What couples think like this? I understand the reasoning but none of my friends who get married concern themselves with such tokens. For people who do think of

What couples think like this? I understand the reasoning but none of my friends who get married concern themselves with such tokens. For people who do think of marriage this way (more of a contract), they can't afford (or don't value) diamonds like this at all. Instead, they give gifts of gold jewellery to the bride and her family as it does have value. As such, this feels like post-hoc rationalisation of a particular behaviour, even though it sounds reasonable.