Do you people know how much diamonds cost?

[kbate]

I don't love the bitch that much and I don't care what those 5 cunts on the USSC said, I'm not spending $9950 for any damned ring. I bet the cunts have stock in diamond companies, I know they don't give a damn about who is married or not.

Is it acceptable to just slap her silly instead of exchanging rings?

Is twisted aluminium foil good enough? How about if I twist it myself?

We're new at this thing, never considered it before this week.

Can I lend the ring to her - you know - just in case?

 

[Recidiva]

My tastes are cheap and I don't like gold or diamonds, so I don't care.

Silver and amethyst for me, dirt cheap.

Wedding band is white gold because silver tarnishes.

I can't imagine spending that much.

Does she really love the color and stone? Because someone bought me sapphire and gold once, lovely, but I couldn't stand to wear it, gave it to my daughter.

 

[kbate]

It's green and white - two of her colours.

2.25 total carat weight with two stones, one emerald, one diamond.

I haven't decided yet whether we're going to do this or not, but I started looking and sticker shock hit.

I could go cheap I guess, but that sort of makes a statement also.

They really have you over barrel on this bit.

 

[Recidiva]

It's green and white - two of her colours.

2.25 total carat weight with two stones, one emerald, one diamond.

I haven't decided yet whether we're going to do this or not, but I started looking and sticker shock hit.

I could go cheap I guess, but that sort of makes a statement also.

They really have you over barrel on this bit.

It's a huge scam, I never bought into it as a thing of value, seems that it'd be better to splurge on an experience instead, but that's me.

But! If she values the tradition, and you can, that's a lovely gesture even or especially if you don't really love the bitch.

 

[kbate]

See, that's the problem. I'd do the trip - but then the kids have to come and she'll still want the damned ring later.

If I don't, I'm being cheap. If I do, I'm being wasteful. If it's not big enough, I don't love her, if it's too big. . .

and so on.

It was easier when this wasn't allowed and we just bought things we liked.

 

[bronzeage]

It is what it is. My second wife, the Madwoman was a daughter of diamond culture, and thought the 2 month's salary rule was in the Bible. The engagement ring has to be at least a 1/4 caret, we're not talking Walton money here. But, it was mounted for a pendent when the ring was reset for a half caret. The plan included a full caret ring, sometime in the future, along with a matching loose 1/4 caret, to make a pair of earrings. That never happened.

If one has a woman like her, a diamond is cheap at the price, for what it buys, at least for a while.

In the end, she kept the diamonds and not me, which makes her the real loser in the diamond market.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Like those killer boots. Did you ever get em?

 

[Adre]

Aluminum beer can top rings are a nice alternative.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Aluminum beer can top rings are a nice alternative.

Grow up Andrex.

 

[kbate]

Never did get the boots, forgot all about those after the shoulder op.

I might have to revisit those again, maybe not.

We should exchange horses instead of rings.

 

[Recidiva]

See, that's the problem. I'd do the trip - but then the kids have to come and she'll still want the damned ring later.

If I don't, I'm being cheap. If I do, I'm being wasteful. If it's not big enough, I don't love her, if it's too big. . .

and so on.

It was easier when this wasn't allowed and we just bought things we liked.

Oh, I'm so glad I married someone who shared the same ideology and we both shrugged and said "fuck it" and got married at the Justice of the Peace.

However, I do have to live with the fact that if his motorcycle isn't just so, it's possible I don't love him enough, and they're comparable in price and have to be replaced periodically.

 

[gravyrug]

Hell, we haven't worn the damned things in years. I'm not even sure we still have 'em. WE know we're married, and that's all we ever cared about.

 

[kbate]

Oh, I'm so glad I married someone who shared the same ideology and we both shrugged and said "fuck it" and got married at the Justice of the Peace.

However, I do have to live with the fact that if his motorcycle isn't just so, it's possible I don't love him enough, and they're comparable in price and have to be replaced periodically.

see - same thing. She never rids her motorcycle anymore. It just sits and costs insurance, taxes and plate fees.

She must not love me.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Find a nice reputable antique dealer that specializes in jewelry. You'll get a much higher quality ring for the money......trust me.

 

[Adre]

Grow up Andrex.

