Don't listen to me.
They are over priced pieces of carbon which can easily and cheaply be made these days.
Preach it brother! However, love ain't rational.
As a lady, I think engagement rings are important.
As a sensible lady, I think people spend far too much money,
Diamonds are over rated and over priced. i really wouldn't bother with "real" diamonds. You can buy man made much cheaper if its really a diamond you want. Another diamond substitute, and a personal favourite of mine is moissanite. Much cheaper than diamonds, just as hard and actually more brillant. A very durable and beautiful diamond substitute.
Have you discussed rings with your lady? Some women actually prefer colored stones and alternative engagement rings are becoming more popular.
As for cut, I would discuss that with with the person you're buying for. It's a personal preference.
Totally agree with the stigma about real diamonds, and yeah the synthetic ones tend to be way more brilliant. I think the preferred cut is round.
My 2☆cents
Wishing you a beautiful future.
Diamonds, like love, can be overrated. I am a pearl-girl. Pearl and opal to me are much more fetching than diamonds...everybody does diamonds, it's more important to cut away, stand out, and do what's unique to the testimony of you and your intended's love.
Thanks Sandie. It kind of reminds me of the Audi commercial where they're claiming that all the other crossover utility vehicles are the same, but
then there's the Audi, and it's shot to make you feel like the Audi stands out, but it's actually the same as all the others.
The recipient's opinion about diamonds far outweighs any of our opinions.
Many women expect a diamond.
My sibling's wife doesn't have the diamond tradition in her country. She wears a stunning emerald.
I told my husband not to get me a diamond under any circumstance. The diamond I later inherited is a family heirloom. I don't wear it.
I've always been fascinated by other precious stones like rubies and emeralds. I think the heirloom factor may be part of the appeal as well. In my partner's family, her grandmother's went to her older sibling. There isn't one in my family.
Thx =)
Depends on the motive or intention behind the gift. I don't think someone should have to spend an entire paycheck to buy an engagement ring, but I do think that usually someone who wants to make an impression and make their loved one feel special is not or should not go the cheapest route.
Granted, if someone gave me a ring with a huge diamond on it, I'd probably think it overdone. I'd rather they give me a ring with a precious stone I personally like or adore e.g. agate or a stone your partner loves interlaced with diamond in the design rather than a huge diamond that calls attention to itself like a flashing light.
Yeah Gale, I don't really want to go the cheapest route either. I mean, she gave some examples. I ordered one within those standards and upon inspection noticed that it was really dull and flawed. I sent it back. I think that's kind of where I caught the bug myself.
I used to be crazy about this stone, now not so much, but I still think it's very pretty. My mother has a family heirloom round cut solitaire, it's not huge at all but I remember as a child it casts rainbows and when you look in it you can see a lot of different coloured lights and shapes. That is so damn pretty. I want to get it refashioned for her.
When I think about precious stones the thing that comes most to mind for me is the provenance. But you can get an antique one or I've also heard of ethical traders.
I'm aware that these aren't as fashionable as they used to be, people see their rarity as being a commercially manufactured mirage, which is fair. But I think it just depends what the individual prefers. Many people will still have their reasons for preferring diamond to other stones. It's still 10 on the Mohs scale. Um, I guess I admit that I love diamond.
I totally look for what you mentioned with regard to the rainbows and sparkle factor invisible, and that really kind of pushes me off the deep end to where I'm poring over stats and maybe putting in more effort than will be needed or noticed.
It means enough to her that she put some of her own money towards whatever I get. She understood that money doesn't grow on trees. At this point I've gone quite a ways beyond that, due in part to feeling lame were she to pay the lion's share for her own ring, and also due in part to my own sudden hobbyist obsession with traits that she may not even care about.
