your feelings are valid - don’t listen to men and pickmes [$6 engagement ring] 

I think if a man can’t afford an appropriate ring, the man can’t afford a wedding or marriage.

Lol, imagine being called a gold digger for not wanting a fake $6 engagement ring! Ladies, don’t even complain about it. Just leave.

"She doesn't appreciate my efforts 😢." Bro, what efforts???

He never planned to marry her. He was just using her for 8 years, because he thinks he can do better. He needed an excuse not to marry her, so he insulted her with the cheap ring, then played victim and flipped the breakup around onto her. He’ll tell his next girlfriend how his ex was a demanding, evil gold digger. Typical male behavior-being the villain and the victim.

Do you see how quickly he threw her away? She complained one time about something obviously, ridiculously low bar from him and he canceled the wedding. He threw her away like something cheap, so quickly. When we say his $6 ring shows he doesn't value her, this is what we mean, this is what we're referring to.

The 8 years was already the first red flag. That girl deserved so much better.

His plan to insult her with a riidculous ring in order to end the relationship worked wonderfully. Happy for her.

Remember as a woman men only respect you if you are willing to walk away. Difficulties in a relationship are to be expected disrespect should never be tolerated.

After 8 years that wasn't an engagement ring, it was a shut up ring. 😢

How much a man spends on you is a reflection of what he thinks your value is. If a man brought me a 6 dollar ring he is gone along with that ring 😂😂😂

Is he willing to spend more on a: Video game? Lunch? Bottle of booze? Pack of cigarettes? Then you know your worth to him. You're worth less than that.

More than 2-3 years with a bf is a waste of time and youth

If he had saved 1$ a year the ring would have been more expensive like gurl please...

This issue is currently causing a lot of uproar in the Filipino community, there was this interview where they asked random women and most women say "no" to the 6$ ring, and then there was this girl that said "It's okay. As long as there's love." And tbh she is attractive and the people who interviewed these random people made it seem like she's the only one who said yes, and then these stupid boys started saying, "the one who says it's okay is the most attractive one." And I found comments saying "Fatso thinks she deserves more she's mid" "pretty women deserve more because they want less" It was really disgusting to see how these men tried to paint the picture like that.

You're only a "gold digger" until you date a broke guy. Then you are told you are "too pretty" to be with a guy that doesn't have money.

Oh I just saw a video of "awkward proposal" and this guy just randomly and casually gets on one knee and pulls out a ring, while his girl is eating chips,has a beer bottle in her other hand, and her mouth full, wearing jean shorts and slippers.... She turned around to see him and said "are you serious? Really? WHAT?" He stood up and gave her an awkward hug and she just looked confused and was giggling nervously.... The comments were so mean to her! "Oh she's NOT the one bruh!" "Poor guy should run... she probably wanted a bigger ring" and "She's just a gold digger dude just save yourself" Like these guys really think they don't have to put in any thought or effort into one of the most important moments of their lives ... But women are supposed to just fall into their lap and kiss their feet and be so GRATEFUL.... Or the woman is just thinking way too much of herself? The dude didn't even say the words "will you marry me" or "I love you" ONCE!!! But men think THAT is asking for too much????🙄 WTF? HOW?

Considering that my high school sweetheart, who was an illegal immigrant, only got paid under the table, below minimum wage, was able to get me a ring that was over $3000, makes these men inexcusable.

If he saved a dollar for every day they've been dating, 8 years, that ring would've cost at least $2,920. He spent $6. He's sending a message.

If he can’t afford a ring, he can’t afford a house, or medical bills, or food for your children, or their school supplies. A man who loved you would never insult you like that.

The pickmes in the comments like "you aren't in love if you care about the cost of the ring" "my man proposed to me 2 shillings and a ring pop and i didnt care". SHUT UP! Not everyone has to accept the poverty that you did.

Wow a $6 ring for 8 years of commitment. Not even the cost of a meal when she's been serving meals all that time, probably cleaning the house and doing his laundry and paying bills. So insulting.

The traditional point of a dowry was to make sure the woman could be materially provided for in a worst-case scenario. You're not "untraditional" or "shallow" or "materialistic" for wanting material security.

