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MY girlfriend threw an engagement ring back in my face.

I chose it with care but she says it’s too small. She says it barely registers on her finger and barks that it’s cheap and an embarrassment.

Apparently, if I can’t come up with something worth at least £5,000, then I needn’t bother calling her again.

She’s bombarded me with images of the kind of bling she wants.

I thought she loved me. I didn’t think material goods were important to her.

This has also set alarm bells ringing; I’m an ordinary bloke and if my ring wasn’t good enough, how am I going to afford other things she might want – such as houses and expensive furniture – when we are wed? JANE SAYS: I’m not surprised certain alarm bells are ringing.

If your girlfriend thinks it’s OK to throw a carefully chosen engagement ring back in your face, then I don’t get the idea you are singing off the same hymn sheet.

Surely the whole point of marriage is to come together and work as a committed couple.

If your girlfriend does want a big house and decent furniture, that’s not solely down to you.

Most couples start off small and rise to greater things through sheer determination. I get the feeling that she spends too much time online looking at celebrity lifestyles.

Is she really the one for you? Has this been a lucky escape? I think so, don’t you?