I need advice on buying my Filipina girfriend an engagement ring.?

I'm from the US but will soon be traveling to the Philippines to propose to my girlfriend. (I've visited her in the phil a couple times already). I was planning on buying her an engagement ring from here but several of my Filipina friends here are trying to talk me out of it. These friends were raised in the Phil and said that it wouldn't be a good idea for me to give her an expensive ring while she's in the province. They said because people there generally don't have expensive jewelery and this would make her a target to get robbed. They are recommending I just buy her ring when she gets here to the USA.





What are your opinions on this? I'm afraid if I dont give her a ring when I propose, my proposal might not be as romantic as it could have been.





The other problem is I dont really know her ring size. Her sister says she is approximately a 5 but I know ring sizes vary from the Phil to the USA.





thanksI need advice on buying my Filipina girfriend an engagement ring.?
I'm with your friends on this one.





Don't put her in danger!!!





Get something really simple and tell her that the real deal is in the states.





Find out if the ring size you got is U.S., British, or European sizing.





http://www.asia-gems.com/ring-sizes.php





I got my wife's ring at Diamond Brokers of Florida:





http://www.dbof.com/





http://www.diamondring.com/forums/forumd鈥?/a>





Or you could check out these other online sources:





www.WhiteFlash.com





www.GoodOldGold.com





www.ExcelDiamonds.com





www.BlueNile.com





Blue Nile's database is good, but they don't provide you with photos or analysis reports of the diamond. I wouldn't go with them for that reason.





Happy hunting.





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*I need advice on buying my Filipina girfriend an engagement ring.?
My husband bought me an inexpensive simple diamond ring when he proposed and when I got here in the US, he upgraded my ring. I liked my original ring and still keep it for sentimental reasons. :) My Philippine ring size was the same as the US sizing. You can buy her a 5.5 to be safe. Congrats!
dude propose 2 her when she gets off the plane that would b awesome