When it comes to buying an engagement ring , there are still a few outdated rules kicking about.
Some people believe you should spend three months' salary on one, and there's also the slightly more moderate one-month rule.
There's a lot of pressure to shell out for an expensive diamond ring, but one man perhaps should have been a little more straight up with his fiancée about the one he presented her with.
The mortified bride-to-be revealed to advice columnist Natalie Bencivenga that her fiancé had lied about her ring.
She discovered the lie thanks to a jeweller who pointed that rather than being a diamond, her ring sported a cubic zirconium.
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"I was truly embarrassed," she wrote in her letter.
"My fiancé had surprised me with the ring and I cannot believe that he did this," she explained.
"When I confronted him about it, he just shrugged it off, saying a real diamond ring that size would've cost him a small fortune and what’s the difference, anyway?"
He further angered her by telling her that her friends "will never know".
"I don't think he understands why I’m upset," she continued. "I am upset because I feel lied to. I am ready to call the whole thing off. What do you think I should do?"
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Natalie agreed that this was a shaky start to married life - and revealed that she'd be "edging toward the door".
"File this under 'bride-to-be-worst-nightmare,'" she replied.
"Having your engagement ring turn out to be a fake is not exactly the way you want to start a life together."
Fending off any accusations that the bride-to-be was being "shallow" and "materialistic" she went on:
"This is a symbol of your love and commitment to one another. To have it be a fake may make you feel as though your relationship is a fraud, too.
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"Now, there is nothing inherently wrong with a cubic zirconium. It’s the fact that he didn't tell you that it wasn't a diamond.
"I wouldn't want to start a life with someone who is so willing to lie to me to make things easier on himself. What else could he be lying to you about?
"I would think long and hard where to go from here. Personally, I would be edging towards the door."
While some women thought the bride-to-be was overreacting, others agreed that her fiancé had been out of line.
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"He was intentionally deceitful," someone wrote.
"He even allowed you to go get the ring insured, fully knowing that you'd be embarrassed and he'd be 'found out' yet he didn't fess up ahead of time. Lying by omission is still lying - and I'd really consider if that's someone you want to spend the rest of your life with."
