I read a great editorial in a 1950's etiquette book years ago. The basic premise was that you should not feel you "have" to have a diamond as your engagement ring just because of social convention. If you're not feelin' it, get a pearl, opal or sapphire engagement ring, or maybe not a ring at all. Be true to yourself, not what the diamond/bridal industry tells you.

However, if you love diamonds, go for it. :)

This is a weird thread.

I want a giant diamond on my ivory cain. Hell, I want to shoot the elephant for the ivory and get that diamond right on there shortly after. I have no shame, because a giant diamond on an ivory cain gets you noticed.

-Rudey
--Oh and it doubles as a stupid stick to hit ya if you say anything stupid.

I believe the women just totally missed the point of this post. I believe what the poster is trying to say is that you have been conditioned to think that diamonds make you prettier and give you a greater self worth. Thats a pretty dangerous train of thought. Can't say that it is restricted to women though, guys have to have there expensive cars. Just once I want to see someone who is able to afford the "finer things" in life hold back and not do it just because they can and everyone else is doing it. Like when your watching MTV Cribs and you know that every rapper is going to have an Escalade and a Benz SL600. I guess it all comes down to what you value most in your life. And its worth evaluating......

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For the person that works at the diamond place, can you give us a little info on the pink diamond?(the on J.Lo has) I don't like her but that ring is ON POINT! why are they so rare? I thought the clear ones were the rarest.


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ROFLMAO!!! Rudey, you just made my day!

And I believe what the replyees are trying to say is that Contact's statement to that effect is a load of doo-doo.

Giving a diamond engagment ring is a wonderful tradition that goes back ages. It represents a pledge between two people to be married. The fact that the engagement ring is diamond and not wood or pebble stone is reflective of the specialness of the relationship and committment.

You could argue that almost any tradition is conditioning. So what! I prefer diamonds, others may want two camels and a goat. All I know is that where I come from a diamond ring is the preferred choice, it has been, and will probably remain such for some time to come.

No, I think that the title of the thread really sucks. Because I appreciate diamonds, I am a brainwashed dummy? Doubt it.

Oh, but I guarentee she would find out ktsnake. women always figure things like that out.

If people who buy diamonds are brainwashed dummies then what does that make me...the person who sells them?!?! :rolleyes:

The pink diamond that someone above was asking about is in fact rare...but not as rare as the red diamond. It is rumored that there are very few red diamonds and their owners like to remain annon. A few years ago, the red diamond that Eva Peron had was auctioned off (forget for how much). It's said that Madonna may own it.

I don't have time to go into how the diamonds become colored, but they are more rare because they are just that...colored. True, if you were to go to a jewelry store and look at diamonds, those that are in the colorless range of D,E,F would be the most rare. But diamond color ranges from D to Z. And the further past J you get the more yellow/champaign they look. But thats the result of what would be a white diamond (clear diamond). The colored ones are fancy...like for example Faith Hill owns a 5 carat canary yellow diamond. It's not ICKY POO POO yellow like a N or M colored diamond, it's more of the actuall PRETTY yellow color.

Hope this makes sense! When I get back from work tonight I'll post how diamonds become colored :)

I can't wait! :D I like diamonds, but I don't have any ... yet. ;)

It's funny because I used to be all about diamonds, but now don't really care either way. I think I'm becoming less materialistic in life as I realize that there are things that matter much more than stuff like diamonds. That said, I'm certainly not going to hate on someone who likes them, because what's the point??? We all have our own, different opinions and that's what makes the world interesting.

Of course, I'm still a handbag snob, but I think that's incurable. ;)

It's actually quite funny to see intelligent and educated adults blindly assume the lofty prices of diamonds and their cultural significance

Well, you posted the thread. People are sharing their opinions, which appear to be different than yours. If you didn't want people to share, why in the world did you post this?