How to know the ring size of your girlfriend

If you are going to buy a proposal ring and you not sure what is the ring size of your girlfriend?

Don't worry.. Here you go...

We suggest that you order the correct size if at all possible, but if it HAS to be a surprise, and you don't want to use the ring sizing methods we have provided on the site, here are some ideas that may help you make a pretty good guess.

Ask her friends or relatives. If your girlfriend has any inkling that you may be proposing in the near future, she may have told them her ring size.

Does she wear other rings? Does she occasionally remove them for showering, etc? Does she keep them in a jewelry box?

Option 1 - When she's not around, temporarily "borrow" a ring that she wears on her left hand ring finger and trace the inner part of the ring on a piece of paper. Be sure to return the ring immediately and measure the ring.

Option 2 - Carry around a small bar of soap in your pocket. A hotel soap is the perfect size. When she's not around, press the ring into the soap to make an imprint. Be sure to wipe the soap residue off the ring and return it to its proper place.

Option 3 - Take her ring and place it on one of your fingers. Draw a line around your finger where the ring falls.

Option 4 - Take the ring and slide it down a tapered candle. Mark the candle where it falls.

Option 5 - Find an accomplice! Get her mom or one of her friends, whoever would be appropriate (and trustworthy of your secret) to go shopping with her and get her to try on rings at any jewelry store. Everyone can get their fingers sized! They can excuse this as speculative fun, and your girlfriend may not suspect a thing.

Option 6 - Go shopping with her. Is there anyone else you could potentially say you're picking out a ring for (a mother, grandmother, etc.)? That way, you could go ring shopping with her and get her to model different rings so you can see what they look like. You could discuss ring sizes, and then take this opportunity to get her finger sized at the store "just for kicks". You will also be able to get a good sense of the styles of rings she prefers.

If all else fails, bring her to a jewellery shop and buy her a ring as a gift! Pay attention to her ring size this time!

Anyway, jewellery shops can usually resize the ring if it doesn't fit, provided the ring size was not too far-off!

Good luck in getting the ring!!!