I ran into the same issue. I don't know if was the marketing, just wanted the commitment in dollars before telling everyone she's engaged or the status symbol

I ran into the same issue. I don't know if was the marketing, just wanted the commitment in dollars before telling everyone she's engaged or the status symbol to show off to other people but it had to be a significant diamond. One of the things that surprised me was man made diamonds at the size and quality she wanted weren't actually cheaper.