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Good! They're mostly a marketing ploy by DeBeers and other companies to push overpriced stuff Get a moassanite or a synthetic diamond. Engagement rings with a

Good! They're mostly a marketing ploy by DeBeers and other companies to push overpriced stuff Get a moassanite or a synthetic diamond. Engagement rings with a stone are not even a thing outside of the US it seems

pclmulqdq 3y ago
If you want a rare rock, get a nice colored gemstone. They are much rarer than diamonds and often have a lot more character.
- abirch 3y ago
  You're right about gemstones. I saw the lab grown stuff coming a while ago didn't want to spend money on diamonds: I wanted gemstones and not to throw away money. My now wife wanted a diamond so I caved. I did add emeralds but wish that the ring was mostly gemstones.
- pixl97 3y ago
  This said, if it's going to be worn commonly, check into the hardness/brittleness of the stone you are getting.
g_delgado14 3y ago
As a latino I can confidently say that diamond engagement rings are extremely coveted in latin america
- mysterydip 3y ago
  Can you shed some light on why that is? I'm assuming value/cost to acquire?
- deleted 3y ago
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- diego_moita 3y ago
  > in latin america Well, define "latin america". This place has huge cultural differences. Culturally and ethnically we're even more diverse than the U.S. In parts and some social circles of Latin America, closer to the U.S. marketing, diamond engagement rings are coveted, indeed. But it is not everywhere.
- silveira 3y ago
  I'm originally from Brazil and the first time I heard about diamond engagement rings where when I moved to the US. It's basically a scam.
secondcoming 3y ago
Stones are still a thing in the UK and Ireland
pers0n 3y ago
Exactly, before like the 1920s people just gave gold rings. It’s all marketing, probably the most successful one ever
- dylan604 3y ago
  It's up there. But does it compete with Christmas?
Tade0 3y ago
My SO got an engagement iPad. The jewelry aspect is in the sapphire glass shielding the camera. It still has better resale value than an engagement ring with the same original price.
- henry2023 3y ago
  I'd rather have an engagement poem than an engagement iPad. I could say the former is priceless.
  - Tade0 3y ago
    True, but the original point of an engagement ring was for it to be a store of value should the fiancee perish unexpectedly, so I was aiming for that.

pclmulqdq 3y ago

If you want a rare rock, get a nice colored gemstone. They are much rarer than diamonds and often have a lot more character.

abirch 3y ago
You're right about gemstones. I saw the lab grown stuff coming a while ago didn't want to spend money on diamonds: I wanted gemstones and not to throw away money. My now wife wanted a diamond so I caved. I did add emeralds but wish that the ring was mostly gemstones.
pixl97 3y ago
This said, if it's going to be worn commonly, check into the hardness/brittleness of the stone you are getting.

g_delgado14 3y ago

As a latino I can confidently say that diamond engagement rings are extremely coveted in latin america

mysterydip 3y ago
Can you shed some light on why that is? I'm assuming value/cost to acquire?
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diego_moita 3y ago
> in latin america Well, define "latin america". This place has huge cultural differences. Culturally and ethnically we're even more diverse than the U.S. In parts and some social circles of Latin America, closer to the U.S. marketing, diamond engagement rings are coveted, indeed. But it is not everywhere.
silveira 3y ago
I'm originally from Brazil and the first time I heard about diamond engagement rings where when I moved to the US. It's basically a scam.

secondcoming 3y ago

Stones are still a thing in the UK and Ireland

pers0n 3y ago

Exactly, before like the 1920s people just gave gold rings. It’s all marketing, probably the most successful one ever

dylan604 3y ago
It's up there. But does it compete with Christmas?

Tade0 3y ago

My SO got an engagement iPad. The jewelry aspect is in the sapphire glass shielding the camera. It still has better resale value than an engagement ring with the same original price.

henry2023 3y ago
I'd rather have an engagement poem than an engagement iPad. I could say the former is priceless.
- Tade0 3y ago
  True, but the original point of an engagement ring was for it to be a store of value should the fiancee perish unexpectedly, so I was aiming for that.