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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ReplyDeleteYou can get beautiful diamond rings at pawn shops for a couple of hundred bucks.
ReplyDeleteLet'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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteBling, 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteForgive 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
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ReplyDeleteOne ex-girlfriend said that she wanted a big ring... I bought her a postcard of Saturn...
ReplyDeleteRobert: 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').
ReplyDeleteA 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.
ReplyDeleteActually, 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.
ReplyDeleteThat'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".
ReplyDeleteGo figure.