Gallery: This Woman Is Proud Of Her 'Cheap' Engagement Ring! What That Reminds Us About WHY To Get Married.

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This Woman Is Proud Of Her 'Cheap' Engagement Ring! What That Reminds Us About WHY To Get Married.
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Shellie Reneé
My Modern Met

OK. Let's get real... Here are some signs that you’re NOT ready for marriage. You’re selfish. You don’t like to compromise. You’re addicted to wedding porn (that usually means you’re more interested in “the party” than the actual commitment; we’ll cover that is a sec). You’ve only known your fiancé for a very short amount of time (less than six months). Divorce is not a big deal to you. If you fit into any of these categories, please seriously consider pumping the breaks on your wedding day.

We think this is why we fell in love with Ariel Desiree McRae. She recently made headlines because she penned a piece about her $130 engagement ring set and why she’s in love with it, no matter what other people think.

Personally, the fact that she and her fiancé are able to avoid debt, already makes them a winning couple in our eyes. But what got us hook, line and sinker was this part of her post:

“I wasn't even thinking about rings, I just wanted to marry my best friend, but he wouldn't have it…Y'all I would have gotten married to this man if it had been a 25¢ gum ball machine ring. When did our nation fall so far to think the only way a man can truly love a woman is if he buys her $3,000+ jewelry and makes a public decree of his affection with said flashy ring? Sure they are nice, sure the sentiment is wonderful and I'm not trying to cut down any of your experiences, but when did it come to all that? Why do material possessions equate love??

My husband was so afraid of me not wanting him because he couldn't afford a piece of jewelry. He was afraid that the love I have for him would pale because he couldn't afford the wedding set I wanted. The world has made it this way and it is so sad. Ultimately we couldn't wait any longer…so we eloped. I've never been this happy in my life and I couldn't imagine spending it with anyone else ever. Here I am, Court-House married, $130 ring set, the love of my life by my side and happier than I could ever imagine."

The set isn’t flashy by any stretch. But it is very sweet. And it got us to thinking, Ariel sounds a lot more ready to be married than a lot of folks rocking three-carat sparklers. So, in honor of her viral story, we put together some signs that a person is NOT ready to get married. Big diamond or not.

About Shellie Reneé

Just a woman who digs all things relationships. HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, that is. I've been writing (professionally) for close to 20 years, including having two books published. I'm also a marriage life coach and doula. Sometimes I speak to large audiences or do radio interviews, but usually I'm sitting in my favorite chair, surfin' the 'net and penning stuff that I wish I had read in my early 20s.

Listen, I don't have all the answers, not by a LOOOOONG shot. But whatever I can do to spare folks any heartbreak, bitterness or straight-up drama, I'll devote some keystrokes to doing. 

That's it...in a nutshell. For the most part. Kinda. ;)

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