Because, really, *AND I MEAN THIS! REALLY*
diamond rings are a freaking waste;
http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20090828
And if girl tells you otherwise, then ask her how many starving children in Africa that $5,000 ring would feed for how many years.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Don't get me started on the waste that occurs in weddings.
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You can get beautiful diamond rings at pawn shops for a couple of hundred bucks.
Let's not forget that the 'three months' salary' guideline was flagrantly made up by the diamond companies. That being said, I did get my bride (we got married two months ago) a diamond ring, but it was not worth three months of my income. She's not one of these entitlement princesses and she felt special that I had spent anything at all.
I also agree about wedding prices. We did ours for about $7000; ~80 guests and a meal and everything.
You'll be proud of me Capt'n, told my fiance that it would be a cold day in hell before I bought a diamond.
Bling, I can go for, I'll spring for gold, silver, and jewels, just not diamonds.
She still loves me it seems, go figure.
No. But the babies need to be made.
I hate to say this, but I agree. Now, if you found a big rock on one of your expeditions by accident, then maybe it would be worth it. I told my husband not to spend too much on a ring and I am very happy with what I have. Love is not about wasting money. Women who think it is are misguided.
Forgive me if I'm wrong but I do recall you proposing the idea of buying a gemmed necklace as a hedge against the US dollar
One ex-girlfriend said that she wanted a big ring... I bought her a postcard of Saturn...
Robert: I think it depends on what country you're in. If memory serves, it's 3 months salary in America, 2 months in Europe, and 1 month in Japan (found in Matthew Hart's 'Diamond: History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair').
A woman's gift of a proposal is the man that comes with it. That should be a gift enough and a ring just a mere token.
Actually, this has given me a poll idea.
If I were to ever give a ring for such an occasion, I'd have to pan for the gold myself then forge it into the One Ring.
That's about an appropriate piece of jewelry as I could imagine.
Oddly enough, perhaps it's an example of a "Joy of Juxtaposition", but the banner ad is for "David's Bridal".
Go figure.
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