A potential husband-to-be sparked quite a debate online after he refused to spend $10,000 on an engagement ring for his girlfriend, claiming she’s ‘not worth it’.

It’s certainly not what you’d hope to hear from the person you plan to spend your life with, is it?

He turned to Reddit to ask if he was being unreasonable for not wanting to spend a small fortune on a diamond ring for his partner of four years. He described her as ‘pretty low maintenance’, pointing out that she doesn’t care about designer brands, rarely buys new clothes, and all her jewelry was gifted despite coming from a wealthy background.

Explaining further, he discovered moissanite rings, which look like diamond rings but are significantly more affordable, costing around $1,500 to $1,800. When he brought this to her attention, she insisted on a real diamond ring and sent him links to her preferred options, priced between $6,500 and $10,000. He told her outright he wasn’t willing to spend that much.

According to him, his girlfriend was genuinely upset, leading to a significant argument. She expressed that the price wasn’t outrageous and accused him of being cheap, suggesting that his refusal meant she wasn’t worth it. His response was blunt: no one is worth a $10,000 ring, he said.

Now, if we go by the standard of spending about two months’ salary on an engagement ring, with his $80,000 annual earnings, he should be looking at a budget closer to $13,000.

Though some might find such an amount steep, he admitted that he had been saving for quite some time. He even consulted his sister, who sided with his girlfriend, highlighting that he could afford it and didn’t see the issue. This made him question if he was indeed being unreasonable, especially considering that his girlfriend had done much for him, including supporting him financially after he was in a serious car accident just six months into their relationship.

The Reddit post attracted over 4,000 comments, with the majority agreeing that he was, in fact, being the bad guy. One user pointed out how hurtful it must be to hear that she wasn’t deemed worth $10,000 by someone who wants to marry her.

Another user asked how he’d feel if the single most significant piece of jewelry for his future wife was seen as a low priority. And the consensus kept coming: most people felt he was in the wrong.

Three years have passed since that debate, and while it remains unclear if he proposed, he did mention having reconsidered his stance.

So, what do you think? Is he in the wrong?

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