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Why do you want a diamond (natural or otherwise) on your finger at all?
by stagger87 7y ago
Why do you want a diamond (natural or otherwise) on your finger at all?
- skyyler 7y agoYou don't like shiny things? Strange...
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- delecti 7y agoWe're all shaped by the culture we live in.
- tempguy9999 7y agoWhoa there! I'd consider it a mark of wisdom to judge and filter society's expectations rather than absorbing them uncritically. Perhaps not let it shape us unless we consciously allow it to?
- hangonhn 7y agoYou and the grandparent aren't necessarily in opposition. It's fair to say that we are all influenced by our culture. We are aware of some things and may not be aware of other things. There are some things I reject and there are others that I just go with. There are even things that I like despite those things are just "how it is". I guess the ring with a gemstone fight was a fight I didn't find necessary to fight over, especially since my fiancee was ok with a lab-grown gem. My fiancee and I sort of just met halfway (actually I paid only a fraction of what I would have been traditionally expected to pay). She wasn't too keen on a huge and expensive ring but I think she would have felt bad if people around her judged her negatively if she didn't have one. We all pick our battles and if I got most of what I wanted, I don't see a need to fight it all the way. It wasn't worth the energy to me and for her to fight it completely. Plus, shiny things are pretty.
- opportune 7y agoUnfortunately even if you might feel a certain way, there might be someone else important in your life expecting a Real Diamond Ring whose opinion of you is more important than a few thousands of dollars
- optimusclimb 7y agoIf their opinion of you is dependent upon that, that fact just might be worth its weight in gold.