldn't you like to see that analogy come together, but rather her actual diamond engagement ring.
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It's small, it's dainty, it's feminine, it's perfect. It shows that they're already being responsible about money, that they're confident in their union and don't need Mr. Carat to do the talking for them, and that they're not materialistic.
Some women get engaged just so they can show off the ring, just so they can thrust this glittery symbol of their fiance's salary in their frenemies' faces, but it doesn't look like Kailyn expected nor received anything but a simple yet elegant symbol of real love and commitment.
Plus, a big ring does not eternal bliss promise. Kris Humphries gave Kim Kardashian a 20-carat monstrosity, and we all know how that ended. Paris Hilton's engagement ring (yeah, remember that?) was 24 carats, Christina Aguilera's was also around 20 carats, and one of Elizabeth Taylor's engagement rings was 30 carats. Each of those ladies is now single, or dead.
Here's to Kailyn and Javi -- they're off to a great start.
Do you think the size of the engagement ring matters?
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it is not the size but the thought behind it
I think her ring is beautiful, just thr right size.. I think those huge engagement rings are just gawdy looking.. Way to go it beautiful!!
You wear the ring your whole life so you just better love it. That diamond is too small for me, I would never want less than a carat. Just my personal preference. Really no one else's business.
Why does the size of the ring or rather diamond matter? A big flashy ring shows poor taste to me. The size of the stone doesn't determine the amount of love your partner has for you. Something tasteful would be better. I wouldn't want to be paranoid about wearing out and possibly being mugged or murdered for a piece of jewelry. I know most women have a 'standard' about the price of the ring, I think its something along the lines of 20% of the man's salary. I could think of a hundred different things the price of a ring that is 20% of my SO's salary would be better used for. But hell, that's just me. I am not materialistic at all.
If she is happy with the size of the ring that is all that matters. I am sure that I would be happy with my ring because of my man's taste. But it is true that there are many people who have had huge rings on there finger and there marriage did not last.
How stupid do you sound? I'm sorry but how can you say that the size of a ring determines the fate of a relationship? Maybe the stars that you listed didn't last because they are STARS and it's hard being famous and in the public eye plus how busy they are to keep a relationship for long. I highly doubt that they ended because they had huge engagement rings. I have a 5 carat with 22 diamonds in it and it's damn big but guess what; my husband and I are still very together and very happy after 9 years of marriage and 2 kids. If you remember Kailyn cheated on her boyfriend with her ex Joe. That is the shit that determines a relationship not the size of the ring!!! A small ring does not promise eternal bliss either. A couple being faithful and true to one another and making their marriage last and work by communicating with one another is what promises eternal bliss.
You know, I told my husband that if he got me a diamond I wouldn't like it. He got me a moonstone and asked me to marry him a few months after he bought it. It isn't even (gasp) gold! Nope. It's silver with a moonstone, my wedding band is silver too, so is his! It isn't the ring that matters, its the thought, its the idea that this person loves you and went out to buy something he thought a girl would find special enough to accept him into her life through good and bad. Going through the rough parts of life together are more valuable than any rock. Being there for one another is more important than stones and metals.
I didnt think the ring was really all that small.... perhaps i have different ideas arbitrary items and what they truly represent....