Woman Insulted When Her Boyfriend Proposes With a $38 Ring From Temu, Reevaluating Her Relationship After He Compares Their Love to Fast Fashion

A diamond may be forever, but costume jewelry lasts 5 minutes–which would you want to represent your marriage? 

I'm a lab-diamond, cost-effective, affordable jewelry type of woman. I don't think a man needs to be spending thousands of dollars on an engagement ring just to flex some huge blood diamond on the finger of his future wife. However, I think choosing an engagement ring is a special decision that requires careful consideration of your future spouse–and if your boyfriend is anything like the guy in this next story, perhaps they should take a little more time to think about that proposal.

When u/znxncb was proposed to by her boyfriend, at first she was ecstatic! Thrilled to share her life with her partner and looking forward to their years together, she was flabbergasted when she took a closer look at the ring he'd put on her finger. When the material flexed and bowed a bit under her fingertips, she decided to investigate its origin, wondering how a ring so flashy could be so cheaply made. 

When she finished her investigation over the ring, she was shocked to discover that her fiance–a man making $200k annually–had cheaped out and bought a ring off of Temu to propose their life-long love. The woman wasn't asking for much in her relationship but was hoping for a little more than a vending machine prize as her forever ring. 

Read on for all the details of how this lady was forced to reckon with her man's unthoughtful proposal and the fallout that occurred when she realized this may even be a crual test.