I'm just a kid at heart.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

$9950?

https://31.media.tumblr.com/f3b5ea85add66ce756e969a02c770f0d/tumblr_inline_n50katw5f01s9df68.gif

Naaah, I'm good. I ain't making bank like LeBron or Leo DiCap.

If you did have that loot already lying around and I were her, I'd say phuck the ring and have you give me a fully-tricked out Mac tower with a hi-def jumbotron monitor.

THEN you take me to the most expensive Japanese restaurant in town for a week, order top shelf sake.

And maybe a helicopter ride sometime during that Wednesday!

 

[gravyrug]

$9950?

https://31.media.tumblr.com/f3b5ea85add66ce756e969a02c770f0d/tumblr_inline_n50katw5f01s9df68.gif

Naaah, I'm good. I ain't making bank like LeBron or Leo DiCap.

If you did have that loot already lying around and I were her, I'd say phuck the ring and have you give me a fully-tricked out Mac tower with a hi-def jumbotron monitor.

THEN you take me to the most expensive Japanese restaurant in town for a week, order top shelf sake.

And maybe a helicopter ride sometime during that Wednesday!

That sounds kinda like Mrs Rug. She's anti-rock, and very much in favor of spending the money on stuff that's more fun.

 

[Recidiva]

Congratulations, by the way

Whatever you choose, long life and joy and all that good stuff.

I definitely vote horses.

 

[Not Normal]

The money demand for public perception is ridiculous. It really lies in what you and she are comfortable with. Do you own a home? Personally, I'd rather that sum of money going into a home if I didn't have one.

When I got married, I got a lovely antique piece from my Grandmother's collection. She got it from her aunt when she was 14 or 15. My ex gave it back to me when we divorced, but told me and my parents that she was glad to have been the keeper of something that meant something to the family for all those years. My McGaffer of a Grandfather thought the ring wasn't anything special, and wondered why I was using such a small, understated thing. He didn't get it as a symbol of family, but of status. To him, bigger was better.

That is all to say, its not about the THING, its about the WHO.

 

[parodyluvr75]

Buy her one of these and take her to Hawaii or Paris for a holiday. I'm not fond of real jewelry because I lose it.

I wouldn't just say yes to that, but hell yes. Good luck.

 

[DesEsseintes]

My wife's engagement ring is two half-carat old-cut diamonds, designed to work best in candlelight, with a largish demantoid (a bright green garnet, so the right colour) at the centre, back from when they were only found in Russia. Carl Faberge's favourite gem, you know. Set in a late twenties Art Deco ring of white gold. And it cost far less than $9,000 dollars.

If, by some unaccountable miracle, it comes on the open market, I will give you first refusal.

 

[JohnnySavage]

I don't understand the fascination women have with diamonds.

But there are a whole lot of things I don't understand about women.

Odd creatures, they are. But they smell good.

 

[girlsmiley]

I don't love the bitch that much and I don't care what those 5 cunts on the USSC said, I'm not spending $9950 for any damned ring. I bet the cunts have stock in diamond companies, I know they don't give a damn about who is married or not.

Is it acceptable to just slap her silly instead of exchanging rings?

Is twisted aluminium foil good enough? How about if I twist it myself?

We're new at this thing, never considered it before this week.

Can I lend the ring to her - you know - just in case?

You mean to tell me you aren't fucking married yet? I thought you were married! Well fuck. That's why I never sent you naked pics.

I picked mine. $7k and it's not even allowed here.

Don't be a cheap bitch.

 

[BabblingBrooke]

I am not fond of jewelry save a necklace that was my grandmother's. I do not understand the fascination for bling, but to each his/her own. Personally, I'd much prefer a shared experience over a piece of jewelry.

Kbate, $9K seems so high. Would she want you to spend that much?

 

[kbate]

You mean to tell me you aren't fucking married yet? I thought you were married! Well fuck. That's why I never sent you naked pics.

I picked mine. $7k and it's not even allowed here.

Don't be a cheap bitch.

Pfft, what's $7k Aussie, something like $4 real money?

We aren't married, and if you're better looking, less of a cunt (that's already questionable), and less mouthy (except when asked), perhaps I'll dump her and take you instead.

bitch.