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Oh no, a cartel poised on a scam is losing money! Won't somebody please think of the hedge funds!
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Do you, uh... want to explain? It's definitely a cringy, antiquated phrase, but it doesn't seem harmful. People with wives should tie their own happiness to their wife's, shouldn't they?
> People with wives should tie their own happiness to their wife's, shouldn't they? I think it's more that the expectation that husbands exist to serve their wives is harmful. Be honest, do you really think a phrase meaning "keeping your husband happy and satisfied would make your life better" is not harmful?
it is each partners responsibility to make the other happy.
so thinking that it is not your responsibility to make your partner happy is the harmful part.
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Better advice: upgrade to a fiance that isn't distracted by pointless bling.
oh yes preference for a diamond ring is definitely a dealbreaker
Diamonds are worthless, but reject them at your own peril. When my friend proposed to his girlfriend of 3 years, because the ring didn’t have a diamond she said no.
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Do you, uh... want to explain? It's definitely a cringy, antiquated phrase, but it doesn't seem harmful. People with wives should tie their own happiness to their wife's, shouldn't they?
> People with wives should tie their own happiness to their wife's, shouldn't they? I think it's more that the expectation that husbands exist to serve their wives is harmful. Be honest, do you really think a phrase meaning "keeping your husband happy and satisfied would make your life better" is not harmful?
Diamonds are worthless, but reject them at your own peril. When my friend proposed to his girlfriend of 3 years, because the ring didn’t have a diamond she said no.
If you think about it, a ring is just as unneeded as a diamond. The situation is that a diamond ring has become a social norm. I would bet that if you ask most women whether they want a diamond engagement ring or another type of rock, they will pick the diamond ring by an overwhelming majority. Imagine a woman telling others about their engagement and showing a rock other than a diamond. It would be a disappointment…
"Should we spend $X of our now common budget on a ring, or spend $Y If she says "the ring" to that, consider a replacement.
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And make sure you appraise her of it - shenanigans like buying something else and passing it off as a diamond could result in her being absolutely embarrassed in front of her friends, which should not be a position you want to put her in.
From what I hear, moissanite (and man-made diamonds) are pretty much indistinguishable from natural diamonds. How would someone's friends figure out that it's not a natural diamond? I would think the only way the wife would know is if she asked about the diamond's papers, if she was going to get an insurance policy for it or something.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour_in_the_diamond_...
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It can feel like a bad luck kind of thing. Basically the only reason someone would have to sell their wedding rings are divorce or some other downturn. And don't want to invite bad luck by buying it. Similar to not buying clothing from someone deceased or a wedding dress from someone divorced. Can argue that this is not very rational. But much about the wedding process isn't :)
Just gotta market it right. Maybe section off by length of marriage and dissolved by death or divorce. A 60 year marriage, ended by death of one spouse shouldn't be unlucky. Especially if it was actually the death of both spouses in some tragically romantical way.
Don't underestimate the power of superstition.
Diamonds are worthless, but reject them at your own peril. When my friend proposed to his girlfriend of 3 years, because the ring didn’t have a diamond she said no.
Sorry for your friend, but that is a discussion you have to have at least danced around a little. Like which cut and whether she really cares about it. I'd say he dodged a bullet if she dumped him outright over that. I could understand a polite "no I don't like that ring, try again", but treating that like a deal breaker, wow.