Subscribe Feed (RSS)If you had no idea and were to get an engagement ring with a diamond?
June 2nd, 2008 by admin | Filed under Weddings.
J98 asked:
Would you care if it was real or fake? I know they have the man made ones that are just as beautiful, but I was wondering if you would care. I have a real 1.3 carat, but now see how beautiful the man made ones are and was thinking I could probably have gotten a fatter one for the same cost $10K! Would you care if your man bought you a man made diamond instead of earth made?
Would you care if it was real or fake? I know they have the man made ones that are just as beautiful, but I was wondering if you would care. I have a real 1.3 carat, but now see how beautiful the man made ones are and was thinking I could probably have gotten a fatter one for the same cost $10K! Would you care if your man bought you a man made diamond instead of earth made?
Tags: Earth, Engagement Diamond, Man Made Diamond
The ring wouldn’t matter to me as much as the man who gave it to me.
It would have to be something that was discussed first. I would rather have a gemstone engagement ring than a man-made diamond engagement ring if cost was an issue. (and I really would love a gemstone engagement ring anyway!) Something like ruby or aquamarine.
I think it’s a personal preferance… Some people REALLY care and some don’t… I don’t particularly care about the size of my ring (even though I’m incredibly lucky to have a beauty) and to be honest, I do believe diamonds aren’t THAT rare - the diamond industry particularly DeBeers makes them appear as though they are rare and they drive up the cost. - I think worrying more about the size is kind of not good… One shouldn’t be as worried about showing off a big rock as they should be about the stability of their relationship
If you prefer the ring and no one else will likely ever know, then really, what is the difference?
The difference can only be quantified in worth should you ever need to sell the ring, which - in addition to its representing a lifelong commitment and needing to actually last a lifetime - is one reason grooms have adopted the DeBeer’s two months salary notion.
So it really depends on whether you think you’d be happy with an alternative ring.
Cheers & Good Luck!
The ring is merely a symbol of your love and dedication to your husband/wife. So, in theory the ring should not matter, but as a society we have gotten caught up with all the fluff of the wedding and it’s prerequisites. However, I can imagine that people use real stones like diamonds because of their durabiltiy and strength. A diamond is the strongest mineral therefore it will withstand the lifetime the length of any marriage!
It shouldn’t matter if it’s manmade or from the earth or where he got it. isn’t it supposed to be the thought that counts. i didnt think getting an engagement ring to get married was all about it being man made or earth made..no difference to me. i love my man either way
I would be mad if I got a fake diamond and was told it was real! Personally I would like a real diamond, but there is nothing wrong with “man-made”ones. Most people can’t tell the difference anyway!! I’m sure yours is beautiful.
I wouldn’t be very happy with a CZ, but a diamond is a diamond to me, man made or natural. I would prefer the man made since they are less expensive and just as beautiful.
if all you care about is the size of the ring then go for it, that’s pretty selfish and greedy though, it supposed to be about the marriage not the size of your ring
If my man bought me a diamond of any kind, I would care, because I would wonder why he couldn’t remember that I don’t like diamonds when he was buying something as important as an engagement ring. In any case, I’m not a fan of expensive jewelry at all - heck, for that kind of money, my man can get me an engagement pony instead!
personally it is just a material thing and to me if it came from the one I love who cares as long as he took the time to pick it out and proposed so i really would not care if it was real or fake
i think the price of the ring shows that he is willing to pay for something frivolous …..maybe that’s shallow but it kind of says something about how much he values your relationship
Regardless if it was man made or real, I would never want my fiance to spend 10K on it. What a waste of money. I got a solitaire just under a carat and it was $2700 and it is plenty big and absolutely gorgeous.
I’m more concerned if it’s an ethically mined diamond. I have a conscious that would never allow me to own a diamond that wasn’t certified conflict free. I’d rather have a fake than something that couldn’t be guaranteed conflict free.
I don’t think it would bother me, they can be just as beautiful, and no one would know unless you told them (or they were a geologist or jeweler and you let them examine it) , but I agree with an above poster who said that they would prefer a real other gemstone over a fake diamond.
That being said, I was given a diamond, so maybe this is just me being tolerant in retrospect.