As a woman if you are waiting for 8+ years, you've already failed. In these many years, she could've easily dated 8-10 different guys and picked a better quality male who isn't broke. Let's be honest, he broke up because he was ashamed that she exposed his $6 ring 🤭💀 As women, we create life aka future generation, don't do struggle love because your kids have to pay the price of your poor selection and live a struggle life because you choose struggle love over peace 😂 if he can't buy you a ring, he cannot afford to have you 🤷 Back in days, males who are broke didn't have the privilege to date or marry women. And he is taking care of his family and can't afford a ring, he should've told her within the first year, the way broke males try to gaslight us is crazy.

my ex got pissed and broke up with me cuz i told him it was human decency to tell me when he cancels our plans instead of ghosting me and expecting me to just figure it out.

This is my problem with my culture (I am a Filipino) - women act as Pick-Me-ishas. It's a survival under competition culture with a lack attitude. It seems like women have been conditioned to believe that they are incomplete without a man. It feels like we're still stuck in a patriarchal society. Seriously, how tf did we end up here?? We women have more advantages, options, and benefits than 150 years ago but we still choose to act like this?? Why??? To Ate Girl, you deserve more. I feel you. I got called out for asking the bare minimum too (apparently asking for 5 minutes of time is asking for too much). Ate Girl deserves more. We all do. All women in the world do. We should demand for more because we deserve more.

She wasted EIGHT precious years on this trash of a man 😭😭 omg he might as well have gotten her a ring pop. Ladies, only date a man 2 years max and if he won’t put a nice ring on it then a better man will!!

Oh no, spoiled girlies, I have a story about this. Years ago, I was in a relationship with a man who was a loser. My family and friends hated him, and knew he wasn’t going anywhere, but I couldn’t see it, probably for a variety of reasons that I won’t get into. Anyway, I dated him for a year and a half, and he proposed, which was completely NOT the plan at the time. We had meticulously planned out getting engaged when I had finished school, but he “surprised” me. I didn’t get to pick out, or even have an opinion on the ring, because it was some junk jewelry his older sister gave him to propose with. They didn’t want him to waste money on buying a ring. Nobody actually said that, but they didn’t have to, I just knew that’s what happened. I was so embarrassed to show that thing to my mother, who already hated him. He knew my family hated him, and he didn’t even attempt to try and win them over. That was the moment I knew I had to get away from him, but I just stood there like a deer in headlights, because I had defended this loser for so long. I wore that embarrassing ring around for another 6 months before I was finally able to get the courage to end it. In those 6 months, all the plans I thought we had made together went right out window. I realized he never intended to build a career, and he got involved in an obvious scam at the gym he worked at. It was so horrifying to watch all of this unravel, while I stood there in shock that I had defended this guy, when in fact, he was everything horrible everyone in my life could see plain as day. It is never just about the ring. You know when a man doesn’t value you. You know when he is being cheap. When a man treats his own life like something he can half-ass, then you will know he is going to treat his relationship with his life partner like something he can also half-ass. It is never just about the ring. Years later I met my husband who already had a bachelor’s degree, and was interviewing for medical school. We got married with just plain gold bands. We were poor in those early years, but he had already started building his future, and had a plan before he even met me. He had parents that had high standards for him and their other children. We have spent 20 years building a life together. He is a devoted husband and father, and I am the definition of a spoiled girlie, if spoiled girlie means safe, financially secure, and cherished. It is not a woman’s responsibility to build a man up. Stay away from complacent men who do nothing to build a life for themselves. Men will talk about all the things they are going to do in order to impress you, but then do nothing to actually accomplish those goal. It is truly alarming the number of young men who are sitting around, kicking rocks, and waiting for a woman to show up, and do all the work to build them up. Learn the difference between a complacent man who refuses to embrace, on his own, the struggle of life. Men with a future not only embrace the struggle of education, learning, and building, but also take pleasure in it. A man doesn’t have to abusive to be considered a bad man. He can also be complacent, and expect the women in his life to protect him from having to struggle to succeed in life. Don’t be that woman.

i'm living in 3rd world country and $6 is INFURIATING AND UNACCEPTABLE. These dusties been going wild smh

As a filipino, this video makes me happy. A lot of locals, sided with the dusty saying the dusty deserved someone better blah blah. The gaslighting is unfathomable.

