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GeneC May 1, 2010

How do I secretly find out what my girlfriend's ring size is?

I want to get my girlfriend a diamond engagement ring, but I need to find out her ring size beforehand. How do I find this out behind her back? I would love to hear some suggestions!

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DaniloL June 12, 2010

You'll need to get creative. Here are a few sneaky suggestions: 1.Measure her finger with a piece of string while she's sleeping .2.Tell her that her best friend wants to buy her a friendship ring and has inquired about the size. 3.Trick her into trying on one of your rings or borrow one of her rings and take it to the jeweler. 4.Or simply, ask her friends and family, they may know her ring size.

Michael J.E June 10, 2010

It shouldn't be that hard to find out what your girlfriend's ring size is, especially if she already knows what it is or has a large ring or jewelry collection that you can steal from. This way you can just have a friend or relative ask her, or you can steal one of her rings and bring it to your jeweler to have it sized. Otherwise, you might need to get creative. One of my guy friends got really creative and told his girlfriend that every time she had a special task that she needed to remember to do, she should tie a red string around her ring finger. By the end of the month, there were at least ten red strings his girlfriend had tied around her finger that he was able to bring to the jeweler to have her ring size determined perfectly.

ThomasR May 31, 2010

My method was suggesting my girlfriend play "Things I don't know about you" game. Normally, each player has to check the knowledge of his/her spouse, regarding small trivia details about him/herself. Instead, I tried to think about 20 things I don't know about my girlfriend, and the ring size was smoothly mentioned among them. I got her ring size and she didn't suspect a thing.

AllanD May 11, 2010

Finding out your girlfriend's ring size could be a bit tricky, especially if she doesn't have a ring selection to steal from. My girlfriend was never fond of ring jewelry, so it was very hard to find out her ring size behind her back. Even if you tell one of her friends or one of her family members to sniff out this information for you by randomly ask your girlfriend's ring size there's no doubt that this could immediately cause suspicion. It's not the sort of question one gets asked on a daily basis, and as you said, you really don't want to spoil the surprise! So, if all else fails and you can't find out your girlfriend's ring size, just do what I did. I told the jeweler to make the ring size measure as an average size, which is apparently 6.5 for women. Then I made arrangements with the jeweler that in case this isn't my girlfriend's right size, I'll be back to get it resized. By the way, this service is provided to you for free, as long as you purchase your jewelry from the same jewelry store. Once you look at it this way, then really there's nothing to worry about - you could always go back together with your girlfriend to get her diamond engagement ring appropriately sized even after you already proposed.