I think a lot of people here got it wrong. I APPLAUD the girl for getting angry. Who needs a husband that is so incredibly stupid? Just another dumb fool who always thinks "bad things just happen to me" while in reality, it's "I don't have a thought in my head for forethought or planning". I know the type.

That kind of guy? His kids go hungry while he invents things in the garage. Her job right now is to pick a good provider for her and their future children. He OBVIOUSLY is not it. Will he come home one day and have such a fanciful tale of how one of his children got lost?

Until I see an interview with her side of it, I'm not even sure he really ever had a ring in his hand. besides, how much do floor-fitters make over there? The guideline for a ring is a couple month's salary, right?

Girl, escape while you can and count yourself lucky.

This is a very unfortunate incident. Instead of being angry at the man, the girl should have found it humorous especially since it was not the fault of her boyfriend! The wind was to be blamed! It seems the ring was more important to her than what it symbolizes: marriage, mutual understanding, helping each other to live a peaceful and happy life together as husband and wife and to face both hardships and happiness in life together. scogostology.com

This story doesn't ring true (pun intended) but if it is, it's a case of two people with upside down priorities.

When my hubby-to-be asked me to point out a few rings I like in case he ever had to buy me a special ring, I showed him opal or sapphire rings in the $300.00 range and explained that I don't believe in buying diamonds because the rock on my finger has nothing to do with our love. My mother was horrified and convinced him (behind my back) to buy me a diamond solitaire so I wouldn't be too embarrassed to show it off... luckily, he was able to convince me that he truly did want to buy me an opal ring I had liked. He even pulled it out of his pocket and gave it to me with the price tag still attached ($245.00). I was thrilled and have worn it on my engagement finger ever since (28 years). The diamond is on my ring tree and hopefully one day one of my sons will have it reset for their love if that's what she wants.

I've always thought that a couple who spends more money on a ring than they do on the downpayment of the home they'll be living in or the car they'll be driving.. or the couple who spends more time planning a wedding than they do planning their lives together are really doomed for failure.

Wow, $12,000 on an engagement ring he tied to ballons? What a waste. I would have been very uncomfortable with such an expensive thing on my finger. Who can tell walking up to you what something like that is worth except a mugger? Couldn't a young couple find a better way to spend their money to secure their new life. I would have killed to have that much when we got married. It could have been a good start on a house down payment or a working car. I just find this story hard to believe.

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Hey, what about the second half of this story ? --

If someone comes forward with the ring, and the deflated or ripped balloon...!

If it is a woman who finds it, who brings it back to you, Lefkos --- THEN you will KNOW for sure who you should marry!!

Another possibility: Insurance scam.

Buy a $12,000 ring with loss insurance, palm it while pretending to put it in a helium balloon. Then let the balloon go. AND TELL THE BBC WHAT AN IDIOT YOU (allegedly) ARE.

Then file the insurance, and buy a, say, $3,000 (or less) ring.

Then break up the original ring and sell the pieces.

Most dangerous? No. Just the dumbest.

But to appear in news articles, it was worth it.

In this case, I believe in God! And...he had a message for this guy - lose to woman and the ring.

He should pay attention to the word of the lord!!!

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When I get a helium balloon for my 3 year old daughter, I tie it to her hand so that the balloon won't blow away. In the past I've seen balloons blow out of her hand with her sad eyes following it into the sky.

Something's fishy about this story. If I'm putting anything valuable in a balloon, I'm going to be holding it so tight that if the wind is that strong it will blow me away with the balloon.

Before I believe the story I'd have to see a $12,000 receipt.

At least this guy gave it some creative thought...
the first time my (now ex) husband proposed to me--he was drunk as a skunk, in the middle of the lake on a boat in front of all of HIS friends..totally embarrassing-I was MORTIFIED he'd have so little disrespect for me or that moment..

the second proposal was better--sober.
Hindsight:Maybe I should have gone with the first proposal and moved on though..

$12,000 to learn her of her pettiness *before* you married her? Sounds like a good bargain to me. A divorce and years of therapy would be a lot more than $12,000.

She is mad at you and won't speak to you until you get her another ring???

Dude, you need to dump that woman ASAP and never look back!

Believe it: That $12,000 may turn out to be the best investment you ever made in your life, because the inevitable divorce you are going need from that self-centered, high-maintenance, gold-digging bitch is going to cost you more, way more. Consider yourself lucky it only cost you $12 grand to find out.

Sounds like a "Dog ate my homework" story. That is the lamest excuse for not buying her a ring.

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