"he can be a good man, he doesn't need to be your man." This is said so nicely!

if a man is stingy with you before marriage, he will be stingy with you after marriage AND be stingy with your kids if you two have any. leave!

Men have stated time and time again that they know the woman is "the one" within 6 months, yet here we have this lady being dragged along for 8 frickin years. I'm willing to bet she gave him wife privileges too. Here's a rule: if a man has proposed to you within a year, move on. And no, you don't need years to know a person, not if you ask all the right questions and are 100% serious.

My dad that basically abandoned us was one of these type of men and yeah, he was A TERRIBLE HUSBAND AND FATHER. When he proposed to my mom, the ring wasn't even gold, it was a cheap ass one but my mom didn't found out until she tried to sell it so we could EAT, because of HIM we were poor as fuck. In their wedding my dad didn't even had A SUIT. My mom had a life of lack being with him. Never engage with a man who isn't even capable of give you A NORMAL RING, he's not poor he does not want to put a little effort by giving you something nice. He won't be a good or decent husband and neither a father that takes care of his own child.

“Can I have you for the rest of my life? Here’s something that didn’t even cost me a single day of work.”

"She doesn't appreciate my efforts" WHAT EFFORTS??? i can probably find more spare change under my sofa... What a loser, he doesn't deserve a woman

This man had 8 years to save up. He most likely didn't because he didn't plan on marrying her. That kind of men only marry when the woman presents them with an ultimatum and then frustratinly smears the biggest handful of cake in her tace at their wedding day even when she asks him not to. If you have to beg for a ring, the man is only staying with you because he doesn't see better options and he can't live without a mommy-housewife. I've seen what happens to those men if they stay single and it gets so filthy there's nothing even close to that extent anywhere in nature. If you don't have money for a ring, you can still put effort into making it something special that's personal to you two. The problem isn't that it costs little, since we can't know their particular financial situation, the problem is there was no care put into it. If he doesn't think marrying you is a big deal and you have long expressed that to you it is, he's not worth keeping. No matter what last ditch effort he presents to you, it's just for show. It's not your fault he's like that and it's not your duty to put up with it, even if you love him. Remember that the failures of his parents will be your failures to your sons and daughters if you choose to let him be half the foundation of their upbringing.

OMG ELLE this came at the right time! My bf of almost 3 years is so financially entangled with his family that they called me low class and said marrying me would be a mistake. Never mind the fact that I have a good job and maintained our entire household. I walked away from him and I'm glad i did it before marriage. Thank you for your content, it really opened my eyes to how women constantly devalue themselves and men low key support such actions.

He gave her an $11 shut up ring . My husband proposed after two months. The ring was $400 we saw it in a store one day and he surprised me with it during a picnic. We were broke then so it’s fine .. he upgraded later . It comes down to whether he’s a good man or not. If he makes you wait 8 years he better get you a GOOD ring. We married after only 11 months

9:46 to 11:35 is gold 👏👏 The double standards in women expressing material desires vs men is insane. Undeserving men can want the world and it's fine, but women want the bare minimum and they're asking for too much, they're too selfish, they don't know their place or they're not being realistic.

My fiance got me a 2 carat diamond engagement ring 💍 which I posted on my community tab and shorts, he also got me an engagement bracelet and my wedding dress is going to be made by an Italian bespoke designer. He was soo happy to do all of this because he cherishes me soo much. Men who love you and really want you will make an EFFORT and they won't take 8 years to propose either. My ex asked me to marry him after 6 months and my fiance started ring shopping with me after 9 months and then proposed after a year. These men know when they want to marry you. Ladies stop making excuses for them and stop wasting your time on junk men.

