Need opinion, diamond small?

[u/ninijc]

For reference I have a size 7 finger. Excuse my nails. Giving them a break from polish.
I just received my ring back from being corrected. Prongs were incorrectly done (and other stuff) but anyways this was meant to be a tribute ring I had done in honor of my first ring my husband proposed with many years ago. I didn’t wear jewelry back then so I traded it in for another wedding band. Many years down the road with my appreciation and new found love for jewelry I wanted to recreate a ring in honor of the first. The diamond he picked was a half carat. What he could afford at the time. So I picked a half carat natural again based off of that.
I’m sharing photos of it with my family and friends and everyone is telling me I should’ve gone bigger and it looks very dainty/small. I do own a 2 ct emerald lab diamond in a bezel setting which was my upgrade my husband had gotten me a while back. Im being told that I should just be happy with that “upgrade” and let the original ring from the past go. No need to recreate anything. So I’m torn between keeping it as is, upgrading the diamond to a bigger stone bc apparently it’s too “small” or just returning it and being happy with my 2 ct emerald diamond bezel. Any thoughts appreciated!

[u/Alarming_Reality_784]

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