The Big Size Problem – Finding that Perfect Fit

ENGAGEMENT RINGS — BY THEODORA MARSHALL ON MARCH 9, 2011 AT 3:33 PM 

Now you’ve found the perfect partner, someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, the next question is how do you find out their ring size? Not to worry here at HKJD we have come up with some fun and unusual ways to wheedle out the perfect fitting engagement ring.

The Sneaky Options

Finding the correct size without ‘giving the game away’ can often be a challenging task. The best thing to remember when finding out their engagement ring size is to go for the method which best suits your situation and provides the most accurate results. Try to find some time when they won’t be aware that you are involved in a covert operation e.g. when: sleeping, washing the dishes, at the gym, or even whilst they are having a shower!

If you can, try to find a ring which she wears on the correct finger, and try to ‘nab’ their ring for a short period to get the size. The most accurate way… if you have the time, is to make a quick trip to a local jeweller who should be able to size the ring. You could also rent a ring gauge to use at the opportune moment, if you have a partner who isn’t often far away from their ‘bling’. You could go for the ‘imprint option’; this involves taking some kind of impression of a ring. This could be done very carefully using a pencil to draw out the interior of their ring. Or… if you are feeling arty you could take an impression of their ‘faux-engagement ring’ using something like clay or wax. You could also try using a tapered candle as a ring sizer! Try putting their ring on a candle; push it down slightly when the ring fits on snugly, leaving a slight impression to give the size. One effective way if they sleep heavily is to try looping string around their finger whilst they sleep, don’t forget to mark the ends where they cross over though!

Enlisting Help

Recruiting help can often be a great way of finding out an engagement ring size. You may find that this is something families might know from buying rings previously. If not you can always have a best friend take your partner shopping to find a new dress ring…. or take all the work out of it and have them ask for you!

Always remember if you if you have a suspicious partner, to find someone who can be stealthy, subtle… and can be trusted to keep quiet under questioning!

Up Front

Remember, you could always ask if you are really worried about getting it just perfect. If that element of surprise is what you were hoping for all is not lost… you can always keep that mystery with the proposal place, time and when choosing that perfect engagement ring.

Not to worry though, if you find that it’s still not quite right… you can always have engagement rings sized later. All you have to do now is to find that perfect ring from the many eligible engagement rings… one that will make your partner say that oh so perfect word… ‘Yes’.