My fiancé gave me a men’s silver ring that didn’t fit on any finger. It was a men’s ring. I couldn’t go home and show my parents, I was so embarrassed. He also had 80k in student debt my parents were going to pay for him. He didn’t know that yet. I asked again how much his debt was and he told me to mind my own business. Long story short, he tried to kill me so I left the ring on the pillow and left in the middle of the night. He sent it to me many moon later and it truly is an ugly ring. He said he didn’t realize how much of a gold digger I was. Even it was a simple gold ring, I could show my parents. He had money, but didn’t want to spend it. I wanted a man to respect the sanctity of marriage with a ring. Marriage isn’t a game or something I consider temporary.

$6? He bought her a break up ring? 🤔 That's sweet of him😄

Remember ladies!! No matter whatever the man says I can't/I won't do that for you There's a woman out there he will give his entire world for Trust me💯🤫

A european spoiled girly here~ I personally have an arabic mentality in this matter. Both family sides gift the bride pure gold and authentic jewelry, as it's a backup plan/save file, in case of the husband dying via sickness, accidents etc. way too early on after marriage and so she can not only provide for herself through these means until she's financially stable on her own, but also to provide for her children at that given time. I am in LOVE with this! This should be the STANDARD everywhere! The ring btw is a sad joke. I hope she finds a better man who knows how to respect her true worth.

The whole situation smells like he orchestrated it so he would have a "valid" reason to break up with that poor girl. But the truth is he got bored of her and wanted out. Smh

"my love for her is priceless" proceeds to break up with her instead of offering better

This channel is my safe space because once I leave this space and go to other platform It seems like all the message is upside down like I saw a video of a girl saying how she hates going on a coffee dates and all the responses were from men and especially woman that she's is goldigger etc So if I ever encountered these types of content I just clicked uninterested and say it's not my reality

The delusion, gaslighting, and narcissist in that man is a REAL sign to move on and run. How can that girl not knowing her man for freaking 8 Years and stay with him?

Her first mistake was staying around for 8 years. I hope she do better by herself this time.

We should stop calling ourselves 'gold Diggers' and just say we are high value women. If you can't pay Gucci, you don't get Gucci. If you can't pay what my time, my energy and my presence actually are worth, you Just can't and that is okay. Go find less. We deserve Premium treatment everyday!

Let’s be real here. He never planned to marry her in the first place. He loathed her and just couldn’t figure out how to find an acceptable excuse to break up with her. Then he decided to do this. He was hoping she’ll finally walk away. But she didn’t even though she wasn’t pleased with him disrespecting her. Finally, he decided to make her disappointment the reason to break up. It was his plan all along. You just need to see it for what it is. That ring was probably not even sterling silver. Would have turned her finger green and likely had a plastic stone in place of a diamond. Unless you’re in high-school, that’s not acceptable. Even at the low end of a budget, you can buy a 14k-18k gold ring with some inexpensive but sparkly stone for $500. This is just the dude being cheap on purpose. Why even spend $8? Next time just make a ring out of foil or a condom rubber. It will have the same effect. She deserves so much better!

8 years was already an obvious sign he was not interested.

8 f*ing years, what a waste. That man is the real gold digger. He will receive all the valuable things a wife and baby mama will bring, but can't even give back a single meal worth of return, and tried to use "love is priceless" as an excuse to not having to give anything in return. Marriage to him would have been the most profitable thing he would have ever done his whole life, glad he weeded himself out.

I am so tired of the entitlement of men, entitled to women's time/ attention/bodies. These days they seem to lack the ability to take "no" for an answer. Recently I had an encounter with a work colleague. He thought he had the right to date me, because I am single and because he was in to me and was a "decent guy", never mind him wondering if I was actually attracted to him. He would not take my kind hints at "no" and eventually I had to be the bad person and give him a stern "no". How do we spot these pretend "nice guys" and get rid of them sooner so that it does not make situations like work awkward?

A ring was never meant to be a manifestation of a mans love. It was insurance in the form of gold. If the man screwed her over she could at least sell the ring and use that $. A man who can't buy an expensive ring, also can't afford a life or a wife. It's just common sense.

