A newly-engaged woman is dividing opinion for giving an engagement ring back to her fiancé after discovering how much he spent on it.
The pair have been together for three years and recently the man set up a romantic evening, cooked his girlfriend dinner and asked if she would marry him.
She said yes and he placed a Tiffany ring on her finger, which she said was 'absolutely gorgeous'.
The woman says the stone is huge, and the size made her question how much it had cost him as she had previously given him ideas of the style she liked, which had 'modest sized stones'.
Her fiancé disclosed that it had cost him about £16,000 ($20,000) and she was left shocked by the sum.
"I honestly didn't know what to say," she wrote on Reddit. "That's just a ridiculous amount to spend on a ring.
"For him it does fall under the two month salary rule, but its just beyond stupid to spend that much on a ring.
"I'm obviously very happy that he wanted to get me something nice, but that's just irresponsible."
She told him that he had spent far too much and asked him to take it back for something a fraction of the price.
The man told her that he's not able to return it and that she should just be happy he was willing to spend that much.
She added: "Don't get me wrong, I am, but again, it's just beyond ridiculous. He's not a billionaire, there are much better things to spend money on.
"I gave him the ring back and told him to get his money back. Today he's seemed down all day and I suspect it was about the ring, and now I feel like an a**hole."
Asking whether she had overreacted, others were divided, with some defending her stance. One replied: "That's 20k that could have been spent on your wedding. Or the down payment for a house."
But others argued she had handled it poorly, with one writing: "I mean, he got you a gift and you spit in his face... so yeah, of course he is down."
Another added: "I understand where you're coming from and I would feel the same, but he spent time and money to try to make this special. If you really have a problem with it, you should've said something later.
"That was supposed to be a beautiful moment and now your questioning about how much he spent. Sometimes just enjoy the moment."
