I think this is a sweet story about the value of love and commitment over materialism. I was a court house bride and it was the happiest moment of my life. Who needs the hoopla?
Thanks to our paper currency, financialized economy courtesy of the Federal Reserve and its member banks, and manipulated interest rates, Americans are encouraged and expected go into debt for literally everything - cars, education, homes, medicine, vacations, and yes - engagement rings.
congratulations to two young people are are avoiding the trap.
So I guess you’re not a “real man” until you pay out the nose for a piece of carbon that is utterly worthless (other than as an abrasive) and is only propped up in monetary value by a cartel that manipulates supply. “Diamonds are forever?” More like “Diamonds are for suckers.”
My dad paid $5 for my mom’s engagement ring, on his way to WWII and they were together for 70 years. Several rings, however.
De Beers created the so-called two month’s salary rule as a marketing ploy.
I was a broke E-3 and my girlfriend an E-2 when I proposed. I had not planned proposing and it was out of the blue so I didn’t have a ring. Since neither of us had much money we pooled the little bit of money we got back from our tax refunds and bought a simple three ring wedding set from a jewelry store. That was 37 years ago and we are still together.
I’ve never been one for expensive, ostentatious jewelry.
I’m not into status symbols and flaunting them and I’m always too afraid I’ll lose it.
And besides, who can tell if it’s real or not and they are really only worth what people will pay for them.
And you can’t eat them. At some point, their value would be meaningless.
My wife designed her own ring. She used the diamond her Grandmother handed down to her and then had it mounted in a thick matted gold band. It’s beautiful too. Simple but elegant. She is a “less is more” kind of gal. Best part is the the three bands cost me a Benjamin.
This sounds like a couple who values the marriage rather than the wedding.
Good for them.
My wife has a small diamond but the band is wearing thin so half the time she wears a ring she bought online for about $20. When we got married 29 years ago, my ring was the cheapest one we could find. I think it was $60. It’s scraped up, bent, out of round but surprisingly I never lost it.
As a lover of big, flashy jewelry but not the price, I have many pieces of “faux” bobbles.
I buy vintage beaded necklaces off ebay cheaper then I could make them to.
And even with my fake and used jewels...I look great!
LOL