Wrangle for a ring

sir – Your report (November 1) on women choosing their own engagement rings reminds me of my husband’s proposal 50 years ago in Edinburgh. He asked me to marry him and said he wished to buy me an amethyst engagement ring. I said that I would love to marry him – but I wanted an emerald.

I got my emerald and we have been very happy ever since. Sheila H Bulmer

Kirknewton, Midlothian