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Better advice: upgrade to a fiance that isn't distracted by pointless bling.
by forgetfreeman 3y ago
Better advice: upgrade to a fiance that isn't distracted by pointless bling.
- paulddraper 3y agooh yes preference for a diamond ring is definitely a dealbreaker
- Nick87633 3y agogod forbid you should ever decide you want a sports car as a husband
- jonkho 3y agoHappy wife, happy life. And honey do.
- sethammons 3y agoHappy spouse, happy house
- lossolo 3y agoIt's not about a diamond ring but what is behind that preference. Could be different things but some of them are a huge red flags. It's a lot better to marry someone that do not have that preference.
- friend_and_foe 3y agoCan't tell if you're being sarcastic, but it definitely is a deal breaker for me. It speaks to someone's priorities. If they're more concerned about outdoing their girlfriends over cosmopolitans or worthless trinkets than the fiscal health of their family I don't want to start a family with them. And that's what this is all about right, family. I'd like to leave my kids with something significant and more than I was left with, so a partner that sees blowing thousands of dollars on frivolity and vanity as a positive is probably not a good match for me.
- esailija 3y agoIn reality even having a several "deal breakers" means you would need infinite options to find a match that doesn't have any of the so called deal breakers. Most guys don't get to pick from infinite, or even 10s of options. So you need to settle or stay single.
- forgetfreeman 3y agoBecause "settling" is certainly a well documented path to successful long-term relationships...
- friend_and_foe 3y agoI get that, but I'm just pretty all or nothing. I wandered through the desert for a decade until I found mine. I was 100% willing to stay single the rest of my life rather than start a family with someone who wasn't good to start a family with. Luckily I didn't have to, I understand that that's not an option for many, but honestly I think most men could do better than they think they can, and I don't think enough men have a clear set of behavioral standards, enough foresight or self respect.
- forgetfreeman 3y agobecause I definitely want to spend the rest of my life with someone who's hypnotized by multi-generational marketing campaigns into wearing industrial abrasives as a status symbol. who wouldn't?
- tsimionescu 3y agoDiamonds were desirable jewelery way before anyone had the idea of using them in industry. It's true that the association with engagement rings is a new "tradition" invented by advertisers, but wearing diamond jewelery is not.
- saiya-jin 3y agoNot this level of worship, they were worn because they were shiny, and so were all the other precious stones, so was silver and gold. Diamonds had no real elevated value globally as jewelry before debeers marketing came along.
- tsimionescu 3y agoAbsolutely. I'm just saying it's not fair to say they were industrial abrasives before debeers marketing came along.
- forgetfreeman 3y agoHow confident are you in your position? https://trishjax.tripod.com/id23.htm https://trishjax.tripod.com/id23.htm
- tsimionescu 3y agoThey were still being used as jewelry at that time, so even if their industrial use is older than I thought, the jewelery use is still much, much older than deBeers.
- paulddraper 3y ago
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