Finding out the ring size for you intended finance can seem like a daunting task!

Here are some sneaky ways to find her ring size.

Talk to her family and friends:

Friends or family members often know what her ring size is!  If they don’t know, they could be the right person to nonchalantly ask her.  A friend (or family member) could also take your girlfriend engagement ring shopping “just for fun” and later report the ring size to you.

Pretend you’re buying for someone else.  

Tell your girlfriend you’re buying a ring for another close woman in your life (mother, sister, niece, etc.). Casually ask here what her ring size is for reference (be sure that the pretend recipient is someone whose hands is similar in size).  You could go so far to take her ring-browsing with you.  If you’re in the Milwaukee area, call Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers first, schedule a visit, and tell them what you’re doing so they can try to determine her size as she’s trying rings on.

Grab one of her current rings.

Look in her jewelry box and find a ring she rarely wears.  Make sure you can borrow it for a time and take it to Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers (or your local jeweler) and get the proper size.  Grab a ring that she wears on a similarly sized finger. The ring finger of her right hand is the optimal choice (if she’s right handed).

While she’s sleeping.  

Some guys say this is the best method.  Wrap a small strip of string around her ring finger.  Do it on her dominant hand (the hand she uses to write with).  The dominant hand is going to be as much as a half size bigger so this step is important.

Play a game.  

Make up some kind of game to get her to reveal her ring size.  For example, tell her that you just heard about new, fun game that says if you take your shoe size and divide by two and then add three, it will sum up to your ring finger size. Note this is NOT actually revel the ring size.   Having her go through this exercise, however, is a sneaky way to get her to tell you what her true ring size is.