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Eh, people are going to people. My wife and I are American and we did not do a diamond ring (we just exchanged simple hard wood rings). In any case, what I rea
by nathan_compton 2y ago
Eh, people are going to people. My wife and I are American and we did not do a diamond ring (we just exchanged simple hard wood rings).
In any case, what I really object to is your assertion that women "demand" it and men "acquiesce" to their demands. In most cases people just figure its the tradition and its fun and frankly, if I were a woman, I wouldn't say no to a costly sign of commitment if the dude wanted to do it. But most of the women I know have no deep commitment to the practice.
- BeetleB 2y ago> In any case, what I really object to is your assertion that women "demand" it and men "acquiesce" to their demands. You may not be in the target audience of his comment. Of course, he is stereotyping and generalizing, but my anecdote matches his comment. I still know plenty of people who go by the N months rule: https://www.theknot.com/content/spending-three-months-salary-on-engagement-ring https://www.theknot.com/content/spending-three-months-salary...
- nathan_compton 2y agoEven going by the nth month rule doesn't indicate that the woman _demands_ it. It is a cultural practice, no doubt one spurred on by the diamond business. But that doesn't mean every woman out there is screeching that their paramour buy them a diamond. I'd actually be willing to bet that a significant portion of women are ambivalent about the practice.