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"By the time I got engaged, I had amassed a pretty serious collection of funky rings. So did they ever see the light of day once there was an engagement ring on my finger? Not really. The oversized purple daisy ring that I adored in middle school already felt childish in college; it was more out of place than ever when a diamond engagement ring entered the picture. The same went for any rings with plastic parts, no matter how sparkly. One of my best friends picked me up that fun blue-and-silver beaded ring in the picture when she went to Vienna (Austrian crystal is pretty affordable there!). It, too, didn&amp;amp;#8217;t seem to work with my engagement ring so I rarely wear them together. I even retired my gold double-heart ring, the first big gift Paul ever got me, one that I took off so rarely in high school that it melded to my oddly diagonal finger. See? The only costumey ring I wore after I got engaged was a gift from a former boss, a Vera Wang Love Knot ring with a dangling pearl. Maybe I thought it was fine to let these rings mingle because I already associated Vera with weddings? But I do wear bangles and cuffs that are zero percent precious metal and have little business mixing with engagement rings. I have absolutely no rationale for doing this. Will you retire your costume jewelry once you&amp;amp;#8217;re engaged? Or do you not mind mixing an engagement ring with less-precious baubles? Do you think I can wear my Vienna ring with my engagement ring? More About Your Future Engagement Ring How to Drop Hints About Engagement Rings You Like What to Do If Your Boyfriend Can&amp;amp;#8217;t Afford an Engagement Ring What Would You Do If You Found an Engagement Ring Your Boyfriend&amp;amp;#8217;s Been Hiding? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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