Pop the Big Q

Help me pick the ring.

Tell us about them. A real person writes back within 72 hours with a style, a number that makes sense, and where to get it.

A real proposal on a mountaintop, one partner kneeling with the ring box out
The box is the easy part. Tap to tell us about them.

What comes back

The styleOne setting and one stone shape, chosen from what you tell us about them: what they wear every day, how they dress, what they would hate. Not a mood board of twelve.
The numberA range for the ring they would want, in plain terms. The “months of salary” rule started as a jeweler's ad campaign, and you can ignore it.
Where to get itOne or two places to buy it, a try-at-home option when there is one, and what to check before you pay. Some links we send may pay us a commission. It never changes what we recommend.

We plan proposals. The ring is the first question everyone asks, so we answer it, as the friend who has no ring to sell you. A person reads every form and writes every reply, within 72 hours.

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What do they wear day to day?

Ring questions, answered

Is this free?

Yes. You tell us about them, a person writes back. If you go on to plan the proposal with us, that is a separate thing, from $149, and you will see the price before you decide anything.

Do you sell rings?

No. We plan proposals. When we point you at a place to buy, some of those links may pay us a commission, and we say so in the reply. The recommendation comes first and the link second, and we will happily point you somewhere that pays us nothing if that is the right ring.

Will they find out?

Not from us. Your reply goes to your email and nowhere else. We never contact the person you are proposing to, and we do not post, share or store anything about them beyond the email you send us.

How do I find their ring size without asking?

Borrow a ring they wear on that finger and trace the inside on paper, or ask a friend of theirs who can. If neither works, buy from somewhere that resizes free and say so in the form, so we point you there. A ring that is a half size off is a fixable problem. A ring they would never have chosen is not.

Can I drop hints about the ring I want?

Yes. Flip the switch at the top to "I want to drop hints about mine" and tell us what you love. We email you a few options first, you pick the ones you like, and then we make sure your person sees them, as subtly or as plainly as you choose. Nothing reaches them until you have picked.

What if I have already picked one?

Send it anyway. A second pair of eyes before you pay is cheap, and we will tell you plainly if the size, the setting or the price looks off for what you told us about them.

Once the ring is sorted, the rest is the plan: where, when, what to say, and what happens if it rains. That is Pop the Big Q, from $149. See the proposal plan →

Buy the ring through the link we send you and the proposal plan is on us.