Posted on 12/02/2004 2:40:42 PM PST by swilhelm73
I don't know. I like buying diamonds because it means that somewhere, someone was killed, probably in a war of some kind, because I bought one.
I'm mean. Deal with it. ;)
Oaky - I'll be the first to admit it: I LOVE pretty stone and shiny sparkly objects. But my husband and I custom designed a matching set of large rose-gold bands for ourselves MINUS the diamond for me. Why? Mainly because of the justice issues surrounding the mining of diamonds at the time - plus I thought they were overpriced.
I still love stones, but not at the expense of my conscience...
I too have Magpie Syndrome, but I have found that fake diamonds make me just as happy, have fewer flaws and cause me to cry less when I loose them in the fish pond.
I HATE that commercial.
For one reason only. When the man announces his love for this woman by yelling it out loud in a public square, her response is, "Oh stop. You're being foolish." or something akin to that.
Only when he produces a box with an expensive trinket in it does she start to gush and coo, "Oooh, I love this man."
Materialistic beeyatch.
Cz's are just as pretty and a hell of alot cheaper!
ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A quad 3.4 gHz Xeon box or a 60" widescreen LCD TV works fine for me.
As far as the 'why' goes, besides the advertising I think it is a combination of symbolism and part of the constant testing of men by women.
Any woman who bases her worth on the size of the diamond her fiance can buy her is a fool. And any woman who judges a man based on the size of the diamond he can buy her isn't worth the price of a cubic zirconia.
When my husband and I married 15 years ago, he was too poor to buy me an engagement ring at all. We bought each other a simple gold band and had a very modest wedding (paid for in full by my husband and me). I shudder to think how foolish I would have been if I'd passed him up simply because he was poor. I would have missed out on the best gift from God I've ever received. A diamond is just a fancy rock. A loving husband is a jewel beyond compare.
As for the diamond to cubic zirconia comparison, the same could be said for any natural stone compared to a synthetic variant (the synthetic should actually look "better" because it is less likely to contain flaws). The same argument coould also apply to an original painting versus a reproduction.
Did you ever hear Larry the Cable Guy do his take off on DeBeers? (I think it was him.) Totally hysterical!
Having been married 22 years and having only a plain gold band (no money back then for anything else), I am toying with the idea of a ring "enhancement" as it's called.
If I take the plunge, I will be getting synthetic stones, not cubic zirconia but lab stones. I personally can't tell the difference and the synthetic stones I can afford are actually better looking than natural diamonds in my price range.
This way, I can spend more on updating my setting. So, not all women are dying for the real thing. Actually, when you think about it, diamonds aren't all that pretty compared to colored stones.
Diamond buyers=Sentimental............NOT an investment!
It's mostly the latter.
And a helluva lot more useful.
I know one girl who'd like diamond-inlay on her CZ.
But I'm with you, plain CZs are perferable.
How very wise. And a husband who values thrift above incurring huge debt to impress others is indeed a jewel.
LOL
I am SO blessed to have him! He's the most perfect man in the world. He only has one little bitty flaw - he can't pass up old automobiles or motors, etc., and whenever he finds one dirt-cheap he buys it to "fix up someday for one of our boys." I really don't mind, though. He works long hours in harsh conditions and always provides for us. I'm just happy he has a hobby he enjoys!
How right you are. I hate that commercial too. Pretentious "love" like that is sickening.
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