I was with my first boyfriend for 7 years, even moved to another country for him and lived there for 5 years. I went to work when he was at university, paying for groceries and stuff, then I was unemployed for a time when he went to work after university and he paid for things. While we were together, I asked him if we could move out from his mum's house so we could have our own space, because we were living in his single bedroom and it was crammed af. He said it was too expensive. I asked if we could at least get a car so we could get around and be more independent, he said it was too expensive. When I wanted to go out, to the cinema or something, he said okay, but I gotta pay. When we broke up because I was unhappy and depressed, he called me a gold digger (he had no gold to dig!) and made sure to milk me of as much money as he could before I went back to my country. Not that I had any money, he just wanted to hurt me as best he could before losing access to me and make sure I was going to struggle on my own with barely any money to my name. And as soon as I was gone, guess what? He bought a car. What an asshole.

That ring said "here you go, you ready to struggle and be my sixth place priority for the rest of our lives? 🥺 And his attempted justification only confirmed that

Men are perfectly comfortable and expected to have a long long list of expectations and orders for their dream woman. God forbid women call out behavior that is demeaning and disrespectful to us. We are allowed to feel the effects of mistreatment.

If a man gives me a $6 engagement ring that means he thinks of me as easy to replace, cheap. He values me at $6. I’m worth much more than that. I’m not replaceable. Therefore I expect a ring that represents that.

8 YEARS?!? 6 DOLLARS?!?!? I’m not even 3 mins in and I’m already fed up…

if I remember correctly, the european tradition of givin golden (or any expensive metal) ring at the wedding exist so people of the past viewed the proposal and marriage seriously. The priests came up with the idea so the young couples wouldn't just bother them with marriage if they simply wanted to have -s-x and divorce later. So the priests required the couples to have expensive rings (silver, gold, etc) so they view the marriage seriously, like a serious investment. Moral of the story: the priests of the past won't even speak to you if you bring 6$ ring. They knew you're fake and not ready for marriage.

My husband gave me a cheap (think $20 sterling silver) ring and I expressed many times how I would like to replace it with something nicer. He never came around so I just replaced him instead. It wasn’t about the ring, it was about the lack of consideration and effort, as we could totally afford more.

Hes probably going to expect her to take care of his family as they age and also to cater to their every whim until then. He will also drag her down financially after all that. Getting rejected was her happily ever after.

those people wont come to save her if she gets into any trouble later, she will have only herself, so you have to listen to yourself

This issue is currently a hot topic here in the Philippines. I was appalled by the number of women and men invalidating the girl's feelings and even gaslighting her instead of understanding her position. The moment I read that post, I automatically felt sorry for her, I don't understand why some people are so narrow minded. The girl will not be disappointed if she knew that the guy is incapable to give her a decent ring, but no. The guy she's in relationship with had 8 years to prepare, yet that's the only thing he can give her. Plus, I do believe the guy is capable to give her much more and better, but he chose to give her the below bare minimum. That's way too insulting and disrespectful.

I'm also Filipina and married for 5 yrs and I was really vocal to my then bf now husband on what I want in a proposal, wedding and lifestyle. I am very introverted but I wanted him to go and formally ask my hand in marriage from my parents. I wanted a diamond ring that goes along with virtually all my fashion sense (minimalist modest fashion), a court wedding (I am not a believer to any religion) and a small buffet for friends and family which was a small pax on a quaint resto, and finally, a lifestyle where I still feel at ease if ever I decide not to work/have kids (I still work because I love earning a good amount of money whilst not having kids yet). I am grateful he takes everything on what I wanted. He treats me right so I treat him right too.

I experienced what a family enmeshment is first hand. Initially, I thought it was so beautiful for him to be this close with his mom and sisters… I pretended that I’m cool with him running out at 2am at night to pay for his sister’s cats vet bill or when he was dropping everything to run an errand for his mom. Not mentioning staying in constant contact with them day or night. I smiled and pretended it doesn’t bother me. I acted cool and any attempt of me trying to point out the issue would end in an argument. At the same time, I was treated by them like an intruder and an outsider. Never wanted, never accepted… now I have a child with this person, and oh my, he showed his true colors during the pregnancy and postpartum. I managed to get out of that toxic relationship but now my son is suffering and I bare tremendous amount of guilt for putting up and accepting below bare minimum effort behavior. Everything stated in this video is true… run, just run.

