My boyfriend pointed me to this article, mainly because he knows I love the beauty of diamonds.
I know that if/when he proposes, he isn't really going to want to drop "three months salary" on a clear rock. Would he do it anyway? Maybe. Would I want him to? Not particularly. And I have my reasons... which should come to some relief to him:)
I'm going to be inheriting a nice little payload of diamond jewelry from my mother... including a ring with a 1.5 carat center stone that has a dollar worth in the five figures. Why the in the world would I want anything else? Plus, that's just something else for him to feel as though he has to "compete" with.
There are other stones out there that are quite beautiful. For instance: tanzanite. The tanzanite mines have supposedly been completely picked through, which would make me think that they'd be more precious than diamonds now. It's an absolutely beautiful blue-purple stone with a captivating quality that mezmerizes me more than diamonds. Even he thinks they're pretty.
As I said to him, " Almost every engaged girl has a diamond ring. Why not go for something different and unique? Our relationship isn't the same as everyone elses, and I wouldn't want my ring to be, either."
And finally, it really is the though and meaning that counts. Don't forget that.
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I know that if/when he proposes, he isn't really going to want to drop "three months salary" on a clear rock. Would he do it anyway? Maybe. Would I want him to? Not particularly. And I have my reasons... which should come to some relief to him :)
As I said to him, " Almost every engaged girl has a diamond ring. Why not go for something different and unique? Our relationship isn't the same as everyone elses, and I wouldn't want my ring to be, either."
And finally, it really is the though and meaning that counts. Don't forget that.
Anyone out there agree with me?