It is, but there's so much social pressure. A decade ago, I bought a $4K diamond as an engagement ring for my now-wife (I didn't know about moissanite then), a

It is, but there's so much social pressure. A decade ago, I bought a $4K diamond as an engagement ring for my now-wife (I didn't know about moissanite then), and my colleagues gave me so much shit since I was spending significantly less than 3X monthly salary. Thankfully, my wife agreed with me. We remain happily married :)