We need your channel to be translated in many languages as possible so all girlies around the world can hear and understand your gospel!

People also loving telling women you’re not pretty enough for the relationship we desire, especially when we express that we want a provider man. My friends, family, including my mom (who ironically has a provider husband herself) tells me I’m asking for too much. The only person who is on board with me is my dad and best friends.

eight years !!!!! omg!! and he buys her a 6 dollars ring !!!! and he called her names !!! and DUMPED her on the internet !!! don't even know where to start

You are doing such a service by just saying that women have the right to do what is best for them. Listening to you I realize how we are taught from birth to put ourselves second.

I’m not a big fan of jewelry and think diamonds are ugly, which is why my dream ring is $500 to $1000 with gold and floral look to it. HOWEVER,a $75 ring would signal to me that he’s not that into her, or he’s in a really bad financial situation. Also, seeing how quick he was to break up with her over the post she made just shows that he didn’t think she was his dream woman anyway. Just wait, he’ll pull a Steve Harvey once he gets his finances together and can afford whatever his preference actually is. I hope she finds a man who worships her.

Ladies, in my near half century of experience I can say that most men KNOW by 3-6 months if they want to marry you. If he hasn’t dropped hints on his own, tried to meet n impress your family, introduced you to his, etc by 1 year he’s probably not going to. And I’m sure she was dropping hints at the kind of ring she wanted.

Thanks Elle! I’m so sick of living in this patriarchy where we’re teaching little girls, who grow up into women, to have low standards and low self esteem. Because of that men will always have a supply of gullible women and can continue to easily access them. It’s infuriating that this is happening. After watching the Barbie movie I was looking for books to get more information and substance so I can understand. It’s so hard to put into words all the things I’m feeling and the injustice of it all. It’s easier to handle and be able to combat something that you see and experience when there is a term for it. I want my little nieces to know that they deserve more and to not settle for less. I understand now why relationships in the past didn’t work out and glad I moved on from each and every one and not stayed. There was something wrong about them that I couldn’t put into words or pinpoint but it didn’t feel right. I’m so glad I found your channel! We need more content like this so that women can wake up!!

He didnt propose in 8 years!!! A man who is interested in you wont do that... he is not worthy, he is already having everything from her... why is he going to buy a nice ring or marry her if he has already everything?? Hope she did not give him a child

I just love how man are so angry that we are finally getting to know our worth and now they use it as like we are spreading hate on them for no reason and when I see a post about them that says the truth they are like “stop spreading hate on men”, because they know it’s true like they are more and more scared of women and it’s so powerfull, now they can only beg us to stop💅🏼

I think it’s quite funny that after 8 years and a sh*t ring he left her. She needs to take note of that because it shows how uninvested he was and how much he didn’t actual want her. She could stay with him getting the bare minimum for 8 years and the second he didn’t like something she did, he was OUT! Ladies, take note!

This is why in Islam, there is no limit to the "Mehr" (dowry) that a woman can ask for before marriage. It is her full right, and she is allowed to ask for however much she wishes, and no one is allowed to take it from her. The guy is an embarrassment to masculinity.

When she said you can't divorce in the Philippines, then right after she said the 6 dollar engagement ring man decided to break up with her, I exhaled a sigh of relief. Thank God and good riddance.

Please learn from my mistakes. My ex husband could not afford my wedding band. I had to buy it myself. It was $100. We got divorced because he was useless. Didn't make more than he spent, didn't help around the job, didn't parent. Now we're divorced and it's been almost a decade since he's paid child support. In the last five months he's worked a total of five weeks.

Him being a good son didn’t guarantee that’s he’d be a good spouse or father either. Even putting aside the ring incident

lol if roles really were reversed and a woman gave a man a $6 ring his boys would clown him not just for a woman proposing to him but the fact that it’s literally a $6 ring .

So he dumped her for wincing over a 6 dollar ring? That's some powerful Romeo and Juliet level romance there bro. If you can't afford a suitable ring and would prefer to insult your future wife, at least explain to her that you will buy her a better ring in a few years.

