I can't get over the fact that americans apparently pay $5k-10k for an engagement ring. As if this decides the success of the marriage.
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#172Estate jewellery is a good option too. Estate jewellery is often cheaper and of very good quality. Why buy something new when something 60 or 50 yrs old looks the same or better?
Wouldn't the diamond be the same price since they are valued by the CCC's? Is it the setting and diamond combo that costs less?
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#173Re:Alternatives - was just talking about this with Billionaire founder of MoonExpress which just the first private company to receive FAA clearance to harvest some the moon (Moon Express). Sounds like he plans on bringing some back for rings and making it a thing to not just have a honeymoon but to give your honey the moon.
https://soundcloud.com/user-925097294/billionaire-breaking-i...
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#174>Sorry about Trump, BTW. Why on earth do you think that sort of random political non-sequitur is appropriate?
Uhm, well, because I'm having a conversation about cultural differences between the midwest and the north-east. I think it's appropriate to segway into another topic that way.
If it's the sarcasm you find inappropriate, I respectfully disagree. If our new president fulfills his promises, friends of mine will be cataloged, deported. My own hopes of US citizenship and the life me and my wife had planned for ourselves is now uncertain. I find it all very stressful, and humor is an outlet for that stress.
If it's the particular apology you find inappropriate, that was not a joke. As a progressive in the midwest, I did not do enough to campaign to the large group of Trump-voters in my immediate family, friend group and neighborhood.
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#175My wife wanted a diamond ring, but one that included stones that have been in her family for a 6 generations. We designed the ring together (with the help of Rhino3D and a local gem shop in Chicago). We melted down the old platinum ring and used the money for a new setting. It's the only ring she has; no separate engagement and wedding rings.
My opinion is that people who insist on the two-months' salary-marketing ploy are chumps and I don't respect that lack of real thought for such a major decision. I told her afterwards that if she would have insisted on a new diamond ring, we wouldn't have gotten married. Currently at seven years and two kids.
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#176I can't get over the fact that americans apparently pay $5k-10k for an engagement ring. As if this decides the success of the marriage.
I have known people that spent $18k-30k. If I was on the other side it would scare me that my partner was willing to blow that much money on a novelty. It's a sign that they are bad with money.
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#177Since 2006, the synthetic diamond gem industry has made considerable progress, and is now banging out real diamonds at a good clip. Gemesis was the first to mass-market synthetic diamond gemstones. (DeBeers tried intimidating the CEO, a retired U.S. Army general. Intimidation didn't work.) Now other companies are doing it. Silicon carbide gemstones are available in bulk on Alibaba.[1] So are diamonds.The page for Cha…
Diamonds in machinging is nothing new. Diamond grinding wheels, etc, have been around forever. Real diamonds are cheap in those sizes (we're talking grain of sand or smaller).
Diamonds as parts of cutting tools are now above abrasive size. Look at the site linked. There are sizable diamonds as cutting edges in tools.
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#178Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nobody has ever been the least bit bothered by my non-diamond choice of an engagement ring for my wife.
For every such anecdote, there is seventeen opposing anecdotes where the wife insisted on a diamond ring and/or her friends/family thought the husband was "cheap" for not buying her one. edit: Looks like I said something unpopular. Whoops!
That attitude speaks volumes about their character and lack of critical thinking skills.
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#179Fun fact: Moissanite is nothing else than silicon carbide, which is also used for high-temperature power electronics. So, why don't give her/him a MOSFET ring? ;) This may be a great / bad idea depending on his/her preferences.
I had a Larrabee A0 spin I tried to mount on a copper wire for my wife---that's like 30 grand in, uh, engineered jewelry. Didn't fly.
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#180Can anyone give me advice on how to convince my girlfriend of this though without her thinking I love her any less :)?
Find a documentary about blood diamonds. Find some excuse to watch it while she's around, and don't let her stop you. Swear and say that you aren't going to hurt people for a wedding ring! Say she can have any thing but a diamond! Etc. Good luck with the drama :)