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Why should women get a diamond engagement ring?
mnvikes asked:
I think it should be about love and less emphasis on a diamond. I think we should just start duct tapping gravel to our women’s fingers. Its a win-win situation: cheaper for guys AND women get a bigger rock like they want. My girfriend seems to disagree with me though. Also, as men why do we have to spend like $8,000 on a ring AND lose our freedom??? I think the woman should have to buy us a new car or something. I’m trying to get support for my arguement, so any input would be appreciated.
Gravel is forever too, you know. How does my love change if I give her a big hunk of gravel vs a 2 karat diamond?
Also, I’m still in school and apparently youre suppose to spend “3 months salary.” Right now my annual income is like $7,000/yr, but once I have my grad degree soon I’ll probably start out around 70-100k. So if I buy it really fast now, I go by my current salary and only have to spend about 2 grand right? She think’s its suppose to be my future salary. I think that’s bull@#$t.
i like boat bum’s idea… those poor, poor miners…. but ill let the voters decide
I think it should be about love and less emphasis on a diamond. I think we should just start duct tapping gravel to our women’s fingers. Its a win-win situation: cheaper for guys AND women get a bigger rock like they want. My girfriend seems to disagree with me though. Also, as men why do we have to spend like $8,000 on a ring AND lose our freedom??? I think the woman should have to buy us a new car or something. I’m trying to get support for my arguement, so any input would be appreciated.
Gravel is forever too, you know. How does my love change if I give her a big hunk of gravel vs a 2 karat diamond?
Also, I’m still in school and apparently youre suppose to spend “3 months salary.” Right now my annual income is like $7,000/yr, but once I have my grad degree soon I’ll probably start out around 70-100k. So if I buy it really fast now, I go by my current salary and only have to spend about 2 grand right? She think’s its suppose to be my future salary. I think that’s bull@#$t.
i like boat bum’s idea… those poor, poor miners…. but ill let the voters decide
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17. November 2008 at 8:46 am :
becouse we are sexy
20. November 2008 at 3:30 am :
i think it is not necessary.
i have never given any ring to my wife.
20. November 2008 at 4:48 pm :
their freakin hottt
23. November 2008 at 10:30 am :
no support from me,you should want to show how much you love your woman and the size of the diamond does that!!
25. November 2008 at 5:46 am :
It’s tradition BUT…the right girl for YOU will share your point of view and be happy with gravel.
27. November 2008 at 8:46 pm :
If you want to be w/ her the rest of your life she deserves to get a big rock! Especially if she has to put up w/ you!
28. November 2008 at 8:10 am :
Go CZ and make her feel like a queen with a piece of tin and glass.
29. November 2008 at 6:41 pm :
A diamond engagement ring is like a guy marking his territory. Supposedly other guys won’t hit on the girl because they can see she’s taken. Kinda like a dog peeing on a hydrant.
1. December 2008 at 1:23 am :
Is it not ment to be a months salary you spend on a ring?? Its a traditional thing, shows her that she means the world to you…. stop being tight and give her what she wants it will make her happy and you get serious brownie points!!!
1. December 2008 at 9:37 pm :
I don’t think it should matter what stone is in it, I wouldn’t care if my b/f bought me a $10 ring or a $10,000 ring it’s the reason behind it
1. December 2008 at 9:52 pm :
I want a diamond ring cuz I deserve it for all the things I am. But what matters most is the love, not the ring. A ring doesn’t express love. A ring expresses anything else but love.
But if you have the money, do buy ur bride a diamond ring. She might like it
3. December 2008 at 7:31 pm :
Because we want to feel that we are special in your life. Like our man loves us enough that he VOLUNTARILY gives up his freedom (not true)! And i think you are shallow and self centered! Shame on you.
