Boyfriend Proposes Then Asks Girlfriend To Pay Half Of Engagement Ring's Cost

A man in Taiwan allegedly asked his longtime girlfriend to shoulder half the cost of the engagement ring he used to propose to her.

The man, who presented the NT$150,000 ($4,890) diamond ring to his girlfriend in front of their friends, asked his partner to transfer NT$75,000 ($2,445) to him when they returned home, the South China Morning Post reported.

Marriage is for two people and, therefore, everything should be shared equally, the boyfriend explained.

The couple always shared expenses throughout their stable four-year relationship, the woman said in a post.

They even split expenses for small purchases like a bottle of water, she claimed.

The couple's relationship has reportedly deteriorated since the man asked his girlfriend to split the cost of her engagement ring.

The woman has not worn the ring since the suggestion, which the man no longer brings up.

Her post has received more than 2,300 comments on the Taiwanese social media platform Dcard, with most users condemning the man's behavior.

"Men who can't afford to spend money on you really don't want you in the first place," one person wrote.

"After being proposed to, you instantly went NT$75,000 into debt," another one said.

Others pointed out that it was clear from this incident that the woman's partner would want to split everything with her throughout their relationship.

They also warned that the woman should think again about getting married.

"Will you have to pay for the birth of a child in the future? The cost of maternity check-ups, hospitalization and monthly fees? And what about the discomfort of pregnancy, body transformations, labor pains and post-natal breastfeeding? Will he convert it all into cash for you?" one person asked.

Netizens have urged the woman to break up with his boyfriend.

"Give him the ring back and dump him," the most common message in the thread read.

Despite the backlash over the man's suggestion, some women seemed open to the idea of a couple sharing the cost of an engagement ring.

Women's magazine Glamour found that a number of its readers were willing to split the cost of their engagement rings with their partners to either get the perfect diamond or ease financial stress.