“love” isn’t enough, that’s the bare min! we need a man who can protect & provide for us also, otherwise he will make us suffer from his dustiness and that is not “love” 🤦‍♀️ making his woman go through hardship isn’t love & is 100% selfishness on him. Also, 9:45 is 🎯🎯🎯 I don't agree with 12:48, if a man can't be a provider then he shouldn't even have the entitlement & audacity to chase after women, he brings nothing to the table and is nothing but a burden.

that price for a ring is literally just my daily iced coffee 😵‍💫

These dusties want everything but soap and water. I'll buy my own rings (Yes, multiple rings), bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and anklets. I'll live happily ever after with my pets.😁

$6 ring? Are they 12? Yikes! Time to start treating these men who they treat us. Indifference is key here. I hope that girl walks away, blocks and deletes. She deserves WAY BETTER! She deserves $12,000 ring at minimum!!

Whoever is reading this, you are worth more than a $6 ring…. keep in mind if you were getting married, you’re likely planning on having children at some point. The pain you will experience while growing and pushing out a baby is worth so much more than six dollars. And the effort you will put into bringing that child up is priceless, because you will love your baby and want to give everything to him/her.

Let’s face it. It was a shut up ring, and a please say no ring or give me an excuse to break this off ring (hence he was so excited to break up with her when she questioned about the ring and wanted honest input). After 8 years of dating, no.

Absolutely, that man did her a favor. The fact that ole girl was posting about it and venting made it seem like she was looking for reasons to stay. And thank you for the reminder: I legit forgot that there's no divorce in the Philippines! I cannot imagine being shackled to someone that doesn't love me - full stop, period - but I ESPECIALLY can't imagine being trapped with no legal recourse.

I think if they were in poverty, and $6 (technically $75) was actually really difficult to procure. The woman would’ve been happier the ring. Because for all the people saying she’s a gold digger…staying with a guy for 8 years, I doubt this woman is a gold digger! It’s all about the intention and the circumstances. Clearly, this man could’ve afforded a much more expensive ring and this is just disrespectful

Engagement rings don’t have to be wildly expensive. But you gotta think about it, we’re supposed to wear this ring every single day. It has to be at least good quality to hold up. There’s no $6 ring holding up past a week 😂

Don’t ever be a forever girlfriend! He doesn’t want you like that!

I'm Filipino. My family struggled. My dad supported his entire family and sent all his siblings to college and moved everyone to the states. At some point excuses are excuses and poverty is a choice

Women without men: *living their best life, happy, finding themselves, making their own success* Men without women: *depressed, loneliness epidemic, withering away, no life meaning or purpose left* Men need us more than we need them. So they gotta start putting in the effort!

The cheapest ring which I personally bought myself (to mix and match with other jewelry for my daily business outfits) was 200 Euros, and looks as if it´s worth twice as much because it has a cool design with lots of details. If a man can´t and won´t even dish out that little money for an engagement ring... boy bye. He had 8 years and got sh*t done and prepared. So imagine what he´ll subject her to as a wedding next - probably a barbecue in the family´s backyard, and guests are supposed to bring along assorted salads and booze to keep costs low.

You cannot be with someone who has not broken up with his family.

Yeah, she might complain about the cheap wedding ring too 😅 I feel your frustration girl! I just dealt with a full group of man disparaging women, and a pick-me-sha yesterday. I felt drained, and I remembered your words. Girl, gotta protect our energy. ❤

Could you do one video addressing the belief that as women, as we age, we lose our market value, especially in Asian countries and/or among Asian cultures? It is like we have an expiration stamp on our forehead as we age. I am Vietnamese. All my Vietnamese friends, acquaintances believe that as we age, we better settle down fast, no more choosing because we are only getting older and not younger. Time is running out for us. And because we are getting older, we have to be less picky and that we are losing market value rapidly. And in those women’s eyes, older women have a harder time finding a “dream partner” and not we are no longer desirable.

Thank you for verbalizing that it’s okay to be ungrateful. Not in a spiteful way but an understanding that your standards are valid and it’s okay to maintain them.