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If you are on the same page as your partner, you'll have no trouble sorting this thing out. In my case I bought a joke ring that cost me about 2$ in a toy stor

If you are on the same page as your partner, you'll have no trouble sorting this thing out. In my case I bought a joke ring that cost me about 2$ in a toy store. If you are not on the same page as your partner, you have more important concerns than a stupid ring of metal.

dotancohen 6y ago
There are many considerations and compromises to be made when finding a partner. Compromising on her stance regarding blood diamonds might be necessary when finding a partner who shares your other values.
- paholg 6y ago
  I think it's safe to say that if I were marrying someone who required a blood diamond, we'd be on different enough pages that we should not get married.
  - kijin 6y ago
    Few people outside of a satanic cult would actually require a blood diamond specifically. But people do have different tolerances to the risk of getting a stone that isn't as "conflict-free" as the jeweler says it is.
tda 6y ago
I did exactly the same, engagement ring was made of plastic with some fake shiny stone! Though for our wedding rings we did get real gold with no stones.
shakna 6y ago
> In my case I bought a joke ring that cost me about 2$ in a toy store. I love it. My ring was a spinner, which people find far more interesting than some pretty stones in it. It cost about $10. Hers was one with a fingernail-sized stone the colour of her eyes, that cost a few hundred. The metals matched on eyesight, which was good enough for us. The rings represented what we expected from our marriage - to join us, the way we were, rather than some showy way of expressing our love. We're no longer in the age of selling a ring to get by if a marriage falls apart or something else happens.
lief79 6y ago
I proposed with a ring-pop (after going with her to order a custom engagement ring (with an inherited diamond). Now, I do have to keep a stock of ring pops around to surprise her with on occasion.

dotancohen 6y ago

There are many considerations and compromises to be made when finding a partner. Compromising on her stance regarding blood diamonds might be necessary when finding a partner who shares your other values.

paholg 6y ago
I think it's safe to say that if I were marrying someone who required a blood diamond, we'd be on different enough pages that we should not get married.
- kijin 6y ago
  Few people outside of a satanic cult would actually require a blood diamond specifically. But people do have different tolerances to the risk of getting a stone that isn't as "conflict-free" as the jeweler says it is.

tda 6y ago

I did exactly the same, engagement ring was made of plastic with some fake shiny stone! Though for our wedding rings we did get real gold with no stones.

shakna 6y ago

> In my case I bought a joke ring that cost me about 2$ in a toy store. I love it. My ring was a spinner, which people find far more interesting than some pretty stones in it. It cost about $10. Hers was one with a fingernail-sized stone the colour of her eyes, that cost a few hundred. The metals matched on eyesight, which was good enough for us. The rings represented what we expected from our marriage - to join us, the way we were, rather than some showy way of expressing our love. We're no longer in the age of selling a ring to get by if a marriage falls apart or something else happens.

lief79 6y ago

I proposed with a ring-pop (after going with her to order a custom engagement ring (with an inherited diamond). Now, I do have to keep a stock of ring pops around to surprise her with on occasion.