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How much to spend on an engagement ring? I have another answer to "Rules of Engagement," June 29: Ideally, nothing. My husband's grandmother had long promised him her 1920 engagement ring when he was ready to marry. When that time came, she gave it joyfully. He assumed that I would want to reset it, but that would have been just wrong. We had only to resize it, and to ask the jeweler to fashion two simple coordinating wedding bands.
Grandma wasn't up to attending our wedding so we went to see her after the service and reception. I thanked her for her ring on my finger, and she said, "You should think of it as having always been yours." What I wish I had been quick enough to reply was, "No, I will think of it as having always being yours and mine." She wore it for almost 60 years, and I have now worn it for 31 years and counting. I hope that it will be worn by another family bride in its second century.
The value of a ring that represents a long family history of happy monogamy? Priceless. But if you have to spend money for an engagement ring, be more concerned with creating that heritage for your children and grandchildren than with the showiness and price of the diamond.
KITTY SKINNER
Fox Chapel
"Breach of Trust: Law Schools Obsessed With Rankings Fudge Graduates' Employment Figures" of June 13 reported on a recent lawsuit alleging that one law school has reported false and misleading employment data and, more broadly, suggests that many law schools struggle ethically with how to report data that can significantly affect schools' positions in the influential U.S. News and World Report rankings.
Because attending law school represents a significant investment of time and money, questions about the propriety of schools' reporting of employment data are legitimate matters of public concern. It is important, however, to note a couple of basic facts when discussing law schools' reporting of employment data and its effect on the law school rankings.
First Published July 9, 2011 12:00 am