6. December 2008 at 8:15 am :
Because hopefully for the next 30-40 years the investment you are making on good faith…leads to your underwear getting washed even your socks although you leave them on the floor of the bedroom …you go to bed each night with a full belly. Your kids are fed, clean and somewhat respectable ….even though you forgot to pay the bill someone else takes care of robbing paul to pay peter…(talent for juggling) because of the investment you made how many years ago…..Hard to remember I am sure but the word Commitment….investment….Large Ring!!!
Need I say more
9. December 2008 at 3:51 am :
Play the protest card. Take a look at how diamonds are obtained. Hard on the worker and all. Also Look into how DeBiers does bussiness. Do some research. Get all worked up. Get her all worked up. And don’t buy one under protest.
There really is a case.
Make your own decisions in life, don’t let marketers think for your.
By the way. When I got married the wife didn’t want a diamond. She bought me radar for my boat instead.
9. December 2008 at 5:27 am :
at the end of the day,it shouldn’t be how much i cost,its the thought,if you love your partner this should not even be an issue,why bother getting engaged if this is how you feel,im sorry if you were my fella id have to dump you.
11. December 2008 at 4:22 pm :
It’s an outward sign that you value her. It’s also a way to show that you can afford to support her (I know, outdated as most of us women work too!) Historically, it’s also a sign she’s taken, and no longer has HER freedom. One guy I dated did think an exchange of cars was an appropriate token… It wasn’t a romantic thought.
12. December 2008 at 6:52 pm :
It doesnt necessarily have to be a diamond unless you can afford it and you want to pamper her of your love. Just go for the things you can afford. If she really loves you then she will understand. Remember, “thats the most wonderful and beatiful things in this world are cannot be seen or touch but must be felt by the heart.” - Helen Keller
15. December 2008 at 2:57 am :
diamond is very precious and rare. it has its superb qualities that when given to a lady for her engagement, that means she is being truly valued by her man. it’s not just the cost of the gift being considered here but the symbol that this mineral represents once given to the one he is going to honor and cherish for life…
16. December 2008 at 5:10 am :
I used to think the bigger the rock the better the ring. My first engagement ring came in a set that cost $350.00. I didn’t care how much it cost it was the thought and what it meant. My second (by my husband) was 1/4 carat and beautiful and yes more expensive. I loved it just as I did the first one. He surprised me with a new one last year for our anniversary. The stone much bigger than the second one and it came from his grandmothers engagement ring that he had reset in a wide gold band with platinum prongs. It is the most beautiful thing in the world. I would say do what you can afford and if later in life you can afford something better then get it for her then. If she wants a HUGE rock and doesn’t care what kind of financial strain it will put you in, think twice. She won’t change after the wedding.
16. December 2008 at 11:57 pm :
Because that’s the way it’s done. You’re “paying” her that amount of money as a promise to her that you will marry her, and her wearing the ring is her promise to you that she’ll marry you.
PS 8000 on a ring?? I would be happy with 2000-3000 range.
18. December 2008 at 3:48 am :
I could go for that. Give me a ring made out of duct tape and gravel and I will give you a car made out of the same thing. However much you spend on a ring for me I will spend on a car for you. Getting the keys to that car is an entirely different thing.
19. December 2008 at 6:20 pm :
I sense a lot of sarcasm and some of it sounds demeaning to the women. Putting that aside, a most treasured family heirloom was a ring that my grandfather made. He had no money and wished with all his heart that he could afford a diamond ring for his fiancee…….the ones like her friends had. However, he had all he could do to help support his mother and brothers. He worked very hard at perfecting a ring for her. He melted it out of nickel. Whenever he got spare change, he would practice…..so that the ring would be as beautiful as he could make it. He would stay up late at night, after working long hours, on his ring that was symbolic of the love he had for my grandmother. Total cost of ring: 15 cents Total cost of thought and sentiment: priceless.
However, if my fiancee gave me a ring made of duct tape and gravel with no thought involved. Our love would be on the rocks…………let him sleep with the duct tape!