My (30f) husband (38m) lied about the cost of my engagement ring
For background, my (30f) husband (38m) and I have been married for almost a decade. We got married on $20 sterling silver rings and have had them up to this point. I still love mine and had not been asking for a diamond ring.
On our anniversary this year, he surprised me with a diamond ring and said he had been setting aside cash for years to pay for it. He said he did end up putting some of it on a credit card that he opened with the jeweler, because he didn’t want me to be suspicious of a semi-large purchase.
So basically he says he paid for most of it in cash and some on card. He volunteered that it was a couple thousand dollars (I did not ask this info). I love the ring.
The issue is is that I found the receipt that says he paid $700 for the ring. All of it on the credit card. I immediately felt misled.
I asked him about it and asked if there was anything I was doing that made him feel like he had to lie about it. He immediately got defensive and dug deeper. Saying he paid for most of it in cash and that $700 is what was left over that he put on the card.
The receipt does not indicate that any part of the transaction was done in cash or that the total was more than $700. I looked up the item number on the receipt on their website and it says it’s a $700 ring.
It actually says it was originally $900 but is on clearance. He also lied about the carat size – though not significantly and I could even have chalked that up to him just messing it up on accident.
I guess I’m really second guessing myself here. He says he’ll have to “talk to them” about it to “prove” himself. I’m just heartbroken at what seems like such an obvious lie here.
Is there any chance l’m just not seeing things right? I feel like I need to call the jeweler myself so that he can’t gaslight me about any “conversation” they have but that seems so crazy and petty to me. Should I call the jeweler, drop it completely, or wait to see what my husband says next?