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By dino0123 - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States - Herndon

Today, my very cheap boyfriend of four years proposed. I was overwhelmed with emotion, since he bought such a huge, seemingly-diamond ring. I was later overwhelmed with emotion when my finger turned green. FML
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kleider1 9

he might have actually saved up for it and gotten ripped off.

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cablemirc 2

your cheap boyfriend is just that, cheap. and you know it, so take it or leave it, he is who he is. did you really expect extravagance?

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deloria_fml 22

And you're a moron for not being able to tell the difference. You don't deserve a real rock.

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squarezombie 0

Everyone is saying its the thought that counts but truthfully we all would be upset with a fake ring that you are going to wear the rest of your life turning your finger green. Plus if he cared enough he would spend that money on her so she could have a real ring.

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FlyingPie 17

How did it turn your finger green? Was there a lot of copper rust in the ring?

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RedPillSucks 31

Maybe he bought the big rock against his better judgement because he thought that's what you would be expecting (which was true), and not to try and fool you. A quick trip to the local pawn shop (he is cheap, after all) would get him what he wants. Guys generally don't ask "will this ring turn her finger green?" Also, maybe the rock was real but the band was poor quality (ok, that's a stretch).

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TaysDarkLust 11

Who cares... A ring doesn't mean shit, It is the fact that you two have each other that counts... Ask him to buy a bracelet, a necklace, earrings, etc... something else other than a ring if it is too expensive for him to buy one. Maybe he doesn't have the money? Or as someone stated maybe he went to pawn shop? Stop being selfish..

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SoylentCandycorn 10

Expecting a ring that doesn't give her an allergic reaction and for her husband to not be a lying cheapskate is being selfish now? Really? So many Soapbox Suzies on FML these days.

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CharresBarkrey 15

71 - It's not an allergic reaction, it's a chemical reaction and, depending on what the ring is made out of, it will turn everyone's fingers green. It just means it's very cheap and not real.

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stormchaser24 24

That is very kind of him, but why is he cheap? Does he have a min wage job? He could have saved up and been ripped off. Be happy he proposed to you.

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SoylentCandycorn 10

I think she'd be happy if he was honest about not being able to afford anything better. Would you take the woman you love for a fool when you wanted to start a life together with her? While he may not be able to afford a 2000 dollar ring, there is no excuse for lying to her.

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Kal759 14

I'd rather have a ring that turns my finger green than a watch that gives me a rash.

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CharresBarkrey 15

And I'd rather have a watch that gives me a rash than have my limbs chopped off. What was the point of your comment?

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ideasrule 13

Oh boo hoo, I have a boyfriend who wants to marry me and didn't spend thousands of dollars on a blood diamond from Africa! How dare he be financially responsible and avoid spending money on useless things! Well let me ask you, OP: what ring did you buy your boyfriend? None at all? Then even if his ring costs 1 cent, you have no right to complain.

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IOmnomHard 10

Considering OP is the female, and the woman and her side of the family usually pay, chances are she'll spend more money than he did. Oh and by the way, you come off as a colossal douche.

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ideasrule 13

I can't believe you can say that with a straight face, without realizing that "the woman and her side of the family usually pay" is even more of an outdated sexist tradition than the one I'm condemning. And if I'm a douche for calling people out for buying blood diamonds, thereby funding rebel groups in Africa who force children to work in mines and chop their limbs off in front of their parents if they don't, I want to be the most colossal douche in the world.

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IOmnomHard 10

If OPs boyfriend is cheap, he'll probably be in agreement that she should pay. I don't buy real jewelry, so I don't want to talk about Africa because that wasn't the part of your comment I was referring to.

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IOmnomHard 10

If OPs boyfriend is cheap, he'll probably be in agreement that she should pay. I don't buy real jewelry, so I don't want to talk about Africa because that wasn't the part of your comment I was referring to.

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jmacfan1 16

80- from what I've heard it's usually the guys side that pays for the wedding but the women's side can pay if they want to

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MuseFan1991 14

152- i've always heard the brides dad has to pay, but me and my OH are paying for it together. gotta love skint families (Y)

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KiddNYC1O 20

This reminds me of Saved by the Bell when Zack got the gang bootleg rings.

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