"It's not about having a fancy ring tone, but it's really about personalizing your cellphone," said Bruce Gibson, an analyst with Juniper Research, a market research company and consultancy in London.
Well, if you don't want a fancy ring, or even a ring at all, then you can mention it, however subtly, so that he knows that this shouldn't be a factor in his plans for a proposal.
When federal agents searched the Marks family's main house, they discovered hundreds of fancy rings (some with diamonds), watches and necklaces bearing brand names like Tiffany and Cartier.
"In the old days, you'd be at a restaurant and you could point them out -- you know, they'd be wearing all the fancy rings and bracelets, had the beautiful women with them," said one United States drug enforcement official.
Driving on, the names of the plantations, inscribed on shingles both rudimentary and fancy, rang out at regular intervals with a sort of creepy datedness: White Hall, Combahee, Tomotley, Thicken Ham, Hobnoy, Chisolm.
You don't need some fancy expensive ring to symbolize the commitment if you're already pregnant -- any ring will do, until your fingers swell and you can't wear it anymore anyway.
In Samantha's case, this is represented by a fancy diamond ring that she wanted to buy as a symbol of her success, but it takes on new meaning when it is given to her by a man.
It's simple enough, yet why don't you take a second to think about your feelings of, say, a fancy golden ring dipped in enamel given as a gift.
"I have friends who have to go buy fancy diamond rings for their wives on Valentine's Day," Mr. Stein said.
GIANTS RANKED NO. 6 The Super Bowl win will earn a team a spot in history, fancy championship rings and, for one player, a trip to Disney World.
Americans, who buy half the world's diamonds, are resisting the lure of the sparkle, apparently foregoing fancy engagement rings for now.With less to celebrate, champagne exports